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Rankedasthenumberonebeverageconsumedworldwide,teatakestheleadovercoffeeinboth popularityandproductionwithmorethan5millionmetrictonsofteaproducedannually.Althoughmuchofthisteais consumed inAsian,European,andAfricancountries,theUnitedStatesdrinksitsfairshare.AccordingtoestimatesbytheTeaCounciloftheUnitedStates,teaisenjoyedbynolessthanhalfoftheU.S.populationonanygivenday.Blackteaorgreentea–iced,spiced,orinstant–teadrinkinghasspurredabillion-dollarbusinesswithmajorteaproducers inAfricaandSouth AmericaandthroughoutAsia.

Teaismadefromtheleavesofanevergreenplant,Camelliasinensis,whichgrowstallandlushintropical regions.Onteaplantation,theplantiskepttrimmedtoapproximately fourfeethighandasnewbudscalled flushappear,theyarepluckedoffbyhand.Evenintoday’sworldofmodernagriculturalmachinery,handharvestingcontinuestobethepreferredmethod. Ideally,onlythetoptwoleavesandabudshouldbepicked.Thisnew growthproducesthehighestqualitytea.

Afterbeingharvested,tealeavesarelaidoutonlongdryingracks,calledwitheringracks,for18to20hours.Duringthis process,theteasoftensandbecomeslimp.Next,dependingonthetypeofteabeing produced,theleavesmaybecrushedor choppedtoreleaseflavor,andthenfermentedundercontrolledconditionsofheatandhumidity.Forgreentea,thewhole leavesareoftensteamedtoretaintheirgreen color,andthefermentationprocessisskipped.Producingblackteasrequiresfermentationduringwhichthetealeavesbegintodarken.Afterfermentation,blackteaisdriedinvatstoproduceitsrichbrownorblackcolor.

Nooneknowswhenorhowteabecamepopular,butlegendhasitthatteaasabeveragewasdiscoveredin 2737B.C.byEmperor Shen Nungof China whenleavesfromaCamelliadropped into hisdrinkingwaterasitwasboilingoverafire.Asthestorygoes,EmperorShenNungdranktheresultingliquidandproclaimed thedrinktobemostnourishingandrefreshing.Thoughthisaccountcannotbedocumented,itisthoughtthatteadrinkingprobablyoriginatedinChinaand spreadtootherpartsofAsia,thentoEurope,andultimatelytoAmericacoloniesaround1650.

Withabouthalfthecaffeinecontentascoffee,teaisoftenchosenbythosewhowanttoreduce,butnotnecessarilyeliminatetheircaffeineintake.Somepeoplefindthatteaislessacidicthancoffeeandthereforeeasieronthestomach.Othershave become interestedinteadrinkingsincetheNationalCancerInstitutepublisheditsfindingson theantioxidantpropertiesof tea.Butwhetherteaisenjoyedfor itsperceivedhealthbenefits,itsflavor,orasasocialdrink,teacupscontinuetobefilleddailywiththeworld’smostpopularbeverage.

George wouldn't have met Mary to his brother’s graduation party. A. hadn't he gone B. had he not gone C. if he has not gone D. if he should not have gone