Can overnight Pu'er tea be drunk? How to distinguish the quality of Pu'er tea

Pu'er tea is a kind of tea that tea lovers often drink. It has a strong flavor, attractive color, and a very refreshing taste. The quality of Pu'er tea is mainly judged by tenderness, color, uniformity, and stretch. If you don't know how to identify these aspects one by one, please open the article below for a detailed introduction on this aspect. I hope it will be helpful to your life.

Contents of this article

1. Can I drink overnight Pu'er tea?

2. How to identify the quality of Pu'er tea

3. Can you still drink Pu'er tea if it's moldy?

Can I drink overnight Pu'er tea?

Yes. But it is not recommended to drink it after 24 hours, because it will breed bacteria just like leftovers. However, Pu'er tea will not produce any toxins after being stored for a long time, so drinking it will not have much effect on the body.

For overnight Pu'er tea, the tea polyphenols will further oxidize and the color will deepen. This is because the tea polyphenols in the tea are oxidized to form yellow-red or reddish-brown oxidation products. These products are non-toxic and will not cause harm to the human body.

Some people say that tea will produce carcinogenic substances such as nitrosamines after being left overnight. But in fact, compared with the amount of nitrosamines contained in ordinary meals, it is negligible, and even the amount of nitrosamines in meals is far from carcinogenic.

However, it is recommended not to drink Pu'er tea on an empty stomach, because drinking Pu'er tea on an empty stomach will affect the digestive function of the stomach, and may also cause headaches, dizziness, and depression.

How to identify the quality of Pu'er tea

The quality of Pu'er tea is mainly judged by tenderness, color, uniformity and stretch. If the bottom of the Pu'er tea leaves is soft and tough when pinched by fingers, it is tender, while hard leaves are old. After brewing with boiling water, the leaves of good quality Pu'er tea are very flat, while the leaves of poor quality Pu'er tea can only be partially unfolded and are not flat.

If the bottom of the Pu'er tea leaves is soft and resilient when you pinch them with your fingers, the leaves are tender. If they are hard and loosen after you let go, the leaves are old. If the serrations on the edges of the leaves are smooth, the leaves are tender, and if the serrations are obvious, the leaves are old.

The best Pu'er tea is ink-green in color. If there are cracked spots on the bottom of the leaves, burnt leaves, red leaves, red stems, or broken leaves, then it is not good.

The better the stretch of the bottom of the Pu'er tea leaves, the better its activity. Generally, the leaves of good quality Pu'er tea leaves will be very flat after brewing with boiling water, while the leaves of poor quality Pu'er tea leaves can only be partially unfolded and look wrinkled and uneven.

Can I still drink Pu'er tea if it's moldy?

Pu'er tea that has gone moldy cannot be drunk. Because after Pu'er tea has gone moldy, a variety of harmful bacteria will breed in the tea leaves, such as aflatoxin, which is a highly toxic substance that is extremely harmful to the human body. Therefore, moldy Pu'er tea, no matter how expensive it is, should not be consumed.

1. How to store Pu'er tea

It can be sealed in a plastic bag and stored in a cardboard box, or it can be stored in a ceramic jar or a purple clay jar.

2. The efficacy of Pu'er tea

Pu'er tea has many functions such as lowering blood lipids, losing weight, inhibiting bacteria and aiding digestion, promoting salivation and quenching thirst, sobering up and detoxifying.

3. Taboos of drinking Pu'er tea

Avoid drinking strong Pu'er tea on an empty stomach, and do not drink large amounts of Pu'er tea before, after, or before meals or before going to bed.