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Rooibos
Rooibos, a native South African herb is mainly consumed as a red herb. Until recently only the red version was known and consumed and now more and more people are discovering green Rooibos.
“There is no major difference between the two in terms of benefits as both come from the same bush. Actually all Rooibos starts off as green in colour,” explains director of international business for Typhoo, Rahul Kale.
“However the herb turns from green to red due to the oxidisation of the green leaves that make it change colour.
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Rooibos constitutes about 0.3% of the global tea market and current annual production is around 14,000 tonnes.
Teehaus Ronnefeldt communications manager Jutta Tarlan says: “It is a herbal infusion without caffeine. It is a tea for your whole life, you can start as a baby and still enjoy when you are a grandparent.”
The Rooibos plant (Aspalathus linearis) is only found in the rugged Cederberg Mountains 250 km north of Cape Town, South Africa.”
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