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  "schemaVersion": "1.3",
  "publisher": "OngTeh",
  "updated": "2026-10-26",
  "recordCount": 143,
  "scope": {
    "teaAtlasProfiles": 104,
    "worldTeaReferenceArticles": 39,
    "notice": "Records identify existing OngTeh articles and profiles, not 143 distinct botanical species or a completed independent scientific authentication of each entry."
  },
  "fieldDefinitions": {
    "recordType": "Editorial classification of the record topic; not equivalent to a biological taxon.",
    "processingFamily": "OngTeh Atlas editorial grouping under an ISO tea processing family when assigned; not a laboratory validation of a named product.",
    "editorialRegion": "Documented subject or regional context; not necessarily native botanical range or product origin.",
    "botanicalName": "Where separately source-checked, identifies the common/representative ingredient plant; not a universal formula for products under the label. True-tea base Camellia sinensis remains the known family source and is not counted among individually re-reviewed records.",
    "caffeineCategory": "Educational classification from the existing Tea Atlas; actual exposure varies by product and brewing.",
    "reviewStatus": "Describes the originating editorial page, not an independent specialist sign-off.",
    "related": "Curated contextual reading links; does not assert botanical equivalence.",
    "botanicalVerification": "Kew accepted-name cross-check for named example taxa OR an ambiguity/taxonomy note, not a specimen, commercial product, geographical origin, clinical or processing certification.",
    "botanicalAlternatives": "Documented alternate taxonomic names in competing or historical usage; not interchangeable species claims.",
    "fieldReview": "Limited-scope record-by-record audit for the formerly 100 unreviewed records. A record with a fieldReview is NOT necessarily fully source-verified; the status and stillToVerify list are essential to interpretation.",
    "candidateBotanicals": "Documented possible or representative taxa for an ambiguous trade/common name, not an authenticated ingredient list.",
    "atlasClaimEvidence": "Individually sourced, limited-scope statements visible in expanded Atlas profiles; not identity certification or product traceability."
  },
  "classificationSources": [
    {
      "title": "ISO 20715:2023 tea types",
      "url": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
    },
    {
      "title": "Kew Camellia sinensis taxonomy",
      "url": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "id": "atlas:green-tea",
      "name": "Green tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-green-tea",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "China, Japan and many regions",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Botanical scope: green tea is produced from Camellia sinensis; the plant identity does not determine the finished style, regional designation or caffeine content of an individual cup.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/green-tea"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Processing scope: steaming is characteristic of many Japanese green teas; this is not a universal rule for every Chinese or other green-tea manufacture. Product and brewing differences prevent a reliable caffeine prediction from the word “green” alone.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/green-tea"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Safety scope: the US NCCIH differentiates ordinary green-tea beverages from concentrated extract supplements, for which uncommon liver injury has been reported. This distinction is not evidence that tea treats disease.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/green-tea"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Chemical-method limitation: Although ISO/TS 5617:2025 explores chemical classification of the six tea families, its reported discrimination accuracy is 85% in the evaluated samples. It cannot verify the origin or caffeine concentration of a particular green-tea cup.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3Ats%3A5617%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:sencha",
      "name": "Sencha",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-sencha",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "Japan",
      "nativeName": "煎茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-and-style-documented",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Tea species and Japanese style definition",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html"
        ],
        "note": "Steamed, rolled and dried Japanese green tea (sencha). This does not authenticate a commercial batch, cultivar or origin.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Name: 煎茶 (sencha). This is a Japanese green-tea processing style, not a botanical species or a guaranteed prefectural origin.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Method: Japan’s agriculture ministry describes sencha as buds steamed, rolled and dried, generally from uncovered cultivation. Covered teas such as gyokuro and kabusecha therefore should not be treated as interchangeable with ordinary sencha.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Scope: steaming/rolling distinguishes a process, but harvest grade, cultivar, steaming duration and brewing practice vary. No specific packet’s provenance is authenticated here.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:gyokuro",
      "name": "Gyokuro",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-gyokuro",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "Japan",
      "nativeName": "玉露",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-and-style-documented",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Tea species and Japanese style definition",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html"
        ],
        "note": "Covered cultivation followed by steaming, rolling and drying. This does not authenticate a commercial batch, cultivar or origin.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Name: 玉露 (gyokuro). It is a shaded Japanese green tea, not a separate species of tea plant.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Method: Japan MAFF describes shading growing buds for roughly 20 days before picking, followed by steaming, rolling and drying. The shading method differentiates gyokuro from generally uncovered sencha and from shorter-covered kabusecha.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Interpretation: shade cultivation changes leaf chemistry and flavor potential; no precise caffeine content or universal brewing temperature follows from the name alone.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:matcha",
      "name": "Matcha",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-matcha",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "Japan",
      "nativeName": "抹茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
        "world:japanese-tencha"
      ],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-and-style-documented",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Tea species and Japanese style definition",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html"
        ],
        "note": "Powder from tencha; ground tea is a finished form, not a separate plant. This does not authenticate a commercial batch, cultivar or origin.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Name: 抹茶 (matcha). Japan MAFF describes matcha as a fine powder ground from tencha, the leaf style produced by shading, steaming and drying without rolling.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Distinction: powder made from other green-tea leaf is not automatically tencha-derived ceremonial-style matcha. This entry describes the traditional processing identity, not a legal certification of individual products.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Use: because the powder is consumed, leaf quantity and serving size matter to caffeine exposure; “green” does not mean caffeine-free.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:bancha",
      "name": "Bancha",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-bancha",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "Japan",
      "nativeName": "番茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-and-style-documented",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Tea species and Japanese style definition",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/keikaku/syokubunka/culture/wagohan/articles/2303/spe15_01.html"
        ],
        "note": "A broad everyday tea designation: meaning and raw-leaf maturity vary by locality. This does not authenticate a commercial batch, cultivar or origin.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "In Japan, bancha is a broad everyday green-tea category, not a universal single cultivar or processing recipe. Japan’s agriculture ministry describes bancha made from larger or more mature leaves than fine sencha, while noting regional variation.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/keikaku/syokubunka/culture/wagohan/articles/2303/spe15_01.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The characters 番茶 identify the Japanese tea term; they do not certify where any packaged bancha was grown. Japan’s registered geographic indication for “Japanese Tea” has its own production-area requirements.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/intel/gi_act/register/s179.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Bancha is still a tea-plant drink, not a caffeine-free herbal infusion. Oxidation, harvest, leaf grade and brewing all matter when comparing actual products; a label saying “bancha” is not a caffeine assay.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:hojicha",
      "name": "Hojicha",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-hojicha",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Roasted green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "Japan",
      "nativeName": "ほうじ茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-and-style-documented",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Tea species and Japanese style definition",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/keikaku/syokubunka/culture/wagohan/articles/2303/spe15_01.html"
        ],
        "note": "Roasted tea, often from sencha or bancha; roasting is not an ISO seventh tea family. This does not authenticate a commercial batch, cultivar or origin.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Name: ほうじ茶 (hōjicha/hojicha). This is a roasted Japanese tea category; roasting describes manufacture, not absence of caffeine.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Method: Japan MAFF describes hojicha as tea made by roasting sencha or other suitable green-leaf material. Composition can vary with the leaves or stems selected, so a single botanical cultivar or caffeine number cannot be inferred.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Distinction: its toasted aroma comes from roasting. It should not be labelled automatically “decaffeinated” or “caffeine-free.”",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:genmaicha",
      "name": "Genmaicha",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-genmaicha",
      "recordType": "tea_blend",
      "category": "Green and rice",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "Japan",
      "nativeName": "玄米茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-and-style-documented",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Tea species and Japanese style definition",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/keikaku/syokubunka/culture/wagohan/articles/2303/spe15_01.html"
        ],
        "note": "Green tea combined with roasted rice; the grain is an added ingredient. This does not authenticate a commercial batch, cultivar or origin.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Name: 玄米茶 (genmaicha). It is a grain-and-tea preparation, not a distinct cultivar or oxidation family.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Method: Japan MAFF documents roasted rice combined with green-tea material such as sencha or bancha. The components and ratio vary, and some products include other ingredients.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine: its tea-leaf component normally contributes caffeine. Neither the rice ingredient nor a toasted taste is proof that a prepared cup is caffeine-free.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:kabusecha",
      "name": "Kabusecha",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-kabusecha",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "Japan",
      "nativeName": "かぶせ茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-and-style-documented",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Tea species and Japanese style definition",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html"
        ],
        "note": "Covered-grown steamed and rolled green tea; shorter shade period than gyokuro. This does not authenticate a commercial batch, cultivar or origin.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Name: かぶせ茶 (kabusecha), “covered tea.” This is a cultivation-and-processing style rather than a separate botanical species.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Method: Japan MAFF describes shade covering for about a week in its general guide, then steaming, rolling and drying. Its Uji account explicitly contrasts a shorter cover period than gyokuro.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Distinction: gyokuro and kabusecha differ chiefly in the documented shading practice; exact periods depend on standards and local practices. This does not authenticate an individual lot.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/heya/sodan/1404/01.html",
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:kukicha",
      "name": "Kukicha",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-kukicha",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Stem tea",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "Japan",
      "nativeName": "茎茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-and-style-documented",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Tea species and Japanese style definition",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.maff.go.jp/kyusyu/syohianzen/attach/pdf/Heya250507-3.pdf"
        ],
        "note": "Stem/leaf-stalk tea (kukicha); an anatomical sorting style rather than another species. This does not authenticate a commercial batch, cultivar or origin.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Kukicha (茎茶, stem tea) is identified in Japan’s agriculture ministry account as tea made from stems separated from sencha or gyokuro. The term describes the material selected from processing, not a separate botanical species.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/keikaku/syokubunka/culture/wagohan/articles/2303/spe15_01.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kukicha may come from different source teas and will not have a single fixed flavour or chemical profile. Stem selection does not convert Camellia sinensis into a caffeine-free plant; the exact product and infusion require separate measurement.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/keikaku/syokubunka/culture/wagohan/articles/2303/spe15_01.html",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "“Stem tea” and “roasted stem tea” should not be conflated: roasting is an additional processing decision. Neither a photograph nor the common name alone proves that the stems came from gyokuro rather than sencha.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/j/keikaku/syokubunka/culture/wagohan/articles/2303/spe15_01.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:longjing-dragon-well",
      "name": "Longjing (Dragon Well)",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-longjing-dragon-well",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Zhejiang",
      "nativeName": "龙井茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Government standard and/or regional name evidenced in Atlas profile, but no product- or lot-level GI authentication."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claim-specific government or standards references; generic style does not authenticate an individual origin, cultivar or product",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Longjing (龙井茶, “Dragon Well”) has a Chinese national geographical-indication standard, GB/T 18650-2008, which China’s national standards portal lists as current and reaffirmed in 2025. A broad “Longjing-style” flat green tea should not be presented automatically as a protected-origin product.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=hSMSO1tKsao%3D&mode=p"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "“Longjing” is not interchangeable with “West Lake Longjing” (西湖龙井). The named protected source area, traceable cultivation and seller eligibility require product-specific checks; a flat pan-fired leaf shape alone is not an origin certificate.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=hSMSO1tKsao%3D&mode=p"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "As a green tea from Camellia sinensis, it is distinguished chiefly by processing, not by being a separate botanical species. Harvest grade, cultivar and actual caffeine in a brewed serving cannot be inferred from the English name “Dragon Well.”",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=hSMSO1tKsao%3D&mode=p"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Seller GI eligibility, provenance and commercial product authenticity",
          "Named cultivar and lot-level processing evidence",
          "Uncited claims on other pages"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:biluochun",
      "name": "Biluochun",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-biluochun",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Jiangsu",
      "nativeName": "碧螺春",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Government standard and/or regional name evidenced in Atlas profile, but no product- or lot-level GI authentication."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claim-specific government or standards references; generic style does not authenticate an individual origin, cultivar or product",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Biluochun (碧螺春) is a wider tea-style name, while the protected Dongting Mountain Biluochun (洞庭山碧螺春茶) has formal origin protections in Suzhou. The municipal protection ordinance regulates packaging marks, sourcing and traceability.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.suzhou.gov.cn/szsrmzf/gbdfxfg/202403/4633ff414f894d119221022e55ba44a9.shtml"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Suzhou authorities announced a revised designated geographical-indication mark in March 2026. Its components include protected product naming and standard, traceability QR code, GI certification trademark and GI logo; their use is controlled rather than available to every seller of curled green tea.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.suzhou.gov.cn/szsrmzf/szyw/202603/9db696ed52b84a7e97d06d7d0b87cb49.shtml"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "“Biluochun” on its own does not prove the harvest occurred in the Dongting Mountain protected area. Leaf aroma, curled shape and illustrated scenery cannot establish geographic compliance; retain the distinction between a tea style and a legally claimed origin.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.suzhou.gov.cn/szsrmzf/gbdfxfg/202403/4633ff414f894d119221022e55ba44a9.shtml",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Seller GI eligibility, provenance and commercial product authenticity",
          "Named cultivar and lot-level processing evidence",
          "Uncited claims on other pages"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:huangshan-maofeng",
      "name": "Huangshan Maofeng",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-huangshan-maofeng",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Anhui",
      "nativeName": "黄山毛峰",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Huangshan Maofeng (黄山毛峰) is covered by China’s geographical-indication standard GB/T 19460-2008. A tea described as “Maofeng-style” does not thereby demonstrate protected Huangshan origin.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=71F772D77736D3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "A replacement, GB/T 19460-2026, was published on 28 September 2026 but is scheduled to take effect on 1 October 2027. The 2008 edition therefore remains the operative edition as of October 2026.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=hWTCsNUcCrk%3D&mode=p"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:taiping-houkui",
      "name": "Taiping Houkui",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-taiping-houkui",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Anhui",
      "nativeName": "太平猴魁",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Taiping Houkui (太平猴魁) has a distinct Chinese national geographical-indication standard, GB/T 19698-2008; its status was reaffirmed in a 2025 review. The designation is not established solely by a leaf’s shape.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=aj71foDnO%2FI%3D&mode=p"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Anhui also publishes a local processing procedure, DB34/T 258-2012. This is process documentation, not an independent test or traceability certificate for an individual packet.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/db/search/stdDBDetailed?id=91D99E4DDF8B2E24E05397BE0A0A3A10"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:gunpowder-tea",
      "name": "Gunpowder tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-gunpowder-tea",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "China",
      "nativeName": "珠茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Gunpowder tea corresponds to 珠茶 (zhu cha) in China’s green-tea national standard GB/T 14456.4-2016, “Green tea—Part 4: Gunpowder tea.” This identifies it as a green-tea processing category, not a separate tea species.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=71F772D811ACD3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The 2016 national specification entered into effect on 1 January 2017. Meeting a named standard still requires assessment of the actual product; a rounded or rolled-leaf appearance alone is insufficient.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=71F772D811ACD3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:white-tea",
      "name": "White tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-white-tea",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "White",
      "processingFamily": "white",
      "editorialRegion": "China and other regions",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "ISO 20715:2023 defines white tea as a processing family using tea buds or buds with tender shoots and a single withering/drying stage. “White” does not mean the product comes from a separate white-leaf species.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "White-tea names such as Silver Needle or White Peony are more specific commercial and craft descriptions than this broad ISO family; the standard itself does not authenticate their cultivar, origin, harvest year or named grades.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Because the ingredient remains Camellia sinensis, white tea normally contains caffeine. The degree of oxidation cannot be used by itself to calculate the caffeine delivered by a brewed cup.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Chemical-method limitation: ISO/TS 5617:2025 is a statistical chemical-classification method, not a rule that white tea lacks caffeine; its evaluation does not establish an individual product’s identity, geography or measured caffeine.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3Ats%3A5617%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:silver-needle-baihao-yinzhen",
      "name": "Silver Needle (Baihao Yinzhen)",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-silver-needle-baihao-yinzhen",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "White",
      "processingFamily": "white",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Fujian",
      "nativeName": "白毫银针",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Baihao Yinzhen (白毫银针, “Silver Needle”) is a named Chinese white-tea grade rather than a separate tea-plant species. China lists the white-tea product standard GB/T 22291-2017 as currently effective; its existence establishes a classification framework, not the identity of an individual retail lot.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=A87456F46DAA499E87883069D484F365&refer=outter",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The ISO processing definition of white tea centres on a single withering/drying stage using buds or buds with tender leaves. Silver Needle’s bud-oriented identity should be checked separately from white tea generally; attractive bud photographs cannot verify cultivar, grade or age.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
              "https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=A87456F46DAA499E87883069D484F365&refer=outter"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Silver Needle may appear under English or Chinese labels, but a label alone does not prove Chinese origin, an authorised geographical indication, or a particular harvest year. For these specifics use producer and lot-level information rather than the broad standard title.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=A87456F46DAA499E87883069D484F365&refer=outter"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:white-peony-bai-mudan",
      "name": "White Peony (Bai Mudan)",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-white-peony-bai-mudan",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "White",
      "processingFamily": "white",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Fujian",
      "nativeName": "白牡丹",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Bai Mudan (白牡丹, “White Peony”) is a named Chinese white-tea grade, not a blossom-infusion product. It uses Camellia sinensis, so its plant origin is distinct from herbal preparations of ornamental peony flowers.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=A87456F46DAA499E87883069D484F365&refer=outter",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The Chinese white-tea national standard GB/T 22291-2017 remains current as of October 2026. This verifies a product classification exists but does not establish the precise leaf-to-bud ratio, geographic origin or cultivar of a seller’s Bai Mudan lot.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=A87456F46DAA499E87883069D484F365&refer=outter"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Processing is the defensible point of distinction: ISO describes white tea as harvested buds and tender shoots with withering/drying, unlike black tea’s extensive oxidation process. The name White Peony must not be used to infer zero caffeine.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:shou-mei",
