White tea is the uncured and unoxidized tea leaf. Like green, oolong and black tea, it comes from the Camellia sinensis plant.

You would think that with that light, sweet flavor, white tea caffeine level would be the lowest of all teas, but that is not quite true. Because of buds and young tea leaves, which have been found to contain higher levels of caffeine than older leaves, some white teas may have the caffeine level that is slightly higher than that of green teas.

White tea is a specialty of the Chinese province Fujian, but Japan, Sri Lanka and the Darjeeling region of India also produces some fine white teas.

According to the different standards of picking and selection, white teas can be classified into a number of grades. There are four main varieties of white tea: Silver Needle, White Peony, Long Life Eyebrow, and Tribute Eyebrow. The Silver Needle (Baihao Yinzhen) is the most famous kind.

White tea is a very healthy product. The potential anti-obesity effects of white tea have been shown in a series of experiments on human fat cells. Other studies have prooved that it contains more active cancer-fighting antioxidants, anti-viral and anti-bacterial qualities than green tea. It is also richer in catechin due to its lack of processing. Theanine contained in white tea has relaxing and mood enhancing properties, and gallic acid (acts as a antioxidant) and theobromine (a blood vessel widener) both help prevent cancer.
On the other hand, two cupfuls of green tea contain vitamin C equivalent to a large glass of orange juice.

While white tea vs. green tea debate continues, there is no need to choose one over another, when you can benefit from both.

We all know that eating fresh fruits is very healthy.

But are there any health benefits to eating dried fruits?

Dried fruit is well packed with vital vitamins and minerals such as vitamin C, vitamin A, B6, potassium and magnesium. Dried fruits are high in dietary fiber that aid against corpulence, high blood pressure and factors that contribute to the chance for heart disease. The benefits of dried fruit are plentiful.

Some research has shown dried fruits to be as much as four times higher in antioxidants than their fresh counterparts.

For example, did you know that 5 pounds of fresh apricots produce only one pound of dried apricots? For this reason, dried apricots carry a much higher concentration level of nutrients than any other forms.

Are dried fruits more calorically dense than their fresh counterparts?

There are two reasons why dried fruit may have more calories and sugar than fresh fruit. First, sometimes sugar is added to dried fruits such as cranberries. Since cranberries are so tart, very few people would eat thi without the added sugar, but of course the added sugar adds calories.

The more common reason that dried fruits will usually have more calories and sugar is because the dehydration process rioves so much of the water normally found in the fruit. A handful of raisins is the calorie equivalent of a pound of grapes.

To sum things up, both dried and fresh fruit have nutritional benefits.