Brown rice green tea facts for kids

Brown rice green tea is a special kind of tea. It mixes green tea leaves with roasted brown rice. In Korea, people call it hyeonmi-nokcha (현미녹차). This name means "brown rice green tea." It is a blend of nokcha (green tea) and hyeonmi-cha (brown rice tea). In Japan, a similar tea is called genmaicha. It also mixes green tea with puffed brown rice.

How Brown Rice Green Tea is Made

In Korea, hyeonmi-nokcha is made by blending two main things. First, they use green tea leaves that have been steamed. These leaves are then dried. Second, they add roasted brown rice.

You can find this tea in different forms. It is popular as loose tea leaves. It also comes in handy tea bags. Some well-known companies that make brown rice green tea are Hankook Tea and Sulloc Tea.

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  Hyeonmi-nokcha

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  Hyeonmi-nokcha tea bag

What's in Brown Rice Green Tea?

When you look at the ingredients before brewing, brown rice green tea has some nutrients. For example, 200 grams (7.1 oz) of the dry mix contains 610 kilocalories (2,600 kJ) (energy). It also has 141.6 grams (4.99 oz) of carbohydrate, 26 grams (0.92 oz) of protein, and 6.8 grams (0.24 oz) of fat. There is also a small amount of sodium (12 milligrams (0.19 gr)).

However, when you brew the tea, most of these nutrients do not end up in the liquid you drink. So, the brewed tea is not a major source of these nutrients.