      "name": "Shou Mei",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-shou-mei",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "White",
      "processingFamily": "white",
      "editorialRegion": "China",
      "nativeName": "寿眉",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Shou Mei (寿眉) belongs to Chinese white-tea grade terminology under the broader GB/T 22291-2017 white-tea standard. The standard is documented as current, but this summary does not certify the proportions of bud, mature leaf or stem in a commercial product.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=A87456F46DAA499E87883069D484F365&refer=outter"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "White tea is defined by ISO through permitted processing of Camellia sinensis rather than through a purported white-flower species. Shou Mei sold as true white tea should not be confused with a caffeine-free botanical tisane.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Names such as “aged Shou Mei” require special provenance care: an age claim is a production/storage assertion independent of the grade name. Without dated batches, storage documentation or other reliable records, do not certify the year or suggest that older always means better.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=A87456F46DAA499E87883069D484F365&refer=outter"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:yellow-tea",
      "name": "Yellow tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-yellow-tea",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Yellow",
      "processingFamily": "yellow",
      "editorialRegion": "China",
      "nativeName": "黄茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Yellow tea (黄茶) is one of ISO 20715:2023’s six recognised processing families for Camellia sinensis, not a species, herbal ingredient, or synonym for lightly brewed green tea.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "ISO describes the family using enzyme inactivation, shaping, a dedicated yellowing step and drying. The yellowing stage is a production distinction; neither pale liquor colour nor packaging labelled “golden” proves the product underwent it.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "China’s current yellow-tea national standard is GB/T 21726-2018, effective from 1 June 2018. This source establishes the existence and status of a regulated category, not the cultivar, province, ingredient purity or authenticity of a specific retail example.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=E7979C96821E3A2F7C002F15565BA6A7"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Chemical-method limitation: ISO/TS 5617:2025 covers chemical discrimination among six tea types, but this does not replace ISO 20715:2023’s manufacturing description of yellowing in yellow tea or certify a finished lot.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3Ats%3A5617%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:junshan-yinzhen",
      "name": "Junshan Yinzhen",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-junshan-yinzhen",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Yellow",
      "processingFamily": "yellow",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Hunan",
      "nativeName": "君山银针",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.yueyang.gov.cn/gggs/szbm/content_2337483.html"
        ],
        "note": "Kew tea plant identity is known; Yueyang published a Junshan Yinzhen planting range in 2025. Named cultivation scope does not authenticate this or any commercial lot.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Name and origin: 君山银针 (Junshan Yinzhen) is a named Hunan tea; Yueyang authorities published an expanded named cultivation area in December 2025, rather than limiting every qualifying planting to Junshan Island alone.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.yueyang.gov.cn/gggs/szbm/content_2337483.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Regulatory boundary: the published Yueyang cultivation geography supports regional-name discussion; it is not evidence that any shop listing or particular harvest meets all production and brand standards.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.yueyang.gov.cn/gggs/szbm/content_2337483.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Distinction: this yellow-tea style is a separate subject from Baihao Yinzhen (white Silver Needle). Its local heritage description concerns Junshan yellow tea rather than a generic white-tea grade.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.junshan.gov.cn/73150/73753/73891/content_2280440.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:huoshan-huangya",
      "name": "Huoshan Huangya",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-huoshan-huangya",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Yellow",
      "processingFamily": "yellow",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Anhui",
      "nativeName": "霍山黄芽",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Huoshan Huangya (霍山黄芽) has an Anhui geographical-indication standard, DB34/T 319-2012, specifying a protected scope, testing, labelling, transport and storage requirements. A generic yellow-tea label is not proof of GI eligibility.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/db/search/stdDBDetailed?id=91D99E4D145E2E24E05397BE0A0A3A10"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "A separate Lu’an regional document, DB3415/T 80-2024, addresses Huoshan Huangya processing. Tea classification, production method and verified provenance are different fields.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/db/search/stdDBDetailed?id=2E9F27179EDE5DFBE06397BE0A0AF6EB"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:oolong-tea",
      "name": "Oolong tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-oolong-tea",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "China, Taiwan and elsewhere",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "The ISO definition of oolong includes withering, tumbling, partial aeration/oxidation, enzyme inactivation, shaping and drying. This distinguishes the processing family from green and black tea, rather than defining one fixed oxidation percentage.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "A regional oolong, a named aroma style and a registered cultivar are distinct claims. A general oolong classification does not validate “high mountain,” plantation altitude, harvest provenance, cultivar parentage or tasting notes for a particular pack.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Oolong is produced from Camellia sinensis, so it is naturally caffeinated. Roasting level, oxidation, leaf quantity and brew conditions can differ; no reliable universal caffeine value follows simply from the family name.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Chemical-method limitation: ISO/TS 5617:2025 analyses chemical markers for six tea families, but reports incomplete regional and seasonal sample representation; it cannot authenticate any individual oolong cultivar or tea-growing origin.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3Ats%3A5617%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:tieguanyin",
      "name": "Tieguanyin",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-tieguanyin",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Fujian",
      "nativeName": "铁观音",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Government standard and/or regional name evidenced in Atlas profile, but no product- or lot-level GI authentication."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claim-specific government or standards references; generic style does not authenticate an individual origin, cultivar or product",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Tieguanyin (铁观音) is a named tea associated with Anxi, Fujian. China’s currently effective national GI standard for Anxi Tieguanyin is GB/T 19598-2025, implemented on 1 September 2025, replacing the 2006 edition.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=2FF37940EB2CD753E06397BE0A0A413F"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The protected “Anxi Tieguanyin” origin claim is more specific than a retailer’s general “Tieguanyin” tea-style description. The standard governs production area, processing, inspection, marking and packaging, but its existence cannot authenticate a particular commercial batch.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=2FF37940EB2CD753E06397BE0A0A413F"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Tieguanyin is an oolong: ISO distinguishes the oolong processing family by partial aeration/oxidation followed by enzyme inactivation and shaping. The tea-family definition alone cannot prove Anxi origin, precise cultivar purity, roasting practice or tasting profile.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=2FF37940EB2CD753E06397BE0A0A413F"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Seller GI eligibility, provenance and commercial product authenticity",
          "Named cultivar and lot-level processing evidence",
          "Uncited claims on other pages"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:da-hong-pao",
      "name": "Da Hong Pao",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-da-hong-pao",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Wuyi",
      "nativeName": "大红袍",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Government standard and/or regional name evidenced in Atlas profile, but no product- or lot-level GI authentication."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claim-specific government or standards references; generic style does not authenticate an individual origin, cultivar or product",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Da Hong Pao (大红袍) is a Wuyi rock-tea name associated with Fujian. China’s national standards system lists Wuyi rock tea as a geographical-indication product under GB/T 18745-2006, with an updated GB/T 18745-2026 edition published but not effective until 1 April 2027.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=4E64ADE730FA8554E06397BE0A0AB633"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "A claim that a retail Da Hong Pao is authentic protected-area Wuyi tea is stronger than identifying it as Wuyi-style oolong. None of the associated historical narratives or marketing labels independently proves the genetics, blending or provenance of the leaves in an individual tin.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=4E64ADE730FA8554E06397BE0A0AB633",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Wuyi rock teas can differ substantially by cultivated plant, oxidation, roast and harvest. A prominent “Da Hong Pao” product name is not a botanical taxon or a standard caffeine dose; use producer traceability and recognised standards for origin claims.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://nynct.fujian.gov.cn/ztzl/fsfsfnyp/202510/t20251030_7028144.htm",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Seller GI eligibility, provenance and commercial product authenticity",
          "Named cultivar and lot-level processing evidence",
          "Uncited claims on other pages"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:shui-xian",
      "name": "Shui Xian",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-shui-xian",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Wuyi",
      "nativeName": "水仙",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Government standard and/or regional name evidenced in Atlas profile, but no product- or lot-level GI authentication."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claim-specific government or standards references; generic style does not authenticate an individual origin, cultivar or product",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Shui Xian (水仙) is documented by Fujian agriculture alongside Rou Gui and Da Hong Pao as a Wuyi rock-tea variety/style grouping. The same name on a packet is not, by itself, a certificate that the leaves were produced inside the legally protected Wuyi rock-tea area.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://nynct.fujian.gov.cn/ztzl/fsfsfnyp/202510/t20251030_7028144.htm"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The governing Wuyi geographical-indication standards have a transition: GB/T 18745-2006 is the present edition in October 2026, and GB/T 18745-2026 is scheduled to take effect on 1 April 2027. Do not cite the new standard as already mandatory before its effective date.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=4E64ADE730FA8554E06397BE0A0AB633"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Tea called Shui Xian is still based on Camellia sinensis, not the ornamental narcissus also called “water immortal” in English. Roasting, oxidation and harvest decisions explain variety within the processing family; product lineage remains unverified without records.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
              "https://nynct.fujian.gov.cn/ztzl/fsfsfnyp/202510/t20251030_7028144.htm"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Seller GI eligibility, provenance and commercial product authenticity",
          "Named cultivar and lot-level processing evidence",
          "Uncited claims on other pages"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:rou-gui",
      "name": "Rou Gui",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-rou-gui",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Wuyi",
      "nativeName": "肉桂",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Government standard and/or regional name evidenced in Atlas profile, but no product- or lot-level GI authentication."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claim-specific government or standards references; generic style does not authenticate an individual origin, cultivar or product",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Rou Gui (肉桂, literally “cinnamon”) is named by Fujian’s agriculture department among Wuyi rock-tea varieties/styles, alongside Shui Xian and Da Hong Pao. In the tea context the name is not an instruction to add cinnamon bark to the leaves.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://nynct.fujian.gov.cn/ztzl/fsfsfnyp/202510/t20251030_7028144.htm"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Protected-area Wuyi rock tea is governed by a geographical-indication standard, presently GB/T 18745-2006. The revised 2026 standard is published with a later implementation date of 1 April 2027, so neither edition should be misrepresented as an authentication of a seller’s loose-leaf product.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=4E64ADE730FA8554E06397BE0A0AB633"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "A Rou Gui tea’s individual floral, spicy or roasted aroma is not predetermined by the Chinese word “cinnamon.” The planting material and production details need product records; the ISO oolong processing category is broader than this named style.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
              "https://nynct.fujian.gov.cn/ztzl/fsfsfnyp/202510/t20251030_7028144.htm"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Seller GI eligibility, provenance and commercial product authenticity",
          "Named cultivar and lot-level processing evidence",
          "Uncited claims on other pages"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:dan-cong",
      "name": "Dan Cong",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-dan-cong",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Guangdong",
      "nativeName": "凤凰单丛",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Phoenix Dan Cong (凤凰单丛) is the subject of Chaozhou’s current protected-origin local standard DB4451/T 1-2021, implemented on 8 October 2021. This establishes a formal regional framework, not the origin of every tea sold under the name.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/db/search/stdDBDetailed?id=C3629C05623793E6E05397BE0A0AAFF1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The earlier Guangdong standard DB44/T 820-2010 was abolished on 1 February 2023. Quotations of that older edition should not be represented as the operative regional standard.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/db/search/stdDBDetailed?id=91D99E4D3C5E2E24E05397BE0A0A3A10"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:mi-lan-xiang",
      "name": "Mi Lan Xiang",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-mi-lan-xiang",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Guangdong",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Mi Lan Xiang (蜜兰香, often rendered “honey-orchid fragrance”) is presented here as a named aromatic style within the Phoenix Dan Cong family, not as a separate botanical species. The applicable regional Dan Cong origin framework is DB4451/T 1-2021.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/db/search/stdDBDetailed?id=C3629C05623793E6E05397BE0A0AAFF1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The regional standard reference does not independently verify an individual tea’s “Mi Lan Xiang” aroma designation, production site, cultivar, or batch. These require product-specific documentation; the aromatic descriptor is not itself a provenance certificate.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/db/search/stdDBDetailed?id=C3629C05623793E6E05397BE0A0AAFF1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:dong-ding",
      "name": "Dong Ding",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-dong-ding",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "Taiwan",
      "nativeName": "凍頂",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Dong Ding / Tongding (凍頂烏龍茶) is a Taiwan specialty oolong associated historically with Lugu Township, Nantou County. Taiwan’s official tea research station states that its processing has spread to additional Taiwanese growing areas, so the style and its original locality are not completely interchangeable.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4159"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The official Tongding profile describes partially fermented, moderately roasted, tightly ball-shaped tea. Solar and indoor withering, panning, rolling, drying and roasting are part of its process description; actual roast level still varies among producers.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4159"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The term “Dong Ding” is therefore a tea-style and heritage clue, not evidence that a retail pouch came from one hillside or cultivar. Taiwan’s government bilingual tea glossary corroborates the Chinese characters; traceability is still needed for geographical claims.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/theme_list.php?print=Y&theme=bilingual_glossary",
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4159"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:high-mountain-oolong",
      "name": "High Mountain Oolong",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-high-mountain-oolong",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "Taiwan",
      "nativeName": "高山烏龍茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "High Mountain Oolong (高山烏龍茶) is used as a Taiwanese specialty-style description. Taiwan’s official tea research station treats it as a lightly partially fermented, tight-ball oolong and documents the sequence of withering, stirring, panning, mass-rolling and drying.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4157&print=Y",
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/theme_list.php?print=Y&theme=bilingual_glossary"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Taiwan’s agriculture ministry locates significant high-mountain oolong production in its southern tea region; this regional description is not a promise that all marketed “high mountain” tea was produced on one named farm or above a standard universal altitude.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.afa.gov.tw/eng/index.php?article_id=22922&code=list&flag=detail&ids=474",
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4157&print=Y"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Leaf color and brewed liquor describe typical style characteristics, but do not authenticate a specific altitude, cultivar, estate or harvest. Treat those details as open unless a producer supplies reliable provenance.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4157&print=Y"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:oriental-beauty",
      "name": "Oriental Beauty",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-oriental-beauty",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "Taiwan",
      "nativeName": "東方美人茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Oriental Beauty (東方美人茶), also called white-tip oolong, is a Taiwanese specialty tea, not an imported herbal flower preparation. Taiwan’s official tea research station describes it as a heavily oxidised variety within the partially oxidised oolong family.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4161&print=Y",
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/theme_list.php?print=Y&theme=bilingual_glossary"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Its recognisable production context involves tender shoots affected by small green leafhoppers, followed by withering, panning and shaping. The leafhopper interaction is a documented production characteristic, not proof that every honey-scented “Oriental Beauty” sold online was grown and processed accordingly.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4161&print=Y"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Official accounts list several Taiwanese production areas and alternative names. Colourful leaves, a fruity aroma or a historic story alone cannot verify the actual garden, cultivar, harvest season or grade of an individual sample.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4161&print=Y"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:baozhong-pouchong",
      "name": "Baozhong (Pouchong)",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-baozhong-pouchong",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "Taiwan",
      "nativeName": "包種茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Baozhong / Pouchong (包種茶) refers to a Taiwanese oolong style, with the Wenshan form especially associated with New Taipei and Taipei tea districts. Taiwan’s tea research station classifies contemporary Wenshan Paochong as a lightly partially fermented, strip-shaped tea.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4156&print=Y",
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/theme_list.php?print=Y&theme=bilingual_glossary"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The research station traces earlier scented and paper-wrapped Paochong practices but describes a twentieth-century transition to a fragrant, unscented modern style. Consequently, a strong floral aroma does not alone prove modern Wenshan Paochong contains added flower essence.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4156&print=Y"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Its documented cultivars include Chin-Shin-Oolong and TTES No. 12; the presence of a recorded possible cultivar is not evidence of cultivar purity in any specific package. A claimed Wenshan location requires additional producer documentation.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/en/ws.php?id=4156&print=Y"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:milk-oolong-jin-xuan",
      "name": "Milk Oolong (Jin Xuan)",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-milk-oolong-jin-xuan",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "Taiwan",
      "nativeName": "金萱（臺茶12號）",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-cultivar-name-documented",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Species-level tea plant plus Taiwan Jin Xuan cultivar naming",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/ws.php?id=4684",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Taiwan’s tea research station identifies Jin Xuan (金萱) as TTES No. 12 (臺茶12號), suitable for oolong and pouchong. “Milk oolong” on an individual packet does not prove it uses this cultivar or is free of added flavorings.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Whether the product truly uses TTES No. 12",
          "Origin and preparation of the actual marketed tea",
          "Whether added flavouring or dairy is present"
        ]
      },
      "cultivarReference": "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/ws.php?id=4684",
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Original designation: 臺茶12號 (TTES No. 12), widely called 金萱 (Jin Xuan). Taiwan’s Tea and Beverage Research Station identifies it as a named tea cultivar derived from a documented breeding programme.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/ws.php?id=4684",
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/ws.php?id=5302"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Cultivar versus product: Taiwan’s station describes a naturally milky aroma in tea made from this cultivar; “milk oolong” on packaging alone cannot establish the cultivar’s identity or whether flavoring was added.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/ws.php?id=4684",
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/ws.php?id=5302"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Identity limit: a cultivar record is not laboratory authentication, production-region certification, a product ingredient declaration or a clinical claim.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/ws.php?id=4684",
              "https://www.tbrs.gov.tw/ws.php?id=5302"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:black-tea",
      "name": "Black tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-black-tea",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "Global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "ISO 20715:2023 groups black tea by processing method, rather than by plantation geography. Assam, Ceylon and Darjeeling are not interchangeable with that family label; these are origin or market designations requiring separate evidence.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "In tea terminology, “fermentation” is sometimes used for the leaf’s oxidation stage. It should not automatically be read as microbial fermentation: ISO distinguishes black-tea processing from the separately classified dark-tea family.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Ordinary black tea from Camellia sinensis naturally contains caffeine. “Strong” colour, a brisk taste or a long brew may suggest a preparation difference but does not verify the caffeine dose without analytical data.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Chemical-method limitation: Chemical discrimination under ISO/TS 5617:2025 is distinct from the manufacturing definition of black tea in ISO 20715:2023; neither method by itself authenticates a branded blend or estate.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3Ats%3A5617%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:assam",
