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Processing

As opposed to coffee, which is imported as raw coffee and receives its final form in the country of consumption via sorting and roasting, tea is already processed on the plantations in the country of origin and then exported in its final form. The most important phases of the treatment with respect to orthodox tea production (which can be used for the production of any type of tea desired as opposed to the later explained CTC production) are: withering, rolling, fermenting, drying and sorting into leaf and broken grades, i.e. sizes. These different steps are explained below: