The tea market has grown substantially over the last five years, which has expanded not only the variety of teas available, but the levels of quality from brand to brand.
On one end of the spectrum, some oolong teas are available at grocery or health food stores for a few dollars and on the other end, Chinatown storefronts or specialty importers sell oolong tea for hundreds of dollars.
A variety of factors determine the quality of tea:
Where the tea is grown
What time of year it is harvested (spring is ideal because the fresh new tea leaves are harvested)
How it is processed (often an art passed down through generations)
How it is stored and handled after processing
How quickly it makes it from the growers in China to your teacup
All of these factors impact not only how the tea tastes, but also the levels of polyphenols, catechin, thearubigin, ECGC, and anti-oxidants which make the tea so good for you.
Our Wu-Long Premium Chinese Slimming Tea is produced in tea gardens that conform to the lowest MRL (minimum residue levels) for approved agricultural inputs for tea. Unlike most tea importers who focus on providing their customers with the best tasting tea (often at huge expense), we have focused on providing tea loaded with the healthy compounds and anti-oxidants underlying the tea's remarkable health and weight-loss benefits.
At the same time, taste is very important to us, and Okuma believes our Wu-Long Premium Chinese Slimming Tea is one of the best-tasting teas anywhere that also offers the maximum freshness and health benefits.
Okuma's brand of oolong tea has been picked at the opportune time at low-MRL gardens. The tea is then processed by the same experts whose families have made oolong tea for generations, shipped here quickly and safely, packaged properly to preserve freshness and the vital compounds, and delivered to you with maximum potency.
Our company feels that the biggest reason to purchase tea from us is our excellent track record for providing quality product and service. Since Okuma opened our doors in late 2005, word of our brand of oolong tea spread from one satisfied customer to the next, we saw tremendous growth.
It was a challenge at first to keep up with demand, so we went back to our growers and found additional low-MRL, high-quality supply to satisfy the numerous customer orders. In just a few short years of operation, we have accumulated over 400,000 customers. We pride ourselves in the word-of-mouth recommendations from these satisfied customers, and from the incredible buzz our tea has generated.
As you can see from the chart below, within a few months of our launch, customers were searching for "Wu-Long," our brand of tea, almost as often as they were searching for "oolong," the generic type of tea.
The wonderful response to our tea has been great for our dedicated customers. It has allowed us to purchase our select tea in large quantities and to develop an expansive warehouse and shipping operation to ensure that the tea maintains its freshness (and health benefits) from the garden to your cup.
FACT:November 2005, Okuma Nutritionals, LLC was the first company to offer Wu-Long Premium Chinese Slimming Tea to the United States.
Disclaimer: These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose or guaranteed to treat, cure or prevent any disease. As individuals differ, their results will differ, even when following the same method. Before using this product, please consult with your healthcare professional if you are pregnant, nursing, diabetic, have any medical conditions or are taking any medications. Dietary supplements can affect the way medications work. If you are given a prescription for medication, always tell your healthcare professional what dietary supplements you are taking.
FACT:November 2005, Okuma Nutritionals, LLC was the first company to offer Wu-Long Premium Chinese Slimming Tea to the United States.
