The diagram shows how tea leaves are processed into five tea types. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The diagram illustrates the processing of

tea

leaves into different types namely white, green, oolong, large-leaf black and small-leaf black

tea

.

Initially

, the first three steps of manufacturing the five types of

tea

remain the same.

Firstly

,

tea

leaves need to attain suitable growth which

then

allows for plucking of these leaves for

further

processes.

Secondly

, they are subjected to wilting which is

also

called withering. At

this

point, the leaves undergo different methods to obtain various varieties of

tea

. Steaming is a method used to produce green

tea

.

After

this

, it undergoes rolling

along with

the oolong and large-leaf black

tea

.

On the contrary

, to produce small-leaf black

tea

, the leaves are crushed.

Next,

both varieties of black

tea

are fully fermented

whereas

the oolong

tea

is just slightly fermented.

Subsequently

, all the types are dried in an oven, to produce the unique

tea

varieties.

However

, to produce white

tea

no

further

methods need to be employed after withering and they can be dried directly in the oven, unlike the other four.