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Tea · Kerala Spices

Black Tea (CTC & Dust)

Name: Black Tea (CTC & Dust)
Brand: Nurtured Spices

Strong & Bright

Also known asTea · CTC · Dust · Black tea

Malayalam name: തേയില

Botanical name: Camellia sinensis

Black tea is made from the withered, rolled and oxidised leaves of Camellia sinensis. We offer two grades of black tea: CTC, rolled into firm granules, and dust, the finest grade. Both brew quickly into a strong, full-bodied cup.

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Grades and variants

Grades and forms offered; where no grades are stated, a single standard listing is shown.

CTC
Grade
CTC
Form
rolled black tea granules
Description
Firm granules for a brisk, strong brew.
Dust
Grade
Dust
Form
fine black tea dust
Description
The finest grade, quick to infuse.

Specifications

The parameters we state for this product, each with its status.

Parameter
Grades
Value
CTC · Dust
Status
Stated specification
Note
No numeric parameters are stated for tea.

Specifications for Black Tea (CTC & Dust), as stated by Nurtured Spices
Parameter	Value	Status	Notes
Grades	CTC · Dust	Stated specification	No numeric parameters are stated for tea.

Applications

Typical uses.

Brewing as strong black tea and masala chaiGeneral culinary use
CTC: “Firm granules for a brisk, strong brew.”; Dust: “The finest grade, quick to infuse.”

“General culinary use” marks general information about how the spice is commonly used; it is not a statement by Nurtured Spices.