      "name": "Assam",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-assam",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "India · Assam",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?ModuleId=3&NoteId=158446&id=158446&lang=1&reg=6"
        ],
        "note": "Tea plant supported by Kew; Indian government identifies Assam as a tea origin. This record does not establish estate/lot provenance or verify a commercial Assam cultivar.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Assam tea is grown in the Indian state of Assam, particularly in the Brahmaputra valley tea landscape. India’s Tea Board states that both orthodox-made and CTC (crush, tear, curl) teas are produced there; “Assam” is not itself one processing method.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/Ng%3D%3D"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "India’s geographical-indications registry records the Assam (Orthodox) Logo as a registered GI under application 115, filed by the Tea Board. That precise registration must not be stretched into a claim that every Assam-labelled CTC or blended tea carries the same certified GI rights.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublicSearch/Application/Details/115"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The full-bodied, malty character often associated with Assam is a regional tasting description, not a laboratory test for origin, tea cultivar, caffeine concentration or purity. Commercial origin assertions require traceability beyond sensory likeness.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/Ng%3D%3D",
              "https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublicSearch/Application/Details/115"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:darjeeling",
      "name": "Darjeeling",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-darjeeling",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "India · West Bengal",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
        "world:indian-kangra",
        "world:nepal-ilam-orthodox"
      ],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/NQ%3D%3D"
        ],
        "note": "Tea Board of India defines a protected geographic certification with specific registered gardens and processing; label alone cannot prove GI eligibility.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Geographical identity: “Darjeeling” is a protected Indian geographical indication, not simply a flavor profile or a generic synonym for light black tea.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/NQ%3D%3D",
              "https://darjeelingtea.teaboard.gov.in/DarjeelingTea/Index.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Tea Board India’s scheme ties the designation to registered gardens, a defined growing area and local manufacture. Its certification and licensing requirements apply to genuine Darjeeling product claims.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/NQ%3D%3D",
              "https://darjeelingtea.teaboard.gov.in/DarjeelingTea/Index.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "An educational Atlas entry cannot certify a commercial packet. Seasonal flushes may differ in character and production style; check current origin and certification evidence for individual products.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/NQ%3D%3D",
              "https://darjeelingtea.teaboard.gov.in/DarjeelingTea/Index.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:nilgiri",
      "name": "Nilgiri",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-nilgiri",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "India · Tamil Nadu",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
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        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressNoteDetails.aspx?ModuleId=3&NoteId=158446&id=158446&lang=1&reg=6"
        ],
        "note": "India government recognizes Nilgiri as a regional tea; no lot or estate was authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Nilgiri tea originates in south India’s Nilgiri Hills. India’s Tea Board documents tea growing at a range of elevations and both orthodox and CTC manufacturing in the wider tea region, so Nilgiri is a place-associated name rather than one fixed processing technique.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/Nw%3D%3D"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "India’s official geographical-indications registry lists “Nilgiri (Orthodox)” as a registered GI, application 116. This narrower registered class does not establish that any Nilgiri-branded commodity blend or CTC tea is certified under the same protected mark.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublicSearch/Application/Details/116"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Tea Board sensory descriptions mention floral/fruity notes and briskness, but flavour notes cannot prove a product’s estate, eligibility or cultivar. Keep regional identity and the verified status of an individual commercial batch separate.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.teaboard.gov.in/TEABOARDCSM/Nw%3D%3D",
              "https://search.ipindia.gov.in/GIRPublicSearch/Application/Details/116"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:ceylon-tea",
      "name": "Ceylon tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-ceylon-tea",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "Sri Lanka",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
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        "world:rwanda-highland-tea"
      ],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "“Ceylon tea” is the established geographic trade description of tea associated with Sri Lanka, not a separate botanical species. The Sri Lanka Tea Board controls a registered Lion Logo mark for qualifying products; merely using the words “Ceylon tea” on a retail label is not equivalent to Lion Logo certification.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ceylontea.gov.lk/ceylon-tea/lion-logo-symbol-of-quality/"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "According to the Tea Board, an authorised Lion Logo pack signifies 100% pure Sri Lankan tea packed in Sri Lanka. A Sri Lankan-origin tea packed overseas may still be sold as Ceylon tea without being eligible to carry that particular certification mark.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ceylontea.gov.lk/ceylon-tea/lion-logo-symbol-of-quality/",
              "https://srilankateaboard.lk/ceylon-tea/why-ceylon-tea/"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The country’s various tea districts produce differing styles and grades; “Ceylon” does not fix one liquor colour or caffeine value. Check the producer, specific region, packing location and presence of legitimately authorised marks rather than using a generic country name as a quality guarantee.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://srilankateaboard.lk/ceylon-tea/why-ceylon-tea/"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:keemun-qimen",
      "name": "Keemun (Qimen)",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-keemun-qimen",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Anhui",
      "nativeName": "祁门红茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Keemun (祁门红茶) now has Anhui geographical-indication quality standard DB34/T 1086-2026, published on 3 June and implemented on 3 July 2026, replacing the 2009 edition. This concerns a protected named tea, not all black tea blended in a Keemun-like style.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/search/stdPage?q=%E7%BA%A2%E8%8C%B6"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "China’s official standards index lists the Keemun specification as current. An individual commercial label still requires separate checks of protected area, composition and documentation before a certified-origin assertion.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/search/stdPage?q=%E7%BA%A2%E8%8C%B6"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:dian-hong",
      "name": "Dian Hong",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-dian-hong",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Yunnan",
      "nativeName": "滇红",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Name and place: 滇红 (Dian Hong) denotes Yunnan black tea; the Yunnan agriculture department documents its craft in Fengqing, Lincang.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://nync.yn.gov.cn/html/2025/yzycfycj_0407/1418141.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Production: the official heritage account describes withering, rolling, oxidation (often described in Chinese tea terminology as fermentation) and drying. That is not the microbial fermentation used for some dark teas.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://nync.yn.gov.cn/html/2025/yzycfycj_0407/1418141.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Scope: Yunnan's 2025 local gongfu-black-tea processing standard provides a processing reference, but a standard is not certification for an individual Dian Hong lot.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/db/search/stdDBDetailedCNF?id=32F455ACC5B46023E06397BE0A0A61C9"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:lapsang-souchong",
      "name": "Lapsang Souchong",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-lapsang-souchong",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Fujian",
      "nativeName": "正山小种",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Lapsang Souchong belongs to the Chinese 小种红茶 (souchong black tea) category. China’s national standard GB/T 13738.3-2012 covers “Black tea—Part 3: Souchong black tea” and remains listed as current.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailedCNF?id=71F772D7E642D3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The published specification came into effect on 1 July 2013. A souchong classification alone is not evidence that a batch was smoked or that its leaves came from a particular mountain or producer.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://openstd.samr.gov.cn/bzgk/std/newGbInfo?hcno=A4F94E2DCBFBF8BC23C3476BD95F6F04"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "China’s official Ministry of Commerce geographical-indication register names 正山小种 (Zhengshan Xiao Zhong) and identifies its EU registered GI; the English term “Lapsang Souchong” is also addressed separately under the agreement’s labelling provisions. The commercial English name is not sufficient evidence of protected origin.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ipr.mofcom.gov.cn/hwwq_2/chn_eu_gi/chn/chn-cat-02-1.8.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:yunnan-gold",
      "name": "Yunnan Gold",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-yunnan-gold",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Yunnan",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Trade description: UK tea-trade directory listings use labels such as “Yunnan Gold Pearls” for Yunnan black tea with golden, down-covered buds. This demonstrates market use, not a single legally defined recipe for every “Yunnan Gold.”",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tea.co.uk/tea-directory/hotels"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Processing and origin: Yunnan's agriculture department documents golden hairs on some Dian Hong-style black tea. The presence of golden tips alone cannot authenticate regional origin or cultivar.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://nync.yn.gov.cn/html/2025/yzycfycj_0407/1418141.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine: a golden-leaf description is not a laboratory measure of caffeine; product-specific caffeine varies.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:earl-grey",
      "name": "Earl Grey",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-earl-grey",
      "recordType": "tea_blend",
      "category": "Flavoured black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "Global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "A blend or flavoring designation, not a distinct Camellia species or single fixed cultivar. No proprietary formulation verified.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Core identity: the UK Tea & Infusions Association describes traditional Earl Grey as black China tea scented with bergamot citrus oil; commercial compositions can vary.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tea.co.uk/about/teas/tuocha"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Ingredient distinction: a bergamot aroma identifies a flavouring convention, not a distinct Camellia sinensis cultivar or a certification of particular botanical extraction methods.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tea.co.uk/about/teas/tuocha",
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine: black-tea-based Earl Grey contains tea caffeine unless the underlying tea has been decaffeinated; even decaf tea is not necessarily caffeine-free.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:english-breakfast",
      "name": "English Breakfast",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-english-breakfast",
      "recordType": "tea_blend",
      "category": "Black blend",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "Global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "A blend or flavoring designation, not a distinct Camellia species or single fixed cultivar. No proprietary formulation verified.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Blend identity: English Breakfast names a robust breakfast-style tea convention rather than one tea species or protected single-origin estate. The UK Tea & Infusions Association lists different black-tea styles used for breakfast drinking.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tea.co.uk/about/teas/tuocha"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Recipes vary: trade directory menus include both an English-labelled Assam/Ceylon/Kenyan blend and single-origin tea used for breakfast. A label does not document every leaf's origin or a universal formula.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tea.co.uk/tea-directory/hotels"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine: serving strength and source leaves matter; neither “breakfast” nor a dark infusion is an assay of the caffeine in a particular cup.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:masala-chai",
      "name": "Masala Chai",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-masala-chai",
      "recordType": "prepared_beverage",
      "category": "Spiced black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "India and beyond",
      "nativeName": "मसाला चाय",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
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      ],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
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        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
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        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://www.roots.gov.sg/ich-landing/ich/Making-and-Sharing-of-Tea"
        ],
        "note": "Camellia sinensis is a commonly used tea base; masala chai has variable spices and preparation. No fixed formula or ingredient batch is established.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Term and composition: मसाला चाय (masala chai) is a spiced tea preparation; a tea-trade directory documents one commercial blend containing black tea with cardamom, cinnamon, anise, cloves and ginger.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tea.co.uk/tea-directory/hotels"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Recipe scope: the listed ingredients demonstrate one recipe, not a canonical spice ratio or exclusive set of spices across Indian households and regions.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tea.co.uk/tea-directory/hotels"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine boundary: where the base is black Camellia sinensis tea, caffeine ordinarily remains; spices and milk do not independently establish its concentration.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1",
              "https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:turkish-ay",
      "name": "Turkish çay",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-turkish-ay",
      "recordType": "prepared_beverage",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "Türkiye",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Name and service: Turkish çay is commonly served in small tulip-shaped glasses, according to Türkiye’s official tourism agency.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://goturkiye.com/culturaljourneys/tea-route"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Brewing tradition: the agency describes a two-part teapot arrangement in which concentrated black-tea liquor can be diluted with hot water to the guest's strength preference.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://goturkiye.com/culturaljourneys/tea-route"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Distinction: the preparation is a serving tradition, not a separate botanical species or automatic certification that the tea was grown in Türkiye.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://goturkiye.com/culturaljourneys/tea-route",
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:moroccan-mint-tea",
      "name": "Moroccan mint tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-moroccan-mint-tea",
      "recordType": "prepared_beverage",
      "category": "Green and mint",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "Morocco and North Africa",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
        "world:moroccan-mint-culture"
      ],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Usually a green-tea and mint preparation; Kew supports the tea plant only, not the species of mint in an individual recipe.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Ingredients: the Moroccan National Tourist Office describes mint tea as Chinese green tea combined with Moroccan mint and sugar; quantities and preparation vary.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.visitmorocco.com/en/blog/time-moroccan-tea"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Cultural scope: official tourism material presents the drink as a social welcome and shared ritual; this cultural description is not a medical benefit claim.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.visitmorocco.com/en/blog/time-moroccan-tea"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine: when the base includes green tea from Camellia sinensis, mint leaves do not make the finished cup caffeine-free.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.visitmorocco.com/en/blog/time-moroccan-tea",
              "https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:pu-erh-pu-er",
      "name": "Pu-erh / Pu’er",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-pu-erh-pu-er",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Dark / fermented",
      "processingFamily": "dark",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Yunnan",
      "nativeName": "普洱茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
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        "atlas:shou-pu-erh"
      ],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Pu-erh / Pu’er (普洱茶) is associated with Yunnan and has a Chinese national geographical-indication product standard, GB/T 22111-2008. China’s standards registry lists the 2008 edition as currently effective following review in August 2025.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=71F772D77589D3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Pu-erh has two production families—sheng (raw) and shou (ripened)—whose processing routes are distinct. The Yuxi municipal market-regulation advisory distinguishes raw sun-dried tea material from the wet-pile fermentation applied to shou.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.yuxi.gov.cn/yxszfxxgk/spaq/20241126/1569925.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Protected-origin Pu-erh is not synonymous with any dark, compressed tea cake sold worldwide. A trade name or aged wrapper alone cannot prove the Yunnan sourcing, legally protected production area, microbe safety or manufacture year of an individual cake.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=71F772D77589D3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A",
              "https://www.yuxi.gov.cn/yxszfxxgk/spaq/20241126/1569925.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:sheng-pu-erh",
      "name": "Sheng Pu-erh",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-sheng-pu-erh",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Dark / raw",
      "processingFamily": "dark",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Yunnan",
      "nativeName": "生普洱茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
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        "atlas:shou-pu-erh"
      ],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Sheng Pu-erh (生普洱茶, raw Pu-erh) is described by Yuxi market authorities as produced using Yunnan sun-dried large-leaf tea material without the deliberate wet-pile fermentation step used for shou. This is a processing identity, not a guarantee of a particular vintage.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.yuxi.gov.cn/yxszfxxgk/spaq/20241126/1569925.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "GB/T 22111-2008 remains the nationally listed geographical-indication Pu-erh standard as of October 2026. It is relevant to legally protected Pu-erh production claims, whereas generic “raw tea cake” labelling is insufficient to authenticate geographic eligibility.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=71F772D77589D3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Raw compressed tea can change over storage, but assertions about exact production year, decades-old origin or guaranteed appreciation cannot be validated by the tea-family classification. The vendor’s batch and storage evidence remain separate verification tasks.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.yuxi.gov.cn/yxszfxxgk/spaq/20241126/1569925.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:shou-pu-erh",
      "name": "Shou Pu-erh",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-shou-pu-erh",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Dark / ripe",
      "processingFamily": "dark",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Yunnan",
      "nativeName": "熟普洱茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
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        "atlas:sheng-pu-erh"
      ],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Sourced to a national tea standards, research or GI authority; regional and product eligibility remains unverified."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Source-specific government, standards or research documents; no independent product or lot authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Shou Pu-erh (熟普洱茶, ripened Pu-erh) is differentiated by wet-pile processing (渥堆发酵) of sun-dried Yunnan tea material, according to the Yuxi municipal market-regulation authority. The artificial accelerated fermentation step is absent from the standard sheng route.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.yuxi.gov.cn/yxszfxxgk/spaq/20241126/1569925.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The current nationally listed protected-origin Pu-erh standard is GB/T 22111-2008, reaffirmed in 2025. Such a standard establishes product criteria; it does not automatically certify a particular wrapper, producer, batch history or GI-label entitlement.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=71F772D77589D3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Do not present dark liquor colour as proof of maturity, beneficial microbes, exact fermentation duration, or medical efficacy. Yuxi market authorities explicitly discuss storage and purchase precautions, so quality and safety require batch-level evidence.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.yuxi.gov.cn/yxszfxxgk/spaq/20241126/1569925.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Batch, harvest and producer provenance",
          "Current supplier GI and grade eligibility",
          "Claims in other site articles beyond this sourced statement set"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:liu-bao",
      "name": "Liu Bao",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-liu-bao",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Dark",
      "processingFamily": "dark",
      "editorialRegion": "China · Guangxi",
      "nativeName": "六堡茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Liu Bao (六堡茶, liu pao tea) has its own section in China’s dark-tea standards, GB/T 32719.4-2016, implemented in 2017. In this context dark tea is a processing family, not a claim that all black-looking leaves are Liu Bao.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=71F772D8113AD3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The official Chinese translation-plan notice documents Liu Bao’s history as an export tea associated with Southeast Asia, including Singapore and Malaysia. This cultural history does not authenticate any individual aged-tea claim.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gfs/search/gfsDetailed?id=20B5583BD5D58DB3E06397BE0A0AF99D"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Chemical-method limitation: The ISO/TS 5617:2025 chemical method does not supersede the dark-tea manufacturing class in ISO 20715:2023. Its reported 85% discrimination accuracy is not proof of the microbial processing or provenance of a commercial Liu Bao tea.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3Ats%3A5617%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:fu-zhuan",
      "name": "Fu Zhuan",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-fu-zhuan",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Dark",
      "processingFamily": "dark",
      "editorialRegion": "China",
      "nativeName": "茯砖茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Fu Zhuan (茯砖茶) is specifically covered by GB/T 9833.3-2013, “Compressed tea—Part 3: Fu zhuan tea,” replacing the withdrawn 2002 version. It is a compressed-tea style, not a different tea-plant species.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://std.samr.gov.cn/gb/search/gbDetailed?id=71F772D7EC24D3A7E05397BE0A0AB82A"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The 2013 standard confirms a formal category but does not itself verify the microorganisms, microbiological safety, manufacture date, or provenance of an individual Fu Zhuan brick. Batch-level testing and traceability remain separate questions.",
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        ],
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          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
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    },
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      "name": "Kombucha",
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          "Other claims in the linked article beyond the stated evidence",
