White tea is produced differently than other teas. The tea leaves come from special varietal bushes. These tea leaves are not processed or steamed they are allowed to dry in the sun. Only certain tea leaves are selected, the ideal is two leaves wrapped around a new shoot. After drying the leaves are again selected and sorted by hand. White tea has three times as many antioxidant poly phenols as green or black tea and has an improved rate of mopping up free radicals.