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Because of the importance of pure water for good
health, the act of boiling water is an essential task in many parts of the
world. History tells us that Emperor Shen Nung was one of the first people
to discover the importance of boiled water, as well as having discovered
tea.
Today, the consumption of tea is just as important as the consumption
of drinking water. On average about 2½ million metric tons of tea
are produced worldwide. Some of this tea is retained by producing countries
for internal consumption, while the rest is traded either directly to value-added
resellers in other countries or bought through auction on the open market.
India and China are the largest consumers of tea on the basis of total leaf
used, and this consumption is largely from internal production. These countries
are the largest producers of tea, as well. The UK has the largest per-capita
consumption of tea averaging about 3.5 to 4.0 cups per day.
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