          "Commercial product, harvest, producer or particular recipe authentication"
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      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
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            "statement": "Category: kombucha is a fermented beverage made using microorganisms; Singapore's Food Agency treats it within home-fermentation food safety guidance, not as a botanical species.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Safety: SFA warns that contamination can arise from poorly controlled fermentation and recommends sanitised equipment, refrigeration and acidity control for home preparation.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.sfa.gov.sg/food-safety-tips/food-risk-concerns/risk-at-a-glance/safety-of-home-fermentation---is-my-homemade-kombucha-safe-to-drink"
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Composition: tea base, sweetening, fermentation time and ingredients differ, so no universal caffeine, sugar, alcohol or therapeutic-effect claim follows from the label “kombucha.”",
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          }
        ],
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          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
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      "name": "Decaf black tea",
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          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
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      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Meaning of decaf: the US FDA explicitly notes that decaffeinated coffees and teas may retain caffeine; the label does not mean an absolute zero.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Processing identity: decaf black tea remains a black-tea product after caffeine reduction; it is not a botanical herbal infusion.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Scope: no exact caffeine amount can be assigned from the phrase “decaf black tea” without a product-specific test or authoritative manufacturer data.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
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    },
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      "id": "atlas:decaf-green-tea",
      "name": "Decaf green tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-decaf-green-tea",
      "recordType": "decaffeinated_true_tea",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
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        "note": "Decaffeination alters a tea product rather than creating a botanical species; this entry does not certify residual caffeine content.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
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            "statement": "Meaning of decaf: the US FDA states that decaffeinated tea may still contain caffeine, so “decaf green” must not be categorised as guaranteed caffeine-free.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Style distinction: the underlying leaf derives from the tea plant and retains a green-tea processing identity; decaffeination is a separate manufacturing step, not proof of medicinal properties.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Unresolved: the decaffeination method and remaining caffeine level are product-specific and cannot be determined from the general category name.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
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      "name": "Chamomile",
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      "category": "Flower infusion",
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      "editorialRegion": "Europe and global",
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      "caffeineCategory": "none",
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        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
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        "scope": "Deliberately no single accepted botanical species assigned",
        "note": "“Chamomile” is a common name applied to more than one species; see German chamomile for a defined species."
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      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Common-name caution: “chamomile” can refer to German and Roman chamomile. It must not be assigned one Latin species name without identifying which plant is present.",
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          {
            "statement": "Clinical evidence: the US NCCIH states that the evidence for insomnia treatment is very limited, and its fact sheet is primarily about German chamomile, not every product sold under the common name.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Safety: allergy to related Asteraceae plants, reported drug interactions and unknown pregnancy safety warrant care. No sleeping or therapeutic benefit is certified by this beverage entry.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
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      "id": "atlas:german-chamomile",
      "name": "German chamomile",
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      "category": "Flower infusion",
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        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/154715-2",
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        "note": "German chamomile, not all plants sold under the broad name “chamomile”."
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      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Botanical identity: Kew accepts Matricaria chamomilla L.; the names Matricaria recutita and Chamomilla recutita also appear in clinical literature. This identifies a species, not the contents of any consumer product.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Common-name comparison: Roman chamomile is a different plant. The two should not be merged in a botanical database or regarded as therapeutically interchangeable.",
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              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/chamomile"
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Evidence and safety: NCCIH reports inadequate evidence for reliably establishing benefits across conditions, with potential allergy and medicine interactions. A tea is not a verified insomnia treatment.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/chamomile"
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
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      "id": "atlas:rooibos",
      "name": "Rooibos",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-rooibos",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Leaf infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "South Africa",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Aspalathus linearis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A475647-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
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      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A475647-1",
        "scope": "Ingredient plant name only; not a specimen, product or clinical verification",
        "note": "The rooibos plant; green and oxidized rooibos are processing styles."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Plant identity: rooibos is made from Aspalathus linearis (Burm.f.) R.Dahlgren, an accepted legume species in Kew’s Plants of the World Online.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Classification: this is a botanical infusion, not one of the tea-processing families of Camellia sinensis. Plain rooibos is naturally without tea-leaf caffeine, while blends must be assessed by their complete ingredient list.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Provenance limit: the species record establishes a taxon and native range in South Africa; it does not certify the harvest location, legal origin designation or properties of an individual product.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:honeybush",
      "name": "Honeybush",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-honeybush",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Leaf infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "South Africa",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
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      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/489297-1",
        "scope": "Deliberately no single accepted botanical species assigned",
        "note": "“Honeybush” covers several Cyclopia species; do not assign Cyclopia intermedia to every product.",
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Multiple Cyclopia species confirmed by South African ARC; do not assign one universal species."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Honeybush is not a single species: South Africa’s Agricultural Research Council describes beverage production from several Cyclopia species, including C. intermedia, C. subternata, C. longifolia and C. genistoides.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Harvested shoots can be chopped and oxidised to make the familiar brown honeybush, while an unoxidised “green honeybush” is also produced. These are processing differences within a botanical infusion, not ISO true-tea oxidation classes.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.arc.agric.za/arc-infruitec-nietvoorbij/honeybush/Pages/Farming-and-processing.aspx",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
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            "statement": "Some honeybush is sourced from wild stands. South Africa’s environment department has noted overharvesting pressure on C. intermedia and C. subternata. A product label needs its own species and sourcing evidence before a sustainability claim is made.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
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      "id": "atlas:hibiscus-roselle",
      "name": "Hibiscus / Roselle",
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      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Africa, Asia, Caribbean",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Sabdariffa gossypiifolia",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A77361038-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
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          "name": "Hibiscus sabdariffa",
          "status": "widely used historical name; synonym under Kew POWO 2026",
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        "status": "taxonomy-in-transition",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A77361038-1",
        "scope": "Name interpretation only; no specimen or finished-product verification",
        "note": "Kew POWO currently accepts Sabdariffa gossypiifolia and treats the widely used Hibiscus sabdariffa as a synonym. Some other Kew services and older publications still use Hibiscus sabdariffa; both names are retained for lookup.",
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Kew POWO currently accepts Sabdariffa gossypiifolia and lists Hibiscus sabdariffa as synonym. Other taxonomies may differ."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
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            "statement": "For the roselle commonly sold as “hibiscus tea,” Kew currently lists Hibiscus sabdariffa L. as a synonym of the accepted name Sabdariffa gossypiifolia. The familiar market name remains useful, but Kew’s nomenclature should be attributed to that taxonomic authority rather than stated as a universal consensus.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Descriptions in Kew’s plant-information records identify the fleshy calyx as the commercially used material for tart roselle drinks. That is different from a generic infusion of petals labelled merely “hibiscus flowers.”",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Plain roselle contains no Camellia sinensis leaves, but bottled mixes can contain tea, sugar or other herbs. Neither the botanical naming decision nor the traditional use establishes that roselle beverages treat hypertension or another condition.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
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      "id": "atlas:peppermint",
      "name": "Peppermint",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-peppermint",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Mint infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Mentha × piperita",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A450969-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
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      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A450969-1",
        "scope": "Ingredient plant name only; not a specimen, product or clinical verification",
        "note": "Peppermint is a hybrid, not simply a variety of spearmint."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
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            "statement": "Botanical identity: Kew treats Mentha × piperita L. as an accepted hybrid, associated with M. aquatica × M. spicata. The multiplication sign matters: this is not a distinct species of the tea plant.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/450969-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Plant part: peppermint infusion commonly uses leaves, whereas peppermint oil preparations are concentrated extracts. Clinical studies of the oil must not be presented as direct evidence that peppermint tea produces the same effect.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/450969-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine: the plant itself is not tea and does not naturally supply tea-leaf caffeine; flavored blends may include caffeinated ingredients.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/450969-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:spearmint",
      "name": "Spearmint",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-spearmint",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Mint infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Mentha spicata",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/451162-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/451162-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Typical spearmint species; commercial blends may contain other mints."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Kew accepts Mentha spicata L. as a distinct species. The name “spearmint” is not interchangeable with peppermint (Mentha × piperita): the two mint labels should not be collapsed into one species entry or assumed to have identical chemical profiles.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/451162-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Spearmint has an extensive cultivated distribution and Kew documents food uses. Its aroma, preparation and whether a blend contains tea leaves still require an ingredient-level check; plant identity alone does not prove infusion concentration.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/451162-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "An ordinary plain spearmint-leaf infusion is not a tea-plant infusion. Adding black tea, green tea or mate changes the caffeine classification, so “mint tea” should never be interpreted as guaranteed caffeine-free without checking the ingredients.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:lemon-balm",
      "name": "Lemon balm",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-lemon-balm",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Leaf infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Europe and beyond",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Melissa officinalis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/450084-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/450084-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Common lemon balm species, not citrus peel or lemongrass."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Kew recognises Melissa officinalis L. as an accepted species in the mint family (Lamiaceae). The common name “lemon balm” describes the herb, not lemongrass: Cymbopogon citratus is a different grass-family species.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/450084-1",
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/396896-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kew places the native range of M. officinalis from the Mediterranean to Central Asia, with cultivation elsewhere. Cultivated origin of a particular tea bag must be substantiated separately from the natural distribution of the plant.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/450084-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "A plain leaf infusion contains no tea-plant leaves; however, a labelled lemon-balm blend could contain true tea or additional botanicals. A long-standing traditional reputation for relaxation does not constitute clinical evidence that a cup treats insomnia.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:lemongrass",
      "name": "Lemongrass",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-lemongrass",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Stalk infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Southeast Asia",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Cymbopogon citratus",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/396896-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
        "world:australian-lemon-myrtle"
      ],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/396896-1",
        "scope": "Ingredient plant name only; not a specimen, product or clinical verification",
        "note": "Common culinary lemongrass; commercial products may use other Cymbopogon species."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Botanical identity: Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf is an accepted name at Kew and one documented species of cultivated culinary lemongrass.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/396896-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Preparation: infusions use the aromatic leaf and stalk material. The common name can also be used for other Cymbopogon taxa, so the ingredient identity on a specific package still requires verification.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/396896-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The plant is not Camellia sinensis. Naturally caffeine-free plain lemongrass should not be confused with flavored mixtures containing tea or other stimulant plants.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/396896-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:ginger",
      "name": "Ginger",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-ginger",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Rhizome infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Asia and global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Zingiber officinale",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/798372-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/798372-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Culinary ginger rhizome; botanical identity does not imply medicinal efficacy."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Botanical identity: Kew recognizes Zingiber officinale Roscoe as the culinary ginger species. The pungent spice is obtained from its rhizome (modified underground stem), not a true root.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798372-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Preparation: sliced, grated or dried ginger steeped in water forms an infusion, not Camellia sinensis tea. Products with added black or green tea cannot be treated as caffeine-free.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798372-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Evidence distinction: clinical results from capsules or concentrated extracts do not automatically establish the effectiveness or dose of a household ginger beverage.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:798372-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:turmeric",
      "name": "Turmeric",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-turmeric",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Rhizome infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "South and Southeast Asia",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Curcuma longa",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/796451-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/796451-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Culinary turmeric rhizome; turmeric products are not chemically equivalent."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "The culinary rhizome marketed as turmeric is commonly Curcuma longa L.; Kew accepts this species in the ginger family. A cut-root drink, a powdered culinary infusion and a highly concentrated curcumin supplement are not the same exposure.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/796451-1",
              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/turmeric"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "US NCCIH reports gastrointestinal side effects from oral turmeric/curcumin and liver injury reports with some formulations modified to increase curcumin absorption. These supplement warnings must not be misquoted as evidence that every food-level turmeric drink causes liver injury.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/turmeric"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "NCCIH cautions that turmeric supplements during pregnancy may be unsafe; evidence on larger-than-food amounts while breastfeeding is limited. No turmeric beverage should be described as a proven cure for inflammation, diabetes or liver disease.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/turmeric"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:pandan",
      "name": "Pandan",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-pandan",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Leaf infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Southeast Asia",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Pandanus amaryllifolius",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/670690-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/670690-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Common fragrant culinary pandan leaf; not all Pandanus species or pandan-flavoured products."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Kew accepts Pandanus amaryllifolius Roxb. for aromatic pandan and records its native range as Maluku, with cultivation and introduction elsewhere in Southeast Asia. Native range is not evidence of the origin of a particular packet of dried leaves.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/670690-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Pandan leaf infusion belongs among botanical infusions, not ISO tea types: despite the everyday word “tea,” no Camellia sinensis is present when the recipe uses only pandan leaves and water.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/670690-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The name pandan can also be used broadly for plants in the Pandanus genus. Precise food-ingredient identification, additives and packaging provenance remain necessary before treating a retailer’s “pandan tea” as a confirmed species.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/670690-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:barley-tea-mugicha",
      "name": "Barley tea (Mugicha)",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-barley-tea-mugicha",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Grain infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Japan, Korea, East Asia",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Hordeum vulgare",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/405391-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [
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        "world:korean-yuja-cha"
      ],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/405391-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Roasted-barley ingredient. Barley is a gluten-containing grain; the plant name does not certify a brewed product as gluten-free."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Plain mugicha (麦茶) is a roasted-grain infusion made from barley, commonly Hordeum vulgare L., rather than Camellia sinensis. Kew accepts H. vulgare as the barley species; ISO’s true-tea classification therefore does not apply.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/405391-1",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Because the plain drink uses grain rather than true tea, it is naturally caffeine-free when it contains no caffeine-added ingredients. This does not mean it is suitable for everyone: barley is a gluten-containing grain.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/405391-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "“Barley tea,” “grain tea” and multi-grain beverages are not automatically identical formulas. For coeliac disease or gluten avoidance, rely on verified product labelling and appropriate allergen information rather than a Japanese or Korean style name alone.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/405391-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:corn-silk",
      "name": "Corn silk",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-corn-silk",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Plant infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Many regions",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Zea mays",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/426810-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/426810-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Corn silk refers to the stigma/style of maize; not an independent tea species."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "The maize source plant for corn silk is Zea mays; Kew recognises the cultivated maize subspecies Zea mays subsp. mays. Botanical identity of maize does not validate medicinal efficacy of its silk infusion.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Corn silk is a botanical infusion rather than Camellia tea. Statements about diuretic use are traditional-use descriptions, not evidence that a homemade infusion treats urinary infection or other disease.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A77172819-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:chrysanthemum",
      "name": "Chrysanthemum",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-chrysanthemum",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "China and East Asia",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/193510-1",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Several chrysanthemum taxa enter commerce. C. × morifolium is a hybrid; neither reference proves the species of a packet."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Chrysanthemum indicum",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/193510-1"
