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. . Jeffrey, .. Patent 3 7 2 (. 4. . . Hansen and . Hansen, .. Patent 3 9 9 (.4. Indian Coffee 5(: 1 (.4. . . Colton, Tea Coffee Trade ., 1(: 1 (. 4. Kazuo Karaswa, Tea Coffee Trade ., 1(: 3 (. 4. Indian Coffee 5(: 1 (.5. . Gainaris, .. Patent 3 9 0 (. 5. . . Hamilton and . . Heady, .. Patent 3 5 8 (. 5. . Gopalakrishna Rao, . . Natarajan, and . Balachandran, Indian Coffee, 3(: 1 (. 5. . Nagabhushana Rao, Indian Coffee, 5(: 7 (. 5. . . Balayaya and . . Clifford, 1th International Colloquium on Coffee, ASIC, Kyoto, 3 (. 5. . . Monrea, . . Patrizo, and . . Einstman, .. Patent 3 9 8 (.5. . . Kaplan, .. Patent 3 8 5 (. 5. . . Morrison and . . Phillips, .. Patent 4 4 4 (. 5. . . Morrison and . . Phillips, European Patent EP 0 1 4 B1 (.5. . Brown, Tea Coffee Trade ., 1(: 1 (.6. . Gopalakrishna, Indian Coffee 5(: 7 (. 6. . Basavaraj, Indian Coffee, 6(: 3 (. Tea: An Appraisal of Processing Methods and Products SRIKANTAYYA NAGALAKSHMI Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysore, India 1 INTRODUCTION The tea plant is cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions of varying climatic condi- tions: with temperature range of 1 C2C, altitude 2 above sea level, and acidic soil rich in iron and manganese with pH range of 3.3.0, preferably 4.5.5 (. Tea is the most widely consumed of ancient beverages. The world production of tea in 1 was 2,6,0 metric tons (. India is the largest producer, with total production of tea approaching 8,0 metric tons in 1 and exports of 2,0 metrictons (. Th