Benifuuki (a.k.a. benifuki) - Cultivar of the tea plant that was cross-bred between the varieties Assamica and Sinensis in 1965 in Makurazaki City, Kagoshima, Japan. Benifuuki contains high levels of Methylated Catechins, one of the highest of EGCG among tea.Methylated Catechins inhibits the mast cell response, which leads to preventing allergies and hay fever.