by Laura Heins Polyphenols in green tea are all the rage. The health establishment in the United States now endorses drinking a glass of green tea every day because of these new found polyphenols. Green tea has the same substance that is in vegetables and fruits: catechins. There are four types of catechins with the most powerful being the one that is found in green tea: epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG). EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) is called a super antioxidant because it has more antio