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Green tea is tea that has been processed to prevent oxidation, keeping it unoxidized unlike other tea varieties. It matters because this minimal processing preserves certain qualities and compounds that differ from more oxidized teas like black or oolong tea.
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Japanese name Kanji緑茶 Hiraganaりょくちゃ
Green tea is a type of tea made from the leaves and buds of the Camellia sinensis that have not undergone the withering and oxidation process that creates oolong teas and black teas. Green tea originated in China in the late 1st millennium BC, and since then its production and manufacture has spread to other countries in East Asia.