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Updated: Mar. 26th, 2019
Explanation of types of brands and tea companies that we do and don't list for rating and review: we list companies that sell tea bags or loose-leaf tea.

Grades of Tea
Updated: Dec. 18th, 2018
A key for the system of letters (OP, FOP, BOP, FTGFOP, etc.) used in one system of tea grading.

Why We Don't Have A Mobile App and Won't Make One
Updated: Oct. 31st, 2018
RateTea has no mobile app; our site uses responsive design and is already easily and fully-accessible on smartphones, and updated in real-time.

Styles, Types, & Varieties of Tea

Tea: black, green, oolong, white, Pu-erh, Flavored: Chai, Earl Grey, Jasmine, Herbals: Rooibos, Mate, ...

Dark Tea
Updated: Nov. 27th, 2018
Dark tea or post-fermented tea, or hei cha, includes Pu-erh and other teas that are aged after processing.

Miscellaneous Blend
Updated: Oct. 16th, 2018
The miscellaneous blend category contains blends that contain many ingredients, are not caffeine-free, and are not easily categorized.

Yunnan Red
Updated: Oct. 5th, 2018
Yunnan red, or dian hong, is a black tea from Yunnan province in China, often described as having a peppery quality.

Tea Producing Countries and Regions

China: Fujian, Yunnan, Anhui, Zhejiang, India: Darjeeling, Assam, Japan, Ceylon, Taiwan, Kenya, ...

Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka
Updated: Mar. 26th, 2019
Nuwara Eliya is a district in central Sri Lanka, one of the key regions in producing Ceylon Teas with a high-grown character.

Gifu, Japan
Updated: Nov. 27th, 2018
Gifu is a landlocked prefecture in Japan, which produces only a small amount of tea.

Udalguri, Assam, India
Updated: Nov. 16th, 2018
Udalguri is a district in Assam, bordering Bhutan; it is part of Bodoland and was separated in 2004 from Darrang district.

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