 with Chinese small-leaf-type tea. Using Chinese planting and cultivation techniques, the British colonial government established a tea industry by offering land in Assam to any European who agreed to cultivate it for export.[44] Tea was originally consumed only by Anglo-Indians; however, it became widely popular in India in the 1950s because of a successful advertising campaign by the India Tea Board.[44] The British introduced tea industry to Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) in 1867.[47]Chemical composition[සංස්කරණය]මේවාත් බලන්න: Phenolic content in teaPhysically speaking, tea has properties of both a solution and a suspension. It is a solution of all the water-soluble compounds that have been extracted from the tea leaves, such as the polyphenols and amino acids, but is a suspension when all of the insoluble components are considered, such as the cellulose in the tea leaves.[තහවුරු කර නොමැත] Tea infusions are among most consumed beverages globally.[48]Caffeine constitutes about 3% of te