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By: Ikedi Ani-okoye.

Tea bags

With Tea becoming the beverage of fashion throughout the world, new practices are quickly springing up. One of which is reusing tea bags. For some this is standard, but in a world where everything is individual sized and disposable, reusing tea bags rarely is thought of; especially when the relative cheapness of a tea bag is considered.

Whats in a tea bag?

A tea bag is a small bag or pouch that holds tea leaves to brew a single cup of tea. Tea bags are also known for their stylish packaging of tea for brewing. They are very popular in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.

Tea bag shapes and sizes

Usually, tea bags come in square or rectangular shapes. However, circular and pyramidal are also among the many decorative shapes tea bags available. As a result decorative tea bags have become collector's items for many tea lovers. The tea bags are also available in varied flavours. There is huge range of tea bags such as heat sealable tea bags, organic black tea bags, organic energy herbal tea bags and many more. Biodegredable tea bags are the latest offering by many companies.

Good quality tea bags

The tea used in tea bags is usually fannings and dust. These are simply smaller particles, but may be broken leaves of excellent quality tea. The smaller, broken particles brew more quickly, because of the greater surface area. Absorption of caffeine and tannins are usually a little greater from a tea bag as well, again due to the smaller particles. This can be an advantage, or not, depending on your tastes.

CONCLUSION

When using loose tea, you can control the quality and freshness of the tea. Some of the tea used in tea bags is of lower quality, but this is true of loose teas as well. I recommend that you judge each brand and method of brewing according to your taste preferences and convenience factors.