id: 38
name: Tea
flavor_bible_name_variants: earl grey tea,green tea,tea,tea apple,tea black,tea earl grey,tea green,teas
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status: draft
source: foodb,flavor_bible
food_db_name: Tea
flavor_db_name_variants: tea
name_scientific: Camellia sinensis
description: Tea is an aromatic beverage commonly prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured leaves of the tea plant, Camellia sinensis. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world. It has a cooling, slightly bitter, and astringent flavour that many people enjoy.
itis_id: 506801
wikipedia_id: Tea
picture_file_name: 38.jpg
picture_content_type: image/jpeg
picture_file_size: 52986
picture_updated_at: 2012-04-20T09:36:34.000Z
legacy_id: 41
food_group: Teas
food_subgroup: Teas
food_type: Type 1
created_at: 2011-02-09T00:37:17.000Z
updated_at: 2019-12-11T19:31:59.000Z
creator_id: null
updater_id: 2
export_to_afcdb: false
category: specific
ncbi_taxonomy_id: 4442
export_to_foodb: false
public_id: FOOD00038