Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L vs Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
What separates them
Every specification both products publish agrees. The difference is elsewhere — price, warranty or brand. The Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L is ₹770 dearer.
Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L vs Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
Borges
Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L
₹1,290
Extra virgin has a smoke point around 190 to 207 degrees, and Indian deep frying runs 180 to 190, which is uncomfortably close -- but the better argument against cooking with it is economic.
Full details →Twinings
Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100
₹520
Almost everyone brews green tea wrong and then concludes they dislike green tea.
Full details →Who the Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L is for
Buy it if: Anyone dressing, finishing or cooking at low to medium heat.
Avoid it if: Anyone deep frying -- use a refined high-smoke-point oil and keep this for finishing.
Who the Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100 is for
Buy it if: Anyone drinking green tea daily who will brew below boiling.
Avoid it if: Anyone wanting the subtlety of whole-leaf tea -- bags use fannings.
Specifications, side by side
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| Specification | Borges Extra Virgin Cold-Pressed Olive Oil 1L | Twinings Pure Green Tea Bags Box of 100 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,290 | ₹520 |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Bags | not published | 100 |
| Brewing temperature | not published | 80 degrees C. Boiling water scalds the leaf and extracts excess tannins, which is the bitterness most people think green tea simply has |
| Brewing time | not published | 2 to 3 minutes. Longer increases bitterness rather than strength |
| Caffeine | not published | Roughly 30 to 40 mg per cup |
| Catechins | not published | EGCG is the studied compound. Content varies with leaf grade and brewing, and bagged tea generally has less than loose leaf |
| Grade | Extra virgin -- first cold pressing, under 0.8 percent free acidity | not published |
| Leaf grade | not published | Bagged tea uses fannings and dust, which brew faster and less subtly than whole leaf |
| Shelf life | About 18 months unopened, and best within 3 months of opening | not published |
| Smoke point | About 190 to 207 degrees C. Indian deep frying typically runs 180 to 190, which is uncomfortably close | not published |
| Storage | Dark glass, away from heat. Light and heat degrade it, and a bottle by the hob is the worst place | not published |
| What to use instead | For deep frying, a refined oil with a higher smoke point. Extra virgin is for dressing, finishing and low to medium heat | not published |
| Why not to waste it | Heating extra virgin oil destroys the polyphenols and aromatics that justify its price. Cooking with it is paying for something you then remove | not published |
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