The inventor of the teabag is generally considered to be Thomas Sullivan, a New York tea merchant. According to the patent information, a hand-sewn silk cotton bag has appeared in 1903. It is believed that 1904 tea bags have been commercially successful. The rumors of the invention of teabags in 1908 were misrepresented.
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From the viewpoint of the dissolution of vitamins and amino acids contained in tea, 80% of the tea is leached during the first brewing; the leaching rate during the second brewing is more than 95%; other active ingredients in tea are tea. This is also true of phenols, caffeine and so on.
The teabag unintentionally invented by American tea merchants 100 years ago was convenient for brewing and has become a part of people's lives. In 1904, Thomas Sullivan, an importer in New York, USA, used a small silk tea as a sample to send to buyers in order to expand sales. After a buyer received the sample and put it in a cup with a silk bag, the world’s first teabag was produced!
Among them, the British people have a soft spot for teabags. According to statistics, the average British drink more than 4 cups of tea a day, of which 96% are teabags.
On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the birth of teabags, Britain’s “Daily Mail†reviewed the 100-year change in teabags.
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