Recently I attended a course, The Science of Fat & Sugar. Here is an interesting tid bit to share from the course. 🤓Today's tip focuses on green tea. Green tea owes its subtle flavors and gentle, mouth-cleansing astringency to a number of organic compounds. One of them is epigallocatechin gallate, usually abbreviated as EGCG, which has attracted attention within the medical and wellness communities for its potential health benefits.
What's neat is that EGCG normalizes bacteria in the gut of an adult. It is a potent antioxidant. However, you want to drink it outside of protein consumption if you're looking for this health benefit. That means avoid adding milk or any other protein based liquid to it. Also, do not drink it along with a meal or snack that contains protein. This is because the amino acid, proline, reacts with EGCG.
Go on, enjoy a cup of green tea! 🍵
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