Rooibos tea is harvested during the summer (Southern Hemisphere).
Most of the tea is picked manually. The tea is then bruised and cut using tobacco cutting machines. At this stage, Rooibos is still green. Fermentation is essential in order to enhance the flavor of the tea. Rooibos is fermented in mounds and then spread out to dry in the sunlight. Fermentation turns the tea red. Rooibos’ nick name “red bush” does not apply to a live plant since it is green until it is fermented. In the final process Rooibos is sterilized by steam, dried in commercial dryers, sifted and packaged. NEXT
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Recipe
South African fruit cooler
1 tsp. of Rooibos tea or one tea bag.
1/2 fresh orange
1 tsp. - sugar- if needed
1 glass filled with ice
Boil water
Pour boiling water over Rooibos tea and steep 2- 5 min
Pour tea into a glass filled with ice,
squeeze 1/2 orange and stir.
ENJOY ROOIBOS !!!!!!!
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The Health Benefits of Rooibos...
With its many positive attributes, Rooibos tea is a great choice of drink for health conscious people.
Rooibos tea contains no colors, additives or preservatives, making it a natural beverage. It contains no caffeine. According to studies conducted in South Africa and Japan Rooibos has been shown to aid in health problems such as insomnia, irritability, headaches, nervous tension, and hypertension.
Studies also show that this tea relieves anti- spasmodic agents, which can relieve stomach cramping and colic in infants.
In South Africa Rooibos has been used to treat allergies such as hay fever, asthma and eczema very effectively .
It is also used to treat irritated skin. Rooibos is brewed and placed directly on infected areas. Rooibos contains anti - oxidants which can help slow the aging process and boost the immune system.
Rooibos is a great thirst quencher and is an excellent beverage for active people, including children.
This tea contains no oxalic acid, making it a good beverage for people prone to kidney stones. Rooibos contains the minerals, copper, iron and potassium, calcium, fluoride, zinc, manganese, alpha- hydroxy ( for healthy skin ) and magnesium ( for the nervous system ) are also components of this tea. In South Africa pregnant women and nursing mothers drink Rooibos because it contains no caffeine.< Back ||Purchase Rooibos - Red Bush >>
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Rooibos tea contains the following |
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Nutrients : |
Per 200ml |
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Iron |
Fe |
0.07mg. |
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Potassium |
K |
7.12mg |
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Calcium |
Ca |
1.09mg |
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Zinc |
Cu |
0.07mg |
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Magnesium |
Zn |
0.04 |
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Fluoride |
F |
1.57mg |
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Manganese |
Mn |
0.04mg |
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Sodium |
Na |
6.16mg |
Rooibos - also known as Red Bush is delicious beverage for kids and adults
Sweet tasting Rooibos can replace juice during sport activities etc....
Rooibos, an African slang word of Dutch origin meaning
“ Red Bush.”
**** Its uses include tea , natural food coloring, food flavoring
Fynbos - a Dutch origin slang word meaning
“ fine bush”
About Rooibos
Rooibos plant is green.
It turns red when fermented
Drink Rooibos - stay healthy
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