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The 7 pages that link to Tea oxidation, each with the reason it gives.

• Camellia sinensisRelated: Its extent is deliberately managed to shape tea color, aroma, and taste.

• Black teaRelated: This stage creates many of black tea’s characteristic pigments and flavor compounds.

• TeaRelated: Its degree helps distinguish green, oolong, and black tea.

• Tea processingRelated: Its extent is controlled to distinguish green, oolong, and black tea styles.

• OolongRelated: The degree and timing of oxidation distinguish many oolong styles.

• Tea blending and additivesRelated: Different oxidation levels give blenders distinct base-tea profiles to combine.