When discussing oolong tea and black tea, both have one thing in common—they are made from Camellia Sinensis plants. But black tea is fully fermented tea, while oolong tea belongs to semi-fermented tea. The fermentation time of oolong tea is relatively short, and the tea leaves are not fully fermented.
In addition, there are many differences between black tea and oolong tea, as follows:
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- Characteristics
Oolong tea is a semi-fermented tea. The finished tea leaves are curly, plump, and sandy green in color. After brewing, the soup is golden and bright, with a rich orchid fragrance, and a mellow and sweet taste, and is very resistant to brewing. There is still a lingering fragrance after seven brews.
Black tea is a fully fermented tea with the characteristics of black tea, red soup, red leaves, and a sweet and mellow taste. This tea has a fine and tight appearance, a seedling edge, a black and oily color, a bright red soup, a rich and lasting aroma, and a mellow and sweet taste.
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- Origin difference
Oolong tea is mainly produced in the three provinces of northern Fujian, southern Fujian, Guangdong, and Taiwan, China. It is also produced in small quantities in Sichuan, Hunan, and other provinces. There are many varieties of oolong tea, including Tie Guan Yin, Fenghuang Dancong(Phoenix Dancong Tea), Zhangping Shui Hsien, Dong Ding Oolong, etc.
There are many varieties of black tea, and the production area is also very wide. The main production area is in China, including Yunnan black tea(Dian Hong), Keemun black tea, Lapsang Souchong, etc. In addition, it is also produced in India, East Africa, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, and Kenya.
- Differences in production processes
The picking standards of oolong tea: fresh leaves are more mature than black and green teas. The main production processes include picking, withering, shaking, frying, rolling and baking.
Black tea is made from suitable new buds and leaves of tea trees. After a series of traditional production processes such as withering, rolling, fermentation, and drying, the buds and leaves turn from green to dark red, the tea leaves are in strips, the aroma bursts, and the tea leaves are baked to dryness over a slow fire. Fermentation is a unique stage in the production of black tea and is the key to determining the quality of black tea.
- Differences in efficacy
Oolong tea, known as "beauty tea and fitness tea", has outstanding effects in decomposing fat and losing weight. Drinking oolong tea regularly has health benefits such as beauty, detoxification, diuresis, lipid reduction, anti-aging, and anti-cancer.
During the fermentation process, black tea will produce many ingredients such as theaflavins and thearubigins, which are helpful for gastrointestinal digestion and appetite. It has health benefits such as clearing heat, diuresis, refreshing, sterilization, detoxification, and stomach nourishment.