        },
        {
          "name": "Chrysanthemum × morifolium",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/77111328-1"
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      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
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          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/77111328-1"
        ],
        "note": "Several chrysanthemum taxa enter commerce. C. × morifolium is a hybrid; neither reference proves the species of a packet.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Species caution: Kew accepts Chrysanthemum × morifolium as a named hybrid used for food and medicine; this does not prove every “chrysanthemum tea” packet contains that specific hybrid.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A77111328-1/general-information"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Identity verification: the common beverage name does not establish a cultivar, botanical voucher, flower part or allergy suitability. Ingredient labels and supplier-level identification are still needed.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A77111328-1/general-information"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Category: a pure chrysanthemum-flower infusion is not tea made from Camellia sinensis; blends containing true tea should be classified separately for caffeine.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1",
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A77111328-1/general-information"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:jasmine-flower-infusion",
      "name": "Jasmine flower infusion",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-jasmine-flower-infusion",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "China and beyond",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/609755-1",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Jasminum sambac is a recognized species, but “jasmine flower” does not identify all infusions as this species.",
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Jasminum sambac is one documented species but actual flower identity may vary; remain unspecified."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Jasminum sambac",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/609755-1"
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      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/609755-1"
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        "note": "Jasminum sambac is a recognized species, but “jasmine flower” does not identify all infusions as this species.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "“Jasmine” is not a species-level ingredient description. Kew accepts Jasminum sambac, one fragrant jasmine used in food contexts, but this does not mean every jasmine-flower infusion contains that species; a supplier or specimen record is needed.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/609755-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "A water infusion of jasmine flowers alone is botanically different from jasmine green tea, in which Camellia sinensis supplies the tea leaf and caffeine. A floral aroma alone cannot establish which preparation is in the cup.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/609755-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Do not generalise clinical effects or food safety from one Jasminum species to another. The labelled flower species, added flavourings and any true-tea ingredients must be checked before classifying a mixed commercial drink.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/609755-1"
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:jasmine-green-tea",
      "name": "Jasmine green tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-jasmine-green-tea",
      "recordType": "tea_blend",
      "category": "Floral green",
      "processingFamily": "green",
      "editorialRegion": "China and beyond",
      "nativeName": "茉莉花茶",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
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        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ],
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Government standard and/or regional name evidenced in Atlas profile, but no product- or lot-level GI authentication."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claim-specific government or standards references; generic style does not authenticate an individual origin, cultivar or product",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Jasmine green tea (茉莉花茶) combines true tea with floral scenting; it differs botanically from a standalone jasmine-flower infusion. Fujian’s agriculture department describes the Fuzhou jasmine-tea craft as scenting tea leaves with jasmine blossoms.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://nynct.fujian.gov.cn/ztzl/fsfsfnyp/202510/t20251030_7028144.htm",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
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          },
          {
            "statement": "The published regional description concerns Fuzhou jasmine tea rather than every product in the world sold as “jasmine tea.” It cannot verify the tea leaf grade, flower species, number of scenting cycles, ingredients or place of manufacture of another retailer’s product.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://nynct.fujian.gov.cn/ztzl/fsfsfnyp/202510/t20251030_7028144.htm"
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Because the scented base contains Camellia sinensis, ordinary jasmine green tea naturally contains caffeine. A strongly floral aroma or “jasmine” headline must not prompt classification as a caffeine-free floral tisane without reading the complete ingredients.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Seller GI eligibility, provenance and commercial product authenticity",
          "Named cultivar and lot-level processing evidence",
          "Uncited claims on other pages"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:osmanthus-flower",
      "name": "Osmanthus flower",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-osmanthus-flower",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "China",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Osmanthus fragrans",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/610878-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/610878-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Fragrant osmanthus commonly used in aromatic infusions; finished products may be blended."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Osmanthus fragrans Lour. is an accepted species in Kew’s Oleaceae taxonomy; its small fragrant flowers are documented as flavouring and tea ingredients. Osmanthus flower infusion is not itself a category of Camellia tea.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A610878-1/general-information"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kew lists a native range from the Himalaya through East and Southeast Asia. Species range is not proof of where a particular commercial batch of dried flowers was harvested.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/610878-1"
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:rose-petals",
      "name": "Rose petals",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-rose-petals",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/77394892-1",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Rose petal teas can be derived from multiple Rosa species or hybrids; damask rose is one example, not a universal identification."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Rosa × damascena",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/77394892-1"
        }
      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/77394892-1"
        ],
        "note": "Rose petal teas can be derived from multiple Rosa species or hybrids; damask rose is one example, not a universal identification.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Multiple botanicals: the European Medicines Agency uses the heading Rosae flos for flower material from Rosa gallica, R. centifolia or R. damascena; “rose petals” alone does not identify one species.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/rosae-flos"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Medical-evidence boundary: the EMA herbal monograph addresses particular preparations and traditional medicinal contexts; it must not be generalized into proven drinking-tea benefits for all rose cultivars.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/rosae-flos"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Practical identity: supplier provenance and suitability for food use matter because ornamental roses and culinary products cannot be equated from a common name.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/rosae-flos"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:lavender",
      "name": "Lavender",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-lavender",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Mediterranean and global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/449008-1",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "English lavender is an accepted botanical identity; generic lavender products may contain other Lavandula species."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Lavandula angustifolia",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/449008-1"
        }
      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/449008-1"
        ],
        "note": "English lavender is an accepted botanical identity; generic lavender products may contain other Lavandula species.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "The European Medicines Agency lavender-flower monograph specifically names Lavandula angustifolia Mill., while the broad shop label “lavender tea” does not guarantee that species or plant part.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/lavandulae-flos"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kew recognises L. angustifolia and places its native range in southwestern Europe. A herbal-medicine monograph is not proof that a commercial food infusion meets pharmaceutical standards.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/449008-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
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    {
      "id": "atlas:butterfly-pea-flower",
      "name": "Butterfly pea flower",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-butterfly-pea-flower",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Southeast Asia",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Clitoria ternatea",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A486606-1/general-information",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A486606-1/general-information",
        "scope": "Ingredient plant name only; not a specimen, product or clinical verification",
        "note": "The butterfly-pea plant; no medicinal outcome is implied.",
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Named standard butterfly-pea species checked against Kew, not authenticated product."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Kew accepts Clitoria ternatea L. as the butterfly-pea species. Its botanical identity is different from pea-flower colour photographs and from other edible floral infusions; visual colour alone cannot establish the species or purity of a packaged product.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/486606-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kew records a native range extending across tropical Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, with introduction elsewhere. Southeast Asian culinary use should not be equated with an exclusively Southeast Asian native origin.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/486606-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "A plain butterfly-pea infusion has no Camellia tea leaves and is normally classified as a botanical infusion, not “blue tea” in the technical ISO oolong sense. Mixes that contain actual tea or other added ingredients must be assessed separately.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/486606-1"
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:dried-longan-infusion",
      "name": "Dried longan infusion",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-dried-longan-infusion",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Fruit infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "East and Southeast Asia",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Dimocarpus longan",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/782795-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/782795-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Longan fruit plant; a drink may contain added sugars or botanicals."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Dried longan comes from the edible fruit of Dimocarpus longan Lour., an accepted Sapindaceae species at Kew. An infusion of the dried fruit is botanically distinct from the Camellia tea plant.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/782795-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kew lists a broad South and Southeast Asian native distribution for the species. This cannot independently establish a packet’s cultivation area, cultivar, sweetener content, or processing quality.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/782795-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:goji-berry-infusion",
      "name": "Goji berry infusion",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-goji-berry-infusion",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Fruit infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "China and beyond",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/816356-1",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Lycium barbarum is source-checked; commercial goji labels can also refer to other Lycium plants."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Lycium barbarum",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/816356-1"
        }
      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/816356-1"
        ],
        "note": "Lycium barbarum is source-checked; commercial goji labels can also refer to other Lycium plants.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "“Goji berry” may refer to fruits associated with more than one Lycium species. Kew separately accepts Lycium barbarum L. and Lycium chinense Mill.; the trading name alone does not resolve a product’s botanical identity.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A816356-1/general-information"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kew also treats Lycium chinense as an accepted species with a distinct documented distribution. Neither species record is clinical proof for claims about eyesight, immunity, or other outcomes of a prepared beverage.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A816389-1/general-information"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
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      "id": "atlas:red-date-jujube-tea",
      "name": "Red date / jujube tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-red-date-jujube-tea",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Fruit infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "East Asia",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Ziziphus jujuba",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/719213-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/719213-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Chinese jujube / red date fruit, not a date palm species."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Chinese red date or jujube normally refers to Ziziphus jujuba Mill., accepted by Kew in the Rhamnaceae family. The fruit should not be confused with the unrelated date-palm fruit.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A719213-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kew documents East Asian distribution and wide cultivation. A sweet dried-fruit infusion varies with quantity and preparation, and taxonomy alone cannot establish medical effects or added sugar.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A719213-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:linden-flower",
      "name": "Linden flower",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-linden-flower",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Europe",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
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        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online; European Medicines Agency",
        "sourceUrl": "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/tiliae-flos",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "EMA lists Tilia cordata, T. platyphyllos and T. × vulgaris, or mixtures, under linden flower. Single-species attribution would be inaccurate."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Tilia cordata",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/835277-1"
        }
      ],
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        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/835277-1",
          "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/tiliae-flos"
        ],
        "note": "EMA lists Tilia cordata, T. platyphyllos and T. × vulgaris, or mixtures, under linden flower. Single-species attribution would be inaccurate.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "“Linden flower” is not a single universal species. The EMA monograph covers flowers of Tilia cordata, Tilia platyphyllos and Tilia × vulgaris, including mixtures; a generic packet may require species verification.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/tiliae-flos"
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          },
          {
            "statement": "The EMA review assesses defined preparations within a traditional herbal-medicine framework; it does not constitute approval of every linden tea sold as a food or robust proof of a clinical treatment.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/tiliae-flos"
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:elderflower",
      "name": "Elderflower",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-elderflower",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Europe",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/30122169-2",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Sambucus nigra is an accepted species associated with European elderflower, not a universal identification of every product."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Sambucus nigra",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/30122169-2"
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      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/30122169-2"
        ],
        "note": "Sambucus nigra is an accepted species associated with European elderflower, not a universal identification of every product.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "The EMA elder-flower monograph is specifically for flowers of Sambucus nigra L.; it is not a blanket specification for every elder species or for elderberries. The plant part matters.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/sambuci-flos"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "EMA bases the monograph’s common-cold indication on long-standing traditional use, rather than sufficient efficacy evidence from clinical trials. It also describes age and symptom-duration precautions for medicinal products.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/sambuci-flos"
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:nettle-leaf",
      "name": "Nettle leaf",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-nettle-leaf",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Leaf infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Europe and beyond",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/260630-2",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Urtica dioica is a documented species; verify the ingredient of individual nettle preparations."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Urtica dioica",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/260630-2"
        }
      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/260630-2"
        ],
        "note": "Urtica dioica is a documented species; verify the ingredient of individual nettle preparations.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "The EMA nettle-leaf monograph covers leaves of both Urtica dioica and Urtica urens. A botanical reference must not assign every unnamed “nettle” infusion to U. dioica alone.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/urticae-folium"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Its herbal-medicine scope is for specified leaf preparations and does not authenticate product species, prove a “detox” effect, or justify replacing medical evaluation with a tea.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/urticae-folium"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:dandelion-root",
      "name": "Dandelion root",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-dandelion-root",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Root infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/254151-1",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Kew treats the Taraxacum officinale name under a broader taxonomic section; do not infer one simple species from “dandelion”."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Taraxacum sect. Taraxacum",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/254151-1"
        }
      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/254151-1"
        ],
        "note": "Kew treats the Taraxacum officinale name under a broader taxonomic section; do not infer one simple species from “dandelion”.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "EMA has a separate medicinal monograph for dandelion root identified as Taraxacum officinale F.H. Wigg. This root-only reference should not be confused with its separate root-with-herb assessment.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/taraxaci-officinalis-radix"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "The agency’s other monograph explicitly covers radix cum herba (root with herb), showing why a product’s plant parts need checking before medical or preparation claims are transferred between products.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/taraxaci-radix-cum-herba"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:chicory-root",
      "name": "Chicory root",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-chicory-root",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Root infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Europe and global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Cichorium intybus",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/194533-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/194533-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Common chicory root; roasting does not make this a Camellia tea."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Kew recognises Cichorium intybus L. as an accepted species in the daisy family (Asteraceae). It is not the same plant as dandelion root, though both may be sold dried and roasted for coffee-like drinks.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/194533-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Roasted chicory root is a non-tea botanical preparation; the word “coffee” in “chicory coffee” describes the style or use, not the presence of coffee beans. Blends that include coffee or tea may contain caffeine.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/194533-1",
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kew documents food and other uses but does not, by its species record alone, establish clinical benefits from drinking chicory. Identify the dried ingredient and formulation before discussing suitability, fibre exposure or health effects.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/194533-1"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:fennel-seed",
      "name": "Fennel seed",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-fennel-seed",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Seed infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Mediterranean, India and beyond",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Foeniculum vulgare",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/842680-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/842680-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Culinary fennel fruit commonly called seed; not star anise."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Fennel belongs to Foeniculum vulgare Mill. according to Kew. The everyday term “seed” usually denotes the dried fruit in herbal-medicine terminology, so the label and ingredient form matter.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/842680-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "EMA’s sweet-fennel-fruit review limits its traditional-use interpretation and advises against use of those herbal medicines in children under four; it also gives pregnancy and allergy precautions. This is not an endorsement of infant teas.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/foeniculi-dulcis-fructus"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:anise-seed",
      "name": "Anise seed",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-anise-seed",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Seed infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Mediterranean and Middle East",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Pimpinella anisum",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/846658-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/846658-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Anise fruit commonly called seed; distinct from star anise (Illicium verum)."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Aniseed is the fruit of Pimpinella anisum L., a species Kew accepts in Apiaceae. It is botanically different from star anise (Illicium species), despite the similar flavour terminology.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A846658-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "EMA’s Anisi fructus monograph is explicitly a defined anise-fruit herbal-medicine reference, not evidence that anise infusions can substitute for professional treatment of digestive or respiratory illness.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/anisi-fructus"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:cardamom",
      "name": "Cardamom",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-cardamom",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Spice infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "South Asia and Middle East",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/796556-1",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Elettaria cardamomum is green cardamom. A generic “cardamom” label does not rule out other cardamom species."
