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RuF wrote:
Nigel wrote:
On Apr 16, 6:50 am, valhealey wrote:
To get back to the original article. Black (and pekoe) teas
are drunk with milk in
places like the UK, Ireland, etc because it has been known
that these teas have
tannens - tannic acids - that have been used for converting
animal skins into
leather. I have made many inquiries about alternatives to
the use of small amounts
milk in those teas to neutralize the tannens and found none.
If you want a leather
pouch instead of a stomach, drink these black teas without
milk and your arteries
will improve.

Tea has NO tannic acid. Tea, not even the strong black Irish
Breakfast blend so beloved of trotting mice, will NOT tan leather,


Since you are in the business, I question your statement.

For the most part, it's a change in terminology. A century ago, just
about all the polyphenols and anything even remotely related to them
were referred to as "tannins." Today we are a little bit more careful
about that, and call the stuff in tea catechins instead, because they are.

Strichnyne is not poison because I sell it. :-)

Frankly, I find the whole "tea as a health food" thing totally bizarre.
Drink tea that you like the taste of. Slow down and enjoy the tea. If
you are enjoying things, your health will probably be better. If you
are chugging gallons of crappy bottled commercial tea products, your
health probably won't be, because the benefit of slowing down and enjoying
the experience is missing.
--scott
--
"C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."