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A process for the manufacture of green tea comprising the steps of subjecting harvested green tea leave, to the step of freezing followed by dehydration followed by a step of primary rolling to obtain rolled leaves, subjecting said rolled leaves to a first stage of drying to obtain partially dried leaves followed by separation of fines there from, subjecting the bulk of the partially dried leaves to a step of secondary rolling followed by drying in a third stage to obtain dried tea which is subjected to fibre extraction, grinding and winnowing to obtain the green tea, characterized in that the harvested green tea leaves is initially subjected to the step of freezing and dehydration . (FIG. 1).