Dooars Tea: Here’s everything you need to know about it!

The Dooars Region is situated exactly on the foothills of Darjeeling. This region has a diverse range of tea plantations of 2.5 lakh acres stretched across the Jalpaiguri division with recognition all across India. The Dooars tea is mainly known for the Taste and the Aroma that it offers to the customers. Once the tea leaves are plucked from the plantations it is then mixed with the Assam CTC. This helps in increasing the sweetness and the soothing smell it releases. 

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History 

The plantation of the tea gardens was initially done by the British. The length of the area and the quality of the soil fits perfectly for the tea plantations to grow. Certain experiments were conducted in the 1800s. These experiments were mainly based on commercial cultivation. The first Tea plantation was set up in the Champta Region of Terai by James White in the year 1862. The one in the Gazalduba came up in the year 1876. The tea plantation region is also known to receive rainfall up to 350 centimeters annually.

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Benefits 

There are certain benefits that the consumer of the tea from the Dooars can have:

• The polyphenols in the Dooars Tea play a key role in improving gut health. If the gut health is not good enough then several health issues might develop. Consuming this tea can help in improving the overall digestive health of the consumers.
• The Dooars Tea also helps in improving Oral Health and Hygiene. The teeth in the human body being the most underappreciated part gets a certain focus due to the consumption of tea. Black tea especially helps in generating certain good bacteria in the teeth that can help in the prevention of Cavities.
• It even helps in keeping the health condition better. The Dooars tea has flavonoids and phytonutrient-rich plant pigments that help in reducing the cholesterol level in the body.
• Drinking the black tea made from the Dooars tea leaves can help in lowering blood sugar levels as well. 

Facts about Dooars Tea

Certain facts help in understanding the features of the Dooars Tea plantation. The whole region produces around 25% of the total tea crop being produced in India. This figure sums up to 226 million kgs of tea. The Dooars plantation has about 283 tea gardens of which 154 gardens are in north Bengal. The Dooars tea sector contributes to the employment rate as well by generating about 3.5 lakh workers. Despite the initiation being done by the British for the Dooars Tea plantation. The Indian Pioneers have also contributed a lot to making the plantation bigger and better. The tea export of India holds the highest percentage of individual export to be around 60%. The doors tea plantation has a significant contribution to that.