ORGANIC WHITE TEA, A SPECIALTY OF THE CHINESE PROVINCE FUJIAN, IS FROM THE YOUNG, UNTREATED AND DELICATE LOOSE LEAF WHITE TEA LEAF FROM THE COMMON TEA SHRUB CAMELLIA SINENSIS AS WELL AS A NUMBER OF OTHER TEA CULTIVARS SUCH AS 'DA BAI', 'XIAO BAI', 'NARCISSUS' AND 'CHAICHA'. THE BEST ORGANIC WHITE TEA SOMETIMES CONTAINS BUDS ALONG WITH THE LEAVES WHICH ARE KNOWN TO HAVE LOWER CAFFEINE LEVELS THAN OLDER OR FERMENTED LEAVES. THESE TEA BUDS, LIKE IN OUR AWARD WINNING SILVER NEEDLE AND ORGANIC WHITE PEONY TEA, ARE WHAT GIVE THE ORGANIC WHITE TEA ITS SMOOTH, PURE CHARACTER.