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A process for preparation of green tea using infra red radiation comprising, a. Withering the fine picked fresh tea leaves at 27 -32°C for 8-18 h to bring down the moisture; b. Inactivating the enzymes by exposure of tea leaves as obtained step 1. With infrared dryer at 80-130 °c for a period ranging 20-50 minutes; 2. Cooling hot and dried leaves to ambient temperature for a period of about 20-30 minutes; 3. Size reduction of the dried leaves using laboratory processor; 4. Packing the distorted leaves in airtight packaging material.