At the moment I dwell in the south, in Malmoe, but I have my home town in the north in Arvidsjaur.

Tannin is a chemical compound belonging to the polyphenols.
Tannic acid is a special form of tannin, but the two are not the same. And it is true that tea does not contain tannic acid, but it do contain various types of polyphenols = tannins.


Tea tannins
Tannins
Tannic acid


Edited by BorkBorkBork (03/25/10 02:10 PM)
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