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  2. Crush, tear, curl - Wikipedia

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    The drawback of the CTC method is that it tends by its nature, and unfortunately by adulteration, to homogenize all black tea flavors. In the process of crushing, tearing and pelletising the tea leaves, pressures and stresses occur which break down the cells, releasing large amounts of the phytins that normally oxidise to produce black tea's ...

  3. Tea processing - Wikipedia

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    Tea leaf processing methods for the six most common types of tea. Tea processing is the method in which the leaves from ... withered tea prior to the CTC and to ...

  4. Tea production in Kenya - Wikipedia

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    Much of the tea grown in Kenya is processed using the crush, tear, curl method, making it suitable for use in blends popular in most black-tea markets, including India, Britain and North America. CTC tea has a homogeneous taste and a strong generic, bold "tea" flavor and is the base of most Indian tea blends as well as a significant portion of ...

  5. Black tea - Wikipedia

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    "Cut (or crush), tear, curl" (CTC) A production method developed by William McKercher in 1930. It is considered by some [who?] as a significantly improved method of producing black tea through the mincing of withered tea leaves. [12] The use of a rotovane to precut the withered tea is a common preprocessing method prior to feeding into the CTC ...

  6. Nepali tea - Wikipedia

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    CTC (Crush, Tear, Curl) tea. Crush, tear, curl (CTC) tea is a method of processing Assam variety (Camellia sinensis var. assamica), [7] which grows in the lower-altitude, hot and humid plains of Nepal, primarily in Jhapa district.

  7. History of tea in India - Wikipedia

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    This method, known for its efficiency and consistency, revolutionized tea production by automating key stages of processing, leading to higher yields and reduced labor costs. CTC tea's uniform flavor profile and affordability have driven increased demand both domestically and internationally, allowing Indian tea producers to diversify their ...

  8. CTC - Wikipedia

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    Continuous transaction control, a method of data collection of governmental bodies; Cost to company, the total salary package of an employee; Cracking the Cryptic, a YouTube channel dedicated to paper-and-pencil puzzles; Crush, tear, curl, a method of processing tea

  9. Indian tea culture - Wikipedia

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    An 1850 depiction of the tea cultivation process in Assam, ... Crush, Tear, Curl, or CTC, a method of processing black tea popular in India; Tea Auction Centre of Assam;