Black Tea Manufacturing Process, Health Benefit, and Application in Food Industry: A Review

Tea (Camellia sinensis) is one of the most consumed beverages with its long history and was first consumed in China. People in ancient East Asia ate tea for centuries, perhaps even millennia, before ever consuming it as beverage. Based on the processing method, tea could be classified into six types, post-fermented (dark) tea, black tea, green tea, yellow tea, oolong tea, and white tea.