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[This is still being worked on!]
Oolong tea oxidation percentages.
Tea Type |
Oxidation |
Notes |
GreenTea |
1-5% |
|
Baozhong/Pouchong Oolong |
8 to 12% |
Called light oolong, almost a green tea |
Se Chung Oolong |
?8 to 14? |
less than Ti Kuan Yin, [But is it less than pouchong?] |
Raw Pu-erh |
10% |
|
White Tea |
11-15% |
|
Oolong Tea |
10% to 80% |
|
Jade Tie Kuan Yin / Iron Goddess of Mercy |
15% |
Tie Kuan Yin |
Slimming Oolong |
15% |
Ti Kuan Yin |
Blue Spring Oolong |
15% |
Made with Tie Kuan Yin |
Quangzhou Milk Oolong |
20-30% |
|
Yellow Tea |
40% or 9% |
which is it? Yellow tea is a special case of oxidation |
Da Hong Pao / Big Red Robe Oolong |
40% |
|
Dragon Phoenix |
45% |
|
Formosa Oolong |
60% to 75% |
|
White Tip Oolong |
70% |
heavily oxidized |
Ripe Pu-erh |
90% |
|
Black Tea |
90% to 100% |
|
These numbers are averages and examples that are different are easy to find. Blue Spring Oolong is made with Tie Kuan Yin/Tieguanyin Oolong and there are many types of that Oolong with different oxidation levels. Oxidation ends when the tea leaves are heated or steamed. The longer a tea oxidizes the less "grassy" it tastes.
New sheng pu’er 15%
Guangdong Oolongs 25-50%
South Fujian Oolongs 30-50%
Taiwan Oolongs 15-80%
North Fujian Oolongs 60-80%
Mature sheng pu’er 90%
Shu pu’er 100%