{"id":79739,"date":"2025-12-26T13:58:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:28:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=79739"},"modified":"2025-12-26T13:58:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-26T08:28:44","slug":"camellia-sinensis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/camellia-sinensis\/","title":{"rendered":"Camellia sinensis"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Camellia sinensis Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) issued a clarification that a beverage qualifies to be called tea only if it is derived from the plant Camellia sinensis.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Camellia sinensis<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It belongs to the <\/span><b>family Theaceae, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">commonly known as the <\/span><b>tea plant.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>the source of various types of tea<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including green tea, black tea, and oolong tea.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>shrub or evergreen tree<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> up to 16 m in height.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is widely <\/span><b>cultivated in mountain slopes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, altitude up to 2200 m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Required Climatic Conditions<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Temperature:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Range of <\/span><b>15\u00b0C\u201323\u00b0C<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (optimal growth)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Warm and humid climate with at least 5 hours of sunlight daily<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Rainfall:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Annual rainfall of <\/span><b>150\u2013300 cm<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, evenly distributed<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Soil:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Slightly acidic, <\/span><b>calcium-free soil<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with porous sub-soil<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Sloping terrain to ensure proper drainage<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Reproduction:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Camellia species <\/span><b>flowers are complete, bisexual<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, i.e., with functional male (androecium) and female (gynoecium), including stamens, carpels and ovary.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><b>Global Distribution<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Cultivated in <\/span><b>Subtropical and warm temperate zones<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of South-east Asia<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is mainly grown in Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Japan, Korea and Malaysia.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Types of Tea Produced in India<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Green tea:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Oxidation is prevented by quickly heating (steaming or pan-frying) the leaves after plucking to keep them green.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Oolong Tea:<\/b> <b>Partially oxidized,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> falling between green and black teas in flavour and colour.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Black tea:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is <\/span><b>fully oxidized before drying<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, resulting in its characteristic dark colour and strong taste.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>White tea:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Minimal processing, often just withered and dried, preserves its delicate nature.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/assam\/what-qualifies-as-tea-fssai-clarifies\/article70436221.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camellia sinensis, the tea plant, produces green, black, oolong and white tea. 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