The green tea leaves are shaded from the sun for the last few weeks of their growth, to increase the chlorophyll content and create a gorgeous green color. Then, the leaves are carefully ground with stone grinding wheels to produce a fine powder.
Item | Upper Limit | Unit |
Moisture | ≤7.0 | / |
Total Ash | ≤8.0 | / |
Mesh | 100-150 Mesh | / |
Total Plate Count | ≤10,000 | cfu/g |
Coliforms | ≤0.36 | mpn/g |
Mold Count/Yeast | ≤500 | cfu/g |
As | 2 | mg/kg |
Pb | ≤3 | mg/kg |
Cd | ≤1 | mg/kg |
Hg | ≤0.1 | mg/kg |
E.coli | Negative | / |
Salmonella | Negative | / |