EGCG of green tea increases shelf life of blood platelets
Posted on 16. Sep, 2009 by ARK in Health
Green tea is a storehouse of several goodies ya’ll know. This time too there is an adding to the goodies of green tea. According to Japanese scientists, green tea
might be having a component that actually prolongs shelf life of blood.
According to a study published in ‘Cell Transplantation,’ green tea’s anti-oxidant, epigallocatechin 3-gallate, otherwise popular as [...]
Ascorbic acid and sucrose bolster the green tea effects
Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by ARK in Health
Ascorbic acid (aka vitamin C) and sucrose (common sugar) when added to green tea (which maybe the usual way that green lemon tea is taken) can actually aid in greater absorption of catechins from the tea.
According to researchers from Purdue University, adding ascorbic acid and sucrose (common sugar) to tea increase absorption of catechins, the [...]
