Journal of Food Processing & Technology

Green tea: Health benefits of green miracle drink

7^th Indo-Global Summit and Expo on Food & Beverages

October 08-10, 2015 New Delhi, India

Bhupender Kaur1, Gurupreet Singh1, Kiran Pannu2 and Simran Pannu2

1Surajmal Girls College, India
2Lovely Professional University, India

Posters-Accepted Abstracts: J Food Process Technol

Abstract:

Green tea has now become a phenomenal drink owing to its abundant health benefits. Green tea avoids the fermentation process which helps it to retain maximum polyphenols and antioxidants. The important components found in green tea are catechins, caffeine, theanine, vitamins, saponins, amino butryric acid, minerals, chlorophyll etc. There are various health benefits of green tea. It helps in reducing fat, mainly abdominal area, lowering blood pressure, reducing chronic disease like cancer. Numerous antioxidants found in green tea may lower the risk of cancer of breast, prostate, pancreatic, esophageal, bladder, lung, abdominal etc. It prevents the loss of bone density and suppresses the breakdown of bone by increasing the amount and activity of bone building cells. It improves memory power; the bioactive compounds present in green tea have various protective effects on neurons. The poly phenols present in green tea fights against aging by protecting the skin from free radicals. The polyphenols and epigallocatechin gallate promote hair growth. Green tea works amazingly and is therefore also refers to as a medicinal drink

Biography :

Bhupender Kaur is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Home Science and Food Technology at Surajmal Girls PG College under Surajmal Agarwal Private Kanya Mahavidhyalya, India. Her field of specialization is Food and Nutrition.

Email: bhupenderkaur99@gmail.com