      },
      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
          "name": "Elettaria cardamomum",
          "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/796556-1"
        }
      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/796556-1"
        ],
        "note": "Elettaria cardamomum is green cardamom. A generic “cardamom” label does not rule out other cardamom species.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Green or true cardamom is associated with Elettaria cardamomum (L.) Maton, a Kew-accepted ginger-family species native to southwestern India. The trade name “cardamom” can also be used for other spices.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A796556-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "When infused alone, cardamom is a spice preparation rather than processed Camellia tea; when added to masala chai it is an ingredient in a tea-containing beverage. Packaging must resolve the actual mixture.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:cinnamon",
      "name": "Cinnamon",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-cinnamon",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Bark infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/463752-1",
        "scope": "No unique species assigned to the generic product name",
        "note": "Cinnamon is a trade/common name used for bark from multiple Cinnamomum species. Kew recognizes Cinnamomum verum and Cinnamomum aromaticum separately; species cannot be inferred from this generic Atlas heading.",
        "editorialClarificationB12": "Multi-source commercial cinnamon; Kew currently treats C. cassia as synonym of Neolitsea cassia. Never present one universal cinnamon taxon."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "The everyday word “cinnamon” covers more than one commercial botanical source. Kew accepts Cinnamomum verum for Ceylon cinnamon, while its current taxonomy treats the name Cinnamomum cassia as a synonym of Neolitsea cassia. A trade label alone does not settle specimen identity.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/466940-1"
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Germany’s Federal Institute for Risk Assessment distinguishes the relatively low coumarin typical of Ceylon cinnamon from higher concentrations in some cassia cinnamon. Content varies among products; habitual large amounts should not be treated as interchangeable with occasional culinary use.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          },
          {
            "statement": "US NCCIH finds no clear support for cinnamon as a treatment for any medical condition, and notes that supplement trials often lack species or plant-part identification. Cinnamon infusions must not be promoted as diabetes medication.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:licorice-root",
      "name": "Licorice root",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-licorice-root",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Root infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Asia and Europe",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "none",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
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      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
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        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/496941-1",
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        "note": "Licorice root can come from Glycyrrhiza glabra and other Glycyrrhiza species, including G. uralensis. This general heading does not establish which species a product contains."
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      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
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        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Preparation: licorice-root infusion is distinct from the similarly named candy; glycyrrhizin content depends on the ingredient and preparation. An ingredient description does not authenticate product dose.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Safety: the US NCCIH warns that glycyrrhizin can contribute to serious cardiovascular problems, especially with substantial or repeated intake. People with hypertension, heart or kidney conditions are among those at increased risk.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "This is not an everyday “caffeine-free therefore safe” alternative. The medicine-interaction and dose questions need qualified review rather than an automatic Tea Finder recommendation.",
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              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/licorice-root"
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:valerian-root",
      "name": "Valerian root",
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      "category": "Root infusion",
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      "editorialRegion": "Europe",
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      "botanicalName": "Valeriana officinalis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/860012-1",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
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        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/860012-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Common European valerian species; products labelled valerian may involve other Valeriana species."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Kew accepts Valeriana officinalis L. as a botanical species. US NCCIH identifies valerian preparations mainly with underground roots and rhizomes. A plant name alone does not authenticate the ingredients, extracted compounds or dose in a commercial sleep tea.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "NCCIH reports inconsistent evidence for sleep problems and says the evidence is insufficient to determine valerian’s usefulness for health conditions. The American Academy of Sleep Medicine recommended against valerian as treatment for chronic adult insomnia.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/valerian"
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          },
          {
            "statement": "NCCIH advises avoiding valerian with alcohol or sedatives because of possible added drowsiness; long-term safety and use in pregnancy or breastfeeding are uncertain. This entry must not be framed as a proven or universally safe sleep treatment.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/valerian"
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          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:passionflower",
      "name": "Passionflower",
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      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Flower infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Americas and global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
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        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/675096-1",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Passiflora incarnata is an accepted species; the common name “passionflower” covers many taxa."
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      "candidateBotanicals": [
        {
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        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
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          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
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      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "EMA’s medicinal passionflower reference specifically covers dried above-ground parts of Passiflora incarnata L. The broad “passionflower” common name does not establish the plant species in an unverified commercial blend.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "The agency classifies the traditional stress/sleep indication by long-standing use rather than well-established clinical evidence. This is not evidence that any passionflower drink treats insomnia or anxiety.",
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              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/passiflorae-herba"
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        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
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    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:sage-infusion",
      "name": "Sage infusion",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-sage-infusion",
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      "category": "Leaf infusion",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
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        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/456833-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Common culinary sage; other Salvia species are used in traditional beverages."
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      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "EMA’s sage-leaf monograph identifies Salvia officinalis L. as its named botanical source. The reference is specific to sage leaf and cannot automatically be applied to other Salvia species or essential oils.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "The EMA reference concerns particular herbal preparations and traditional-use contexts, not clinical approval of a casual sage drink for mouth, digestive or other medical conditions.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/medicines/herbal/salviae-officinalis-folium"
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        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:thyme-infusion",
      "name": "Thyme infusion",
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      "category": "Leaf infusion",
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      "editorialRegion": "Mediterranean",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
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        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/461765-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Common culinary thyme; generic thyme blends can use other Thymus species."
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      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "EMA explicitly includes two species in its thyme-herb review: Thymus vulgaris L. and Thymus zygis L. The monograph specifies leaves and flowers, not every plant sold under “thyme.”",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          {
            "statement": "EMA categorises its productive-cough use as traditional: available studies were insufficient for firm efficacy conclusions. A tea must not be portrayed as an established medical treatment.",
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        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
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        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/731955-1",
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "Rosa canina is a rosehip-bearing species, but rosehips are not exclusive to it."
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      "candidateBotanicals": [
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      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
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            "statement": "“Rosehip” names the fruiting structure of roses rather than one universal species. Kew lists Rosa canina L. as an accepted species and records “rose hip” among its common names, but this cannot identify every mixed rosehip product.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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          },
          {
            "statement": "Kew’s plant record establishes a species and distribution, not the vitamin-C content remaining after drying or steeping. Nutritional concentration requires analysis of the prepared product.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
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      "name": "Lemon verbena",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-lemon-verbena",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Leaf infusion",
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      "editorialRegion": "South America and global",
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      "botanicalName": "Aloysia citrodora",
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        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/1015994-1",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Lemon verbena, not lemon balm or lemongrass; Lippia citrodora is a synonym."
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      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
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            "statement": "Lemon verbena is Aloysia citrodora Paláu, which Kew recognises as an accepted Verbenaceae species. Older plant labels may use synonyms such as Lippia citrodora.",
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            "statement": "Kew places the species’ native range in southern Bolivia to northwestern Argentina. Distribution and a lemon-like aroma do not authenticate a product or establish any therapeutic effect.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
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      "category": "Cacao infusion",
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      "editorialRegion": "Global",
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      "botanicalName": "Theobroma cacao",
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        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/320783-2",
        "scope": "Representative ingredient species only; product/photograph/origin/clinical claims not checked",
        "note": "Cacao bean husk ingredient; caffeine and theobromine may be present. Do not infer caffeine-free status."
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      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific independently attributed taxonomy, standard, origin-scope or herbal-safety statements on the associated Atlas card; not full article or commercial product authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
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            "statement": "Cacao husk is a by-product of Theobroma cacao L., a Kew-accepted Malvaceae species. An infusion of cacao husks is not made from Camellia sinensis and should not be categorised as black tea.",
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            "statement": "Kew documents a tropical American native range for cacao. The plant identity alone says nothing about a husk beverage’s theobromine, caffeine, contaminants or suitability for a particular person.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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        "outstanding": [
          "Commercial product composition, provenance and production lot",
          "Further uncited statements and cross-page claims",
          "Independent expert review for health-related interpretation where appropriate"
        ]
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      "botanicalName": "Ilex paraguariensis",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
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        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/315555-2",
        "scope": "Ingredient plant name only; not a specimen, product or clinical verification",
        "note": "The plant of ordinary yerba mate; distinct from other holly infusions."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Specific published botanical, processing, cultivar, GI or safety statements shown in this Atlas profile; NOT complete topic, product or batch authentication",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Plant identity: yerba mate uses Ilex paraguariensis A.St.-Hil. Kew recognizes this as an accepted species in the holly family Aquifoliaceae.",
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            "statement": "Category: mate is a naturally caffeinated botanical infusion, not true tea from Camellia sinensis. Its traditional hot and cold preparations (including tereré) differ in serving method.",
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          {
            "statement": "Limits: preparation strength and serving size differ greatly. A plant taxon record does not establish the origin, safety, caffeine milligrams or certification of any purchased batch.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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        "outstanding": [
          "Individual commercial product composition/provenance",
          "Uncited assertions elsewhere in article and associated pages",
          "External qualified clinical review where health-adjacent"
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      "name": "Guayusa",
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      "category": "Caffeinated holly",
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      "editorialRegion": "Amazonian Ecuador",
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      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A127854-2",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
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        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
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        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A127854-2",
        "scope": "Ingredient plant name only; not a specimen, product or clinical verification",
        "note": "The guayusa holly species, distinct from Ilex paraguariensis."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
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            "statement": "Kew accepts Ilex guayusa Loes. as a holly species native across parts of western South America, including Ecuador and Peru. It is distinct from Camellia sinensis, despite sometimes being sold as a “tea.”",
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          {
            "statement": "Analytical studies document caffeine in I. guayusa leaves; one 2024 experiment measured caffeine in its own sampled ethanolic extracts. Those laboratory values must not be converted into a universal per-cup number without an actual brewing method and sample.",
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          {
            "statement": "Historical Amazonian use is documented in ethnopharmacological literature, but a published account of a cultural practice is neither evidence that every community prepares guayusa identically nor a clinical trial demonstrating a health benefit.",
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        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
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      "id": "atlas:yaupon",
      "name": "Yaupon",
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      "editorialRegion": "North America",
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      "botanicalName": "Ilex vomitoria",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
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        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/83863-1",
        "scope": "Ingredient plant name only; not a specimen, product or clinical verification",
        "note": "The yaupon holly species, not yerba mate or guayusa."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Individually linked primary, institutional or peer-reviewed statements in this Atlas profile; no product/batch authentication or global claim certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Kew accepts Ilex vomitoria Aiton as a species native to the southeastern and south-central United States and nearby regions, and explicitly records “yaupon” as a common name. The botanical epithet should not be interpreted as a medical warning that ordinary yaupon infusions cause vomiting.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/83863-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "A peer-reviewed LC–MS study found caffeine-related purine alkaloids in sampled Ilex vomitoria leaves, while a related holly, Ilex cassine, did not show corroborated caffeine in that study. Related holly species should not all be assigned the same chemistry.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31042034/"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Yaupon is a caffeinated botanical infusion rather than true tea from Camellia sinensis. Product provenance, leaf composition and infusion strength remain separate questions; a native-plant label is not a verified caffeine measurement.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
              "https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31042034/"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "outstanding": [
          "Named commercial product or cultivar authenticity",
          "Claims elsewhere on linked pages not individually verified",
          "Clinical expert review of health-related entries where appropriate"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:kuding",
      "name": "Kuding",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-kuding",
      "recordType": "botanical_or_infusion",
      "category": "Bitter holly / botanicals",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "China",
      "nativeName": "苦丁茶",
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "varies",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": null,
        "scope": "No unique species assigned to the generic product name",
        "note": "“Kuding” can denote preparations made from different plants (including holly and privet); the current general entry does not identify a particular species. Obtain a product-specific scientific name before assigning a Kew species record."
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Botanical ambiguity: a peer-reviewed taxonomic review describes large-leaved Kudingcha from Ilex taxa and small-leaved forms associated with Ligustrum; the name 苦丁茶 is not one botanical species.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7551553/"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Processing and plant identity: a botanical kuding infusion should not be presented as a Camellia sinensis processing family simply because its commercial name ends in “tea.”",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7551553/",
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine and health claims: the common name alone establishes neither caffeine quantity nor clinical efficacy, so a particular species and product should be identified before giving either conclusion.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7551553/"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:fruit-infusion-blends",
      "name": "Fruit infusion blends",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-fruit-infusion-blends",
      "recordType": "botanical_infusion",
      "category": "Fruit blend",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Global",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": "varies",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "species-ambiguous",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "sourceUrl": null,
        "scope": "Taxonomic alternatives only; no product/specimen authenticated",
        "note": "A blend label cannot specify a single species or botanical identity; inspect its complete ingredient list."
