Chemical components
The chemical composition and other properties of green tea
are complex. Abdo et al. (2010) found that air-dried green tea
leaves contained 7.80% moisture, 92.20% dry matter, 82.40%
organic matter, 18.15% crude protein, 8.72% ether extract,
19.32% crude fibre, 9.80% ash, 36.21% nitrogen free extract
and 3002 kcal/kg calculated metabolisable energy (ME).