What's Behind the Benefits of TEA BEVERAGES

By: Wahyuni Helmi
Whatever the food, the drink is tea. This sentence was very familiar in our ears, so familiar to the point that we are able to memorize it by rote. Are you among those who are accustomed to eating with the accompaniment of tea, you should re-think of this habit.

Culture of drinking tea (Camelia sinensis) is known in China since 3000 years BC, ie since the Emperor Shen Nung in power. In Japan, this tradition is known since the time Kamakaru (1192-1333) by the followers of Zen. In Indonesia tea was first established in 1686, when Dr. Andreas Cleyer who are Dutch brought this plant to Indonesia as an ornamental plant. In the year 1728 the Dutch government began to cultivate these plants, especially Java-to bring tea seeds from China. Since it began the habit of drinking tea. Indonesia is the country's fifth-largest tea producer after India, China, Sri Lanka and Kenya.

Adequacy in meeting the nutritional numbers, we must always consider your intake of protein and minerals. Polyphenol compounds are believed to provide a positive effect on health was giving the opposite effect on certain types of nutrient sources.

This potent compounds have a reactive nature of the compound of amino acids derived from proteins. The reaction between polyphenols (tannins) in tea with amino acids of the protein will form a very difficult complex separated. The complex is known as the chelate complex. Bond is very strong complex that it can cause problems with metabolism. The complex formed can not be absorbed by the intestinal wall as a result of food proteins can not be utilized by the body. While the original antioxidant contained in tea can not be utilized the body.

If your lunch menu is the fried rice with tea is highly recommended to replace the drink with other types. To obtain maximum benefit from food and drink the tea should be consumed separately, 2 or 3 hours after eating is a good time for tea.

Drink tea and anemia

Drink tea, in addition to having a healing effect for a disease, it can also be a cause of chronic illness if the use of the wrong. Things that need to be examined include drinking tea can reduce the ability of the digestive tract to absorb the mineral iron (Fe). Circumstances will lead to continuous Fe anemia. This has been investigated by Prof.. Dr. Dr. H. Ponpon. S. Idjradinata, DSAK. From the Faculty of Medicine Padjadjaran University.

Therefore not advisable to drink lots of tea for the women during the menstrual period. This is because during the menstrual period she will spend Fe with blood. Because of such conditions requires women Fe intake from food to the fullest. For the children are encouraged to drink water at the age of just considering the meraka Fe minerals needed at any time to grow.

So order your food with another drink and enjoy a drink at a time when a different tea.

Talua: How People Teahouse Minang
Minang land known in a typical drink and famous, ie Talua drink, this drink made by shaking the eggs and sugar in the glass until you see the rise and then poured the hot tea seduhan water. This merukan an example the case where the protein is in the egg can not be utilized fully. As has been explained at the top of each polyphenol in the tea will react with amino acids in the egg, forming a strong complex that can not be utilized the body.

In a response saying that there was no effect and after dinner tea fresh eggs and the body becomes strong, it indicates that the nutrients in the drink can be utilized his body. This response is not true, but it is also not wrong. Existing nutrients in the egg is going to continue to use the body but the number has reduced by nutritional bound by tea polyphenols. And the rest of the tersebutlah will give good influence on the body. If we consume eggs if not in tandem with the nutrition of tea drinks in our eggs will be fully utilized.

If we expect the maximum utilization of the eggs that we eat, should replace tea with coffee. Coffee eggs will provide great benefits to the body because the coffee does not contain sepertu polyphenol compounds in tea are there. But if you drink tea to enjoy a delicious egg and is for pleasure only, tea eggs can still be in consumption, but it should only occasionally .***