      },
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "multiple-species-or-blend",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Accepted identities of named examples, not market ingredients",
        "sourceUrls": [],
        "note": "A blend label cannot specify a single species or botanical identity; inspect its complete ingredient list.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Product-specific ingredient species and botanical material",
          "Product manufacturing, efficacy and safety"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Ingredient scope: tea-trade directory examples combine various fruit pieces, rosehips and hibiscus; “fruit infusion” describes a mixture, not an independently accepted botanical taxon.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tea.co.uk/tea-directory/hotels"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine: caffeine depends on what the blend actually contains; an infusion mixed with black/green tea cannot be described as naturally caffeine-free solely because its marketing name mentions fruit.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much",
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Product boundary: evaluate each ingredient and relevant allergens separately rather than assigning therapeutic properties or nutritional amounts from a generic flavour title.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.tea.co.uk/tea-directory/hotels"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:thai-iced-tea-cha-yen",
      "name": "Thai iced tea (Cha Yen)",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-thai-iced-tea-cha-yen",
      "recordType": "prepared_beverage",
      "category": "Black tea beverage",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "Thailand",
      "nativeName": "ชาเย็น",
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
        ],
        "note": "Kew confirms the underlying tea species and ISO defines broad tea families; cultivar, named style, processing execution and origin have not been individually authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Original-language term: ชาเย็น (cha yen) denotes chilled tea; published Thai cooking guidance describes a milk-sweetened, iced black-tea preparation, not a single universally fixed factory recipe.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://thai-foodie.com/thaifood/thai-milk-tea-recipe-cha-yen-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99/"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Variation: the amount and type of milk, sweetener, black-tea blend, colour and flavour additions depend on the recipe; orange colour by itself does not identify the harvest or cultivar.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://thai-foodie.com/thaifood/thai-milk-tea-recipe-cha-yen-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99/"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Caffeine and sugar: a black-tea base supplies caffeine while additions can supply sugar; readers should check the exact serving rather than treating the recipe name as a nutritional value.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://thai-foodie.com/thaifood/thai-milk-tea-recipe-cha-yen-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%A2%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%99/",
              "https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:chiang-rai-oolong",
      "name": "Chiang Rai oolong",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-chiang-rai-oolong",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Oolong",
      "processingFamily": "oolong",
      "editorialRegion": "Thailand · Chiang Rai",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://ipthailand.go.th/th/dip-news/item/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%95-%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B6%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C.html"
        ],
        "note": "Kew establishes the underlying Camellia species. The Thai DIP additionally documents a Chiang Rai GI scope for green and oolong products; no individual packet or seller is authenticated.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Official geographic scope: Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property defines Chiang Rai Tea GI for specified green and oolong teas produced from Assam- and China-type tea plants in enumerated Chiang Rai districts.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ipthailand.go.th/th/dip-news/item/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%95-%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B6%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Cultivars: provincial government records name producers using numbered Chinese-tea oolongs (including Nos. 12 and 17); these examples do not establish that all Chiang Rai oolongs use the same cultivar.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://radiochiangrai.prd.go.th/th/content/category/detail/id/57/iid/295244"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Authentication: merely stating “Chiang Rai oolong” is not proof of permission to use the GI insignia or compliance by a particular seller or batch.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://radiochiangrai.prd.go.th/th/content/category/detail/id/57/iid/295244"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "atlas:thai-grown-assam-black-tea",
      "name": "Thai-grown Assam black tea",
      "url": "tea-library.html#tea-thai-grown-assam-black-tea",
      "recordType": "processed_true_tea",
      "category": "Black",
      "processingFamily": "black",
      "editorialRegion": "Thailand · Northern Thailand",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": "Camellia sinensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A828548-1",
      "caffeineCategory": "contains",
      "provenance": "OngTeh Tea Atlas entry; field-level botanical reference only when supplied",
      "reviewStatus": "atlas-editorial-record",
      "related": [],
      "classificationReference": "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "tea-plant-verified-style-unverified",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Camellia sinensis plant base only",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/828548-1",
          "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen",
          "https://ipthailand.go.th/th/dip-news/item/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%95-%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B6%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C.html"
        ],
        "note": "Kew accepts C. sinensis var. assamica, but this has not authenticated any Thai cultivar or lot; Chiang Rai Tea GI covers specified green and oolong products, not black tea.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Individual cultivar and/or production lot",
          "Individual origin / GI eligibility where relevant",
          "Product-specific preparation or chemistry"
        ]
      },
      "atlasClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Claims shown in the profile are source-scoped, NOT full authenticity, medical or batch certification",
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Botanical distinction: Kew lists Camellia sinensis var. assamica as an accepted infraspecific tea-plant name. “Assam-type” refers to plant material, not necessarily tea manufactured in India’s Assam region.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "GI limitation: Thailand’s registered Chiang Rai Tea designation specifically lists green tea and oolong, not black tea. The GI therefore cannot be cited as authentication of a Thai black-tea product.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ipthailand.go.th/th/dip-news/item/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%95-%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B6%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C.html"
            ]
          },
          {
            "statement": "Provenance: whether a black-tea package is actually Thai-grown and from Assam-type plants requires traceable producer, cultivar and harvest evidence; the descriptor alone is insufficient.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:828548-1",
              "https://ipthailand.go.th/th/dip-news/item/%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%81%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%81%E0%B9%87%E0%B8%95-%E0%B9%81%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%B0-%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B2%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A3%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%A2-%E0%B9%84%E0%B8%94%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%82%E0%B8%B6%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B0%E0%B9%80%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B8%A2%E0%B8%99%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%B4%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%9A%E0%B9%88%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%8A%E0%B8%B5%E0%B9%89%E0%B8%97%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%87%E0%B8%A0%E0%B8%B9%E0%B8%A1%E0%B8%B4%E0%B8%A8%E0%B8%B2%E0%B8%AA%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%A3%E0%B9%8C.html"
            ]
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Producer / lot authenticity",
          "Any unsupported article-wide or clinical claims",
          "Ingredient, cultivar or site-specific provenance where applicable"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "world:kenyan-black-tea",
      "name": "Kenyan black tea",
      "url": "tea-kenyan-black-tea.html",
      "recordType": "growing_origin",
      "category": "Growing origin",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Africa",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
      "caffeineCategory": null,
      "provenance": "OngTeh sourced World Tea Reference article",
      "reviewStatus": "sourced-context-article",
      "related": [
        "atlas:ceylon-tea",
        "world:rwanda-highland-tea"
      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "source-checked-context-not-botanical",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Tea crop and Kenyan sector documented by public agricultural research organization",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://www.kalro.org/divisions/crops/tea/",
          "https://infotradekenya.go.ke/menu/4?l=en",
          "https://www.fao.org/markets-and-trade/commodities-overview/beverages/tea/en"
        ],
        "note": "Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization describes the tea crop and Kenyan smallholder tea research. Its institutional history differs in some details from other promotional sources, so contested introduction dates are not treated as settled.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Other claims in the linked article beyond the stated evidence",
          "Commercial product, harvest, producer or particular recipe authentication"
        ]
      },
      "regionalClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Three attributable factual or evidence-limitation statements; remainder of article not independently certified",
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          "UNESCO/institutional or government source"
        ],
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Kenya’s national news agency distinguishes conventional orthodox black-tea production from crush–tear–curl (CTC) processing, explaining that the latter uses serrated rollers to create smaller leaf particles. These are manufacture methods, not separate botanical species.",
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              "https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/cs-linturi-implores-factories-to-produce-orthodox-tea/"
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            "scopeLabel": "Production methods"
          },
          {
            "statement": "Kenya’s government Yearbook documents the importance of black tea and the development of green, yellow, white and other niche sectors. This general description does not fix one processing style for every Kenyan tea.",
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            "scopeLabel": "Government sector overview"
          },
          {
            "statement": "A 2025 Kenya News Agency report describes a policy push to harmonize regional orthodox-tea standards. A policy discussion about developing that market does not prove that all Kenyan black tea is already orthodox or that a product has origin certification.",
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              "https://www.kenyanews.go.ke/eac-states-urged-to-harmonise-orthodox-tea-standards/"
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          "Other article assertions not covered by these three statements",
          "Commercial-product and batch provenance",
          "Source revisions and jurisdiction-specific changes",
          "Health or ingredient claims requiring independent evidence"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "world:hong-kong-milk-tea",
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      "recordType": "prepared_beverage",
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        "status": "source-checked-context-not-botanical",
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        "verifiedField": "Specific official or scholarly context, not botanical sample identity",
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          "https://www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/past_representative_list_of_the_ich_inventory.html"
        ],
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        "stillToVerify": [
          "Additional claims in the linked article",
          "Specific product, lot, ingredient or regional variation"
        ]
      },
      "regionalClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Three attributable factual or evidence-limitation statements; remainder of article not independently certified",
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        ],
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          {
            "statement": "Hong Kong’s government included the Hong Kong-style milk-tea making technique in its first representative list of local intangible cultural heritage in 2017. This is Hong Kong recognition, not a standalone UNESCO world inscription.",
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              "https://www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/past_representative_list_of_the_ich_inventory.html"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Heritage authority"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The Hong Kong Intangible Cultural Heritage Office describes blending tea leaves, boiling and infusing them, force-pouring, and combining the brewed tea with milk. Those are documented craft steps, not a single recipe imposed on every café.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.icho.hk/en/web/icho/representative_list_milk_tea.html"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Craft description"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The official inventory describes a cloth-colander method and evaporated milk. The technique, sometimes called silk-stocking milk tea, should not be mistaken for a botanical tea species or proof of a specific vendor’s blend.",
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            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Inventory method"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The FDA identifies black tea as a caffeine-containing drink and stresses serving-size variation; a tea-based Hong Kong milk tea cannot be assigned a precise caffeine amount from its drink name.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/spilling-beans-how-much-caffeine-too-much"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Tea-based caffeine"
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Other article assertions not covered by these three statements",
          "Commercial-product and batch provenance",
          "Source revisions and jurisdiction-specific changes",
          "Health or ingredient claims requiring independent evidence"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "world:malaysian-teh-tarik",
      "name": "Malaysian teh tarik",
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      "recordType": "prepared_beverage",
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      "processingFamily": null,
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      "provenance": "OngTeh sourced World Tea Reference article",
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      "related": [
        "atlas:masala-chai",
        "world:singapore-teh-ordering"
      ],
      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "source-checked-context-not-botanical",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Specific official or scholarly context, not botanical sample identity",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/breakfast-culture-in-malaysia-dining-experience-in-a-multi-ethnic-society-02113"
        ],
        "note": "UNESCO inscribed Malaysian breakfast culture in 2024, including teh tarik among the drinks; this is NOT a standalone UNESCO inscription for teh tarik.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Additional claims in the linked article",
          "Specific product, lot, ingredient or regional variation"
        ]
      },
      "regionalClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Three attributable factual or evidence-limitation statements; remainder of article not independently certified",
        "sourceTypes": [
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        ],
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "UNESCO inscribed “Breakfast culture in Malaysia: dining experience in a multi-ethnic society” in 2024; the listing includes teh tarik among breakfast drinks but is not a separate UNESCO inscription for the beverage.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/breakfast-culture-in-malaysia-dining-experience-in-a-multi-ethnic-society-02113"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Scope of inscription"
          },
          {
            "statement": "UNESCO frames the recognized element as shared food practices across Malaysia’s multi-ethnic communities in private and public settings. The cultural inscription documents social context rather than fixed tea, sugar or milk proportions.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/breakfast-culture-in-malaysia-dining-experience-in-a-multi-ethnic-society-02113"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Cultural transmission"
          },
          {
            "statement": "A UNESCO heritage description provides no basis to certify the safety, caffeine level, health effects or national provenance of any commercially sold cup of teh tarik.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/breakfast-culture-in-malaysia-dining-experience-in-a-multi-ethnic-society-02113"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Evidence limitation"
          },
          {
            "statement": "WHO’s free-sugar definition includes sugar, honey and syrup added during food or drink preparation. The UNESCO inscription of Malaysian breakfast culture does not specify a sugar content for a cup of teh tarik.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/healthy-diet"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Free-sugar scope"
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Other article assertions not covered by these three statements",
          "Commercial-product and batch provenance",
          "Source revisions and jurisdiction-specific changes",
          "Health or ingredient claims requiring independent evidence"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "world:paraguayan-terere",
      "name": "Paraguayan tereré",
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      "recordType": "prepared_beverage",
      "category": "Prepared beverage",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "The Americas",
      "nativeName": "tereré",
      "botanicalName": "Ilex paraguariensis",
      "botanicalReference": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/315555-2",
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      "provenance": "OngTeh sourced World Tea Reference article",
      "reviewStatus": "sourced-context-article",
      "related": [
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        "world:argentine-mate-cocido",
        "world:brazilian-chimarrao"
      ],
      "botanicalVerification": {
        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/315555-2",
        "scope": "Ingredient plant name only; not a specimen, product or clinical verification",
        "note": "Botanical base for ordinary tereré; accompanying herbs can vary."
      },
      "regionalClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Three attributable factual or evidence-limitation statements; remainder of article not independently certified",
        "sourceTypes": [
          "UNESCO/institutional or government source"
        ],
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "UNESCO inscribed the “Practices and traditional knowledge of Terere in the culture of Pohã Ñana” in 2020. The named element is the Paraguayan practice and its intergenerational knowledge, not a certification that all cold mate drinks are identical.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/practices-and-traditional-knowledge-of-terere-in-the-culture-of-poha-nana-a-traditional-drink-of-paraguay-01603"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "UNESCO inscription"
          },
          {
            "statement": "UNESCO describes cold water mixed with crushed pohã ñana herbs, then served with yerba mate and drunk through a bombilla. The particular herbs and manner of preparation belong to a living tradition and should not be generalized into one universal formula.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/practices-and-traditional-knowledge-of-terere-in-the-culture-of-poha-nana-a-traditional-drink-of-paraguay-01603"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Documented preparation"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The nomination references healing attributes in inherited popular wisdom; this is a cultural account, not a clinical determination that the herbs prevent or treat disease.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://ich.unesco.org/en/RL/practices-and-traditional-knowledge-of-terere-in-the-culture-of-poha-nana-a-traditional-drink-of-paraguay-01603"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Health-evidence boundary"
          }
        ],
        "unresolved": [
          "Other article assertions not covered by these three statements",
          "Commercial-product and batch provenance",
          "Source revisions and jurisdiction-specific changes",
          "Health or ingredient claims requiring independent evidence"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "world:japanese-tencha",
      "name": "Tencha",
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      "recordType": "processing_or_tea_style",
      "category": "Processing style",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Asia & Central Asia",
      "nativeName": null,
      "botanicalName": null,
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      "related": [
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      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "source-checked-context-not-botanical",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Cultural, processing or geographic context stated in primary source",
        "sourceUrls": [
          "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
        ],
        "note": "MAFF describes steaming and non-rolling drying of covered leaves for tencha, the basis of matcha. The original source does not authenticate any individual tea sample.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Full article claim-by-claim citation review",
          "Specific botanical cultivar/ingredient where applicable"
        ]
      },
      "regionalClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Three attributable factual or evidence-limitation statements; remainder of article not independently certified",
        "sourceTypes": [
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        ],
        "supportedStatements": [
          {
            "statement": "Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture describes traditional Uji tencha as made from covered tea shoots that are steamed and dried without rolling. This differentiates it from the rolling stage of traditional gyokuro manufacture.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Processing comparison"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The ministry explains that stems and veins can be removed from tencha before the prepared leaf is stone-ground to produce matcha. Tencha leaf and finished matcha powder are therefore different product forms.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Tencha–matcha relationship"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The same official account distinguishes open-air-grown sencha from shade-grown tencha, gyokuro and kabusecha. These definitions do not verify that a particular packet was produced in Uji or by the exact traditional process.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.maff.go.jp/e/policies/market/dento_syoku/menu/uzi_tea.html"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Scope of geographic source"
          },
          {
            "statement": "ISO 20715:2023 defines matcha production with shaded tea shoots, steaming, drying without rolling and fine grinding; this manufacturing definition does not validate a named factory or label claim.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.iso.org/obp/ui?_escaped_fragment_=iso%3Astd%3Aiso%3A20715%3Aed-1%3Av1%3Aen"
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            "scopeLabel": "Matcha and tencha processing scope"
          }
        ],
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          "Other article assertions not covered by these three statements",
          "Commercial-product and batch provenance",
          "Source revisions and jurisdiction-specific changes",
          "Health or ingredient claims requiring independent evidence"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "world:singapore-teh-ordering",
      "name": "Singapore teh ordering",
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      "recordType": "cultural_practice",
      "category": "Cultural practice",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Asia & Central Asia",
      "nativeName": "teh · teh-O · teh-C",
      "botanicalName": null,
      "botanicalReference": null,
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      "fieldReview": {
        "status": "source-checked-context-not-botanical",
        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Cultural, processing or geographic context stated in primary source",
        "sourceUrls": [
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        ],
        "note": "National Heritage Board documents teh, teh-C, teh-O and other local ordering terms. The original source does not authenticate any individual tea sample.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Full article claim-by-claim citation review",
          "Specific botanical cultivar/ingredient where applicable"
        ]
      },
      "regionalClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Three attributable factual or evidence-limitation statements; remainder of article not independently certified",
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            "statement": "Singapore’s public HealthHub guidance defines teh as tea with sugar and condensed milk, teh O as tea with sugar but without milk, and teh C as tea with sugar and evaporated milk. This is a locally documented ordering convention, not a legal ingredient standard for every stall.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.healthhub.sg/well-being-and-lifestyle/food-diet-and-nutrition/i-love-coffee-i-love-tea"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Ordering terminology"
          },
          {
            "statement": "HealthHub uses kosong for no sugar, siu dai for less sugar, poh for weaker and gao for stronger. These modifiers help specify an order but do not measure the sugar grams or milligrams of caffeine in the finished cup.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.healthhub.sg/well-being-and-lifestyle/food-diet-and-nutrition/i-love-coffee-i-love-tea"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Modifiers and measurement"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The health authority notes that milk and sugar change calorie intake and that caffeine tolerance varies. A familiar drink name alone is insufficient for individual dietary or clinical decisions.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Nutrition boundary"
          },
          {
            "statement": "Singapore’s Health Promotion Board requires food-related claims to be scientifically verifiable and not misleading. A lower-sugar ordering phrase is a recipe choice, not evidence of disease prevention.",
            "sourceUrls": [
              "https://www.hpb.gov.sg/healthy-living/food-and-beverage/nutrition-labelling-and-claims/"
            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Food-claim boundary"
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        ],
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          "Other article assertions not covered by these three statements",
          "Commercial-product and batch provenance",
          "Source revisions and jurisdiction-specific changes",
          "Health or ingredient claims requiring independent evidence"
        ]
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    {
      "id": "world:korean-omija-cha",
      "name": "Korean omija-cha",
      "url": "tea-korean-omija-cha.html",
      "recordType": "botanical_or_infusion",
      "category": "Botanical infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Asia & Central Asia",
      "nativeName": "오미자차",
      "botanicalName": "Schisandra chinensis",
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        "status": "source-checked-plant-identity",
        "authority": "Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew — Plants of the World Online",
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        "sourceUrl": "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn%3Alsid%3Aipni.org%3Anames%3A60456331-2",
        "scope": "Ingredient plant name only; not a specimen, product or clinical verification",
        "note": "The characteristic omija berry plant; preparation can include other ingredients."
      },
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        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "scope": "Three narrow statements supported by named originals; remainder of article not independently certified",
        "sourceTypes": [
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        ],
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            "statement": "The Korea Tourism Organization identifies 오미자차 (omija-cha) as a drink prepared from dried omija fruit, with one described version gently boiled in water and sweetened with honey. Its page documents a preparation example, not a mandatory national recipe.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Korean tourism food record"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The name omija is explained in Korean tourism material through the traditional “five flavours” description. That is a cultural sensory description; it does not establish five measured compounds or a health outcome.",
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            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Traditional name and flavour"
          },
          {
            "statement": "Korea Tourism Organization separately documents omija in a chilled barley-and-fruit punch. Thus “omija-cha” must not be used as a blanket ingredient label for all omija-containing drinks.",
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              "https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/contents/contentsView.do?vcontsId=181896"
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        ],
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          "Product, producer, lot and ingredient provenance",
          "Subsequent official source revisions",
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        ]
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      "id": "world:korean-yuja-cha",
      "name": "Korean yuja-cha",
      "url": "tea-korean-yuja-cha.html",
      "recordType": "botanical_or_infusion",
      "category": "Botanical infusion",
      "processingFamily": null,
      "editorialRegion": "Asia & Central Asia",
      "nativeName": "유자차",
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        "checkedOn": "2026-10-26",
        "verifiedField": "Yuzu name in Kew taxonomic record; a representative ingredient, not a fixed recipe",
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          "https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/771942-1",
          "https://english.visitkorea.or.kr/svc/thingsToDo/foodTrip/special_view.do?vcontsId=181906"
        ],
        "note": "Kew lists Citrus × junos as an artificial hybrid; the Korean drink may be made from yuja preserve. Neither specific commercial fruit provenance nor preparation is authenticated.",
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      },
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            "statement": "Korea Tourism Organization’s 19 October 2023 description calls the drink 유자차 / yujacha and describes preserving citrus with sugar or honey before dilution in water. This records a preparation, not a universal packaged-beverage specification.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "That tourism description also contains conventional cold-season wellness language. A culinary or cultural government webpage is not a clinical trial, and neither immune protection nor treatment of infection is established by this citation.",
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            "statement": "WHO counts sugars and honey added in beverage preparation as free sugars. A culturally documented yuja preserve does not have a single standard sugar content or demonstrate a medicinal cold remedy.",
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        ],
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          "Other article claims beyond the named evidence"
        ]
      }
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    {
      "id": "world:cay-turkiye-azerbaijan",
      "name": "Çay in Türkiye and Azerbaijan",
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      "recordType": "cultural_practice",
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      "editorialRegion": "Asia & Central Asia",
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          {
            "statement": "University of Hawaiʻi’s native-plant directory identifies māmaki as Pipturus albidus, an endemic Hawaiian plant in the nettle family. It is botanically separate from Camellia sinensis, despite being prepared as a drink called tea.",
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          {
            "statement": "University of Hawaiʻi’s plant directory notes that another plant called green māmaki is ʻākōlea (Boehmeria grandis). A common-name overlap requires care before attributing a retail ingredient to Pipturus albidus.",
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          "Source revisions and jurisdiction-specific changes",
          "Health or ingredient claims requiring independent evidence"
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      "id": "world:kashmiri-kahwa",
      "name": "Kashmiri kahwa: green tea, spices and regional variation",
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            "statement": "The district guide describes preparation in a samovar as a historic feature of Kashmiri kahwa. A samovar is preparation equipment, not a tea cultivar, and modern service need not use it.",
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          {
            "statement": "Although the tourism guide makes broad wellness comments, its recipe and cultural description do not constitute controlled clinical evidence for benefits from saffron or spices.",
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      "id": "world:kashmiri-noon-chai",
      "name": "Kashmiri noon chai: pink salted tea and its ingredients",
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          "Original-language names and cultivar attribution where relevant"
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          {
            "statement": "The same account describes a concentrated tea extract made before dilution with water and milk. Time and ingredient ratios therefore affect servings rather than one universal sodium or caffeine amount applying to all noon chai.",
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          {
            "statement": "The inclusion of milk and salt means ingredient and sodium disclosures matter. A culinary recipe or health-benefit headline is not by itself clinical evidence that salted tea prevents disease.",
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        ],
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          "Claims outside this claim-level review",
          "Product, producer, lot and ingredient provenance",
          "Subsequent official source revisions",
          "Clinical effects, contraindications and individual caffeine or sodium content unless separately evaluated"
        ]
      }
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    {
      "id": "world:indian-kangra",
      "name": "Kangra tea: India’s Himalayan-growing tea region",
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        ]
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            "statement": "India’s Geographical Indications Registry lists “Kangra Tea” as registered application 25, certificate 17, with the registration valid to 10 February 2035 as shown in the current public record.",
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            "scopeLabel": "GI status and date"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The Tea Board of India describes Kangra tea cultivation in Himachal Pradesh at approximately 900–1,400 metres, with both green and black manufacture. These are regional facts and not a separate seventh tea-processing family.",
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            "scopeLabel": "Growing context"
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          {
            "statement": "A registered geographical name is not proof that any product bearing “Himalayan” or “Kangra” wording has authorized origin. Producer verification and compliance remain separate questions.",
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          "Other article assertions not covered by these three statements",
          "Commercial-product and batch provenance",
          "Source revisions and jurisdiction-specific changes",
          "Health or ingredient claims requiring independent evidence"
        ]
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    {
      "id": "world:rwanda-highland-tea",
      "name": "Rwanda tea: highland cultivation and black-tea processing",
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        "note": "Rwanda agricultural export board documents highland cultivation and predominantly CTC black tea. The original source does not authenticate any individual tea sample.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Full article claim-by-claim citation review",
          "Specific botanical cultivar/ingredient where applicable"
        ]
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        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
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          {
            "statement": "Rwanda’s National Agricultural Export Development Board states that tea was introduced in the 1950s and describes production across Northern, Western and Southern provinces. These are origin facts, not a single branded taste.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            "scopeLabel": "National board history and regions"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The export board identifies CTC black tea as the predominant manufacture, while noting green, white and orthodox teas. The processing category should not be inferred solely from “Rwanda” on the packet.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            ],
            "scopeLabel": "Manufacture diversity"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The board reports production and cooperative figures for the 2023/24 period; those figures are dated industry snapshots, not live 2026 output nor evidence about a named factory lot.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            "scopeLabel": "Date-bound industry data"
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          "Claims outside this claim-level review",
          "Product, producer, lot and ingredient provenance",
          "Subsequent official source revisions",
          "Clinical effects, contraindications and individual caffeine or sodium content unless separately evaluated"
        ]
      }
    },
    {
      "id": "world:malawian-tea",
      "name": "Malawian tea: cultivation, processing and smallholder context",
      "url": "tea-malawian-tea.html",
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        "verifiedField": "Record type and scope audited against existing source article; claim-level verification incomplete",
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          "Original-language names and cultivar attribution where relevant"
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            "statement": "An FAO review of Malawi’s tea sector locates important tea-growing activity in Thyolo and Mulanje, with a smaller northern growing area. It is a historical study of the 2005–2013 period, not a map certified for every 2026 estate.",
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            "scopeLabel": "Historical district geography"
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          {
            "statement": "A 2022 policy briefing indexed by FAO describes constraints for small-scale tea producers, including financing, pricing and opportunities to add value. The growers’ economic circumstances matter independently from cup flavour.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            "scopeLabel": "Smallholder value-chain context"
          },
          {
            "statement": "The FAO-listed briefing is by the International Institute for Environment and Development; being hosted in the FAO database is not equivalent to FAO endorsement of each recommendation or to product-level certification.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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            "scopeLabel": "Source provenance and limitation"
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          {
            "statement": "ISO 20715 defines black, green, white, oolong, dark and yellow tea as processing categories of Camellia sinensis. The classification cannot itself establish a Malawian estate’s location, grade or quality.",
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        ],
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          "Subsequent official source revisions",
          "Clinical effects, contraindications and individual caffeine or sodium content unless separately evaluated"
        ]
      }
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    {
      "id": "world:nepal-ilam-orthodox",
      "name": "Nepal Ilam tea: orthodox processing and eastern tea gardens",
      "url": "tea-nepal-ilam-orthodox.html",
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        "status": "article-sources-collected-unverified",
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        "verifiedField": "Record type and scope audited against existing source article; claim-level verification incomplete",
        "sourceUrls": [
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        "note": "Record is an editorial topic, not a botanical species. These links were already cited by the article; their relevance to each individual claim and original-language attribution has not been fully verified.",
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          "Individual geographic, cultural or process assertions against primary publications",
          "Original-language names and cultivar attribution where relevant"
        ]
      },
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        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
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            "statement": "Nepal’s National Tea and Coffee Development Board lists multiple producers based in Ilam and labels their output as orthodox, green or both. This substantiates processing diversity within the growing area.",
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            "scopeLabel": "National board producer listing"
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          {
            "statement": "The national board separately lists tea associations operating in Ilam and Suryodaya, including an orthodox-producer association. These are institutional references, not an endorsement of every product labeled Ilam.",
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          {
            "statement": "A government-board hosted study distinguishes hilly orthodox-tea districts such as Ilam from the concentration of CTC tea in Jhapa. Growing geography and leaf-processing methods therefore require separate descriptions.",
            "sourceUrls": [
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        ],
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          "Product, producer, lot and ingredient provenance",
          "Subsequent official source revisions",
          "Clinical effects, contraindications and individual caffeine or sodium content unless separately evaluated"
        ]
      }
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    {
      "id": "world:vietnam-shan-tuyet",
      "name": "Vietnam Shan Tuyết: ancient-tree mountain tea and its identities",
      "url": "tea-vietnam-shan-tuyet.html",
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        "verifiedField": "Shan Tuyết regional tea designation and locality documented",
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        "note": "Vietnam tourism documents Shan Tuyết teas in the mountainous Hoàng Su Phì area. Described ancient-tree ages and branded origin or individual harvests require independent provenance before being asserted as fact.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Other claims in the linked article beyond the stated evidence",
          "Commercial product, harvest, producer or particular recipe authentication"
        ]
      },
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        "sourceScope": "Named primary or institutional source confirms only the statements listed; not independently verified product origin or clinical conclusions",
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      "id": "world:hanoi-lotus-scented",
      "name": "Hanoi lotus-scented tea: Quảng An, West Lake and national heritage",
      "url": "tea-hanoi-lotus-scented.html",
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      "editorialRegion": "Asia & Central Asia",
      "nativeName": "trà sen",
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          "https://vietnamtourism.gov.vn/en/post/13956"
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        "note": "Vietnam’s government records Quảng An lotus-tea making as Vietnamese national intangible cultural heritage (2024), not a UNESCO global inscription. The account describes green tea scented with lotus, not a universal single-plant lotus infusion.",
        "stillToVerify": [
          "Other claims in the linked article beyond the stated evidence",
          "Commercial product, harvest, producer or particular recipe authentication"
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      },
      "regionalClaimEvidence": {
        "reviewedOn": "2026-10-26",
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          "Specific botanical cultivar/ingredient where applicable"
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            "statement": "A May 2021 United Nations Development Programme story locates Georgian tea’s early growing history in Guria but presents different stories about the first introducer, without treating one legend as verified.",
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            "statement": "The UNDP account describes disruption after the Soviet Union’s collapse and renewed smaller producer initiatives in Guria. This is a time-specific development narrative, not proof that all Georgian tea is artisanal.",
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            "statement": "The story names a UNDP small-grants programme supporting local enterprises. Grant participation does not amount to independent grade or origin authentication for commercial tea lots.",
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      "name": "Bangladesh tea: Sylhet valleys, Chattogram and northern growers",
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          "Original-language names and cultivar attribution where relevant"
        ]
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            "statement": "The same association documents expansion after 2002 into northern districts including Panchagarh, Thakurgaon and Lalmonirhat. A tea-region overview therefore needs both traditional and newer growing zones.",
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            "statement": "The association represents estate owners and planters in major tea regions; its regional summary does not independently verify an individual garden, harvest year, seller or processing grade.",
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          "Product, producer, lot and ingredient provenance",
          "Subsequent official source revisions",
          "Clinical effects, contraindications and individual caffeine or sodium content unless separately evaluated"
        ]
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      "id": "world:tanzania-regional-tea",
      "name": "Tanzanian tea: Rungwe, Njombe and other producing regions",
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            "statement": "A published Tea Board of Tanzania industry profile names six tea-growing regions: Mbeya, Njombe, Iringa, Tanga, Kagera and Mara. These are regional production categories, not separate species or grades.",
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            "statement": "The same dated Tea Board profile names districts including Rungwe, Mufindi, Lushoto and Korogwe, and reports areas held by estate and small-scale farmers. The acreage figures describe that publication’s reporting period.",
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          {
            "statement": "The profile separates conventional CTC factories from specialty orthodox capacity. Regional origin does not itself determine the leaf’s finished manufacture or a particular estate’s product grade.",
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          "Clinical effects, contraindications and individual caffeine or sodium content unless separately evaluated"
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      "id": "world:uganda-production",
      "name": "Ugandan tea: production, estates and the difference between origin and grade",
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          "Specific product, lot, ingredient or regional variation"
        ]
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        "sourceScope": "Named primary or institutional source confirms only the statements listed; not independently verified product origin or clinical conclusions",
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            "statement": "The Uganda Tea Association’s public production table, checked on 26 October 2026, lists 60,294,964 kg for calendar year 2025 and 58,215,219 kg for 2024. These are reported association production totals, not independent OngTeh measurements.",
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          },
          {
            "statement": "The same table shows incomplete 2026 monthly returns. Its displayed 2026 year-to-date quantity should not be compared directly with the complete 2025 annual total or presented as a full-year decline; source revisions and missing months can change that figure.",
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      "id": "world:ethiopia-wushwush-gumero",
      "name": "Ethiopian tea: Wushwush, Gumero and changing plantation estimates",
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          "Original-language names and cultivar attribution where relevant"
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            "statement": "A 2022 peer-reviewed review by Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research authors identifies Wushwush, Gumero and Chewaka as commercial Ethiopian tea plantation locations. Ethiopia therefore cannot be treated as coffee-only in tea-origin directories.",
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            "statement": "The authors reported about 3,099 hectares cultivated from the sources available to their 2022 review. This is a dated literature figure and must not be presented as verified current 2026 cultivation area.",
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            "statement": "The review identifies plantation capital, genetic resources, research and pest management among development constraints. These are sector-level findings, not evidence about the quality or safety of any specific Ethiopian tea.",
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      "name": "Kazakh tea hospitality: dastarkhan, shared meals and regional variations",
      "url": "tea-kazakh-tea-hospitality.html",
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            "statement": "An official Kazakh traditions guide describes welcoming travelers, seating guests with honour and offering food as central to the hospitality code. This documents social context, not mandatory milk or sugar content in a cup.",
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            "statement": "The government culture guide lists bauyrsak among foods served with tea. A shared table and accompanying foods are a more defensible reference point than claiming every Kazakh tea is prepared with milk.",
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    "description": "Batch B10: 100 formerly unreviewed records receive explicit, limited field-review scope, source traceability and unresolved questions; 13 botanical common-name/mixture records receive taxonomic alternatives review. No broad certification of all 143 topics.",
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    "B10ReviewedRecordCount": 100,
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      "tea-plant-and-style-documented": "Plant base confirmed and specific Japanese processing style corroborated by the Japan agriculture ministry; no batch certification.",
      "multiple-species-or-blend": "Source-checked example botanical names given without wrongly forcing common-name products into one species.",
      "source-checked-context-not-botanical": "Specific context confirmed against a named official source, without establishing botanical sample identity or all article claims.",
      "taxon-reference-not-product-verified": "Representative plant / hybrid name checked; ingredient and recipe identity not certified.",
      "article-sources-collected-unverified": "Existing article citations surfaced for future claim-level checking. Presence of a source is NOT verification.",
      "tea-plant-cultivar-name-documented": "Named cultivar corroborated by official tea research station; no authentication of any marketed tea.",
      "source-checked-fermentation-varies": "Peer-reviewed evidence of fermentation processing and substrate variation; not one botanical species or product authentication."
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    "sourceMethod": "Primary sources checked for bounded statements: Kew POWO, ISO 20715, Japanese MAFF, India Tea Board/PIB, Singapore NHB, UNESCO, Rwanda NAEB, UNDP; article citations remain unverified unless marked source-checked.",
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