Teas For Metabolism & Weight Loss
While sipping a luxury brew is no secret bullet to weight loss or good health, beyond the faddish products and social media headlines, studies have shown the power of certain teas to potentially reduce fat and fire up your body’s chemical processes.
If you’re feeling in need of a health kick, browse our selection of the best teas to boost your metabolism.
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As well as keeping you hydrated – which itself prompts your body to pick up its metabolic rate – several varieties of tea contain compounds called catechins. Especially abundant in green teas, as well as in partially oxidised teas such as oolongs, these flavonoids have been associated with helping to promote weight loss and fat burning while also lowering cholesterol.
For a tea with a satisfying natural sweetness, we love Phoenix Honey Orchid Chinese Oolong or the dark beauty that is Wuyi Shui Xian, another favourite oolong. Want to add some metabolic oomph to your workout as part of all-round health? Try incorporating one of our matcha teas into your pre- and post-fitness regimen.
Low-caffeine and caffeine-free
Camellia sinensis, the tea plant, is the hero ingredient when it comes to the metabolic-boosting properties of a freshly brewed cuppa. For a lower caffeine option, try our Rare Ceylon Silver Tips, a white tea made with minimal intervention. White teas also contain catechins, and studies in mice have shown these delicate beauties to be effective in blocking the formation of new fat cells.
Alternatively, there’s a caffeine-free herbal alternative in our Turmeric Spice. An earthy, golden blend ideal for bedtime, it contains curcumin – linked to a reduction in the growth of fat tissue.
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Sencha - Loose Leaf Tea
From £4.50 for 50g Pack
An authentic loose-leaf Japanese tea with a clean green flavour, our award-winning Sencha is refreshing, grassy-sweet and delicious whether drunk hot or cold.
From: Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Natural Jasmine Green Tea - Loose Leaf Tea
From £3.50 for 50g Pack
Aromatic and refreshing, our two-star Great Taste award-winning Chinese Jasmine Green Tea is a perfect blend of jasmine flowers naturally infused with the essential oils of summery jasmine.
From: Fuzhou Region, Fujian Province, China
Ceremonial Grade Matcha Powder
From £19.95 for 40g Caddy
This Great Taste award-winning Matcha imparts a smooth and deep flavour with subtle hints of sweetness and no bitterness.
From: Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Organic Dragon Well - Loose Leaf Tea
From £7.45 for 50g Pack
Often referred to as the national drink of China, Dragon Well tea offers a light cup with roasted chestnut aroma and buttery and sweet mouthfeel.
From: West Lake, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China
Jasmine Silver Needle - Loose Leaf Tea
From £7.50 for 25g Pack
A Great Taste Awards winner, this premium loose-leaf white tea is naturally infused with the essential oils of jasmine flowers for a beautifully floral brew.
From: Fujian Province, China
Tie Guan Yin - Loose Leaf Tea
From £9.50 for 50g Pack
Our award-winning Iron Goddess of Mercy loose-leaf tea is a premium oolong with a creamy texture and divine floral notes.
From: Fujian Province, China
Organic Ceremonial Grade Matcha Powder
From £24.95 for 40g Caddy
For a natural, nutrient-rich green tea packed with refreshing, grassy flavours, whisk up a cup of our Great Taste Award-winning premium organic matcha powder.
From: Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Turmeric Spice - Loose Leaf Tea
From £4.50 for 50g Pack
Rich in antioxidants, turmeric is the golden child of the superfood movement, and this beautifully balanced aromatic herbal blend raises it to the next level.
From: Mixed Origin
Gyokuro - Loose Leaf Tea
From £4.00 for 10g Pack
Our Great-Taste award-winning Gyokuro has a sweet flavour which is mild in taste and a greenish in colour infusion.
From: Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Yunnan Pu-Erh - Loose Leaf Tea
From £5.00 for 50g Pack
Age becomes this luxury loose-leaf pu-erh from Yunnan. Fermented for up to five years by artisan producers, it’s a complex, earthy and authentic Chinese tea.
From: Yunnan Province, China
Chinese Keemun - Loose Leaf Tea
From £4.00 for 50g Pack
The godfather of Chinese breakfast brews, this smooth, single-origin Keemun tea offers malty, cacao mixes with subtle spicy characters to get your day off to a luxurious start.
From: Qimen County, Anhui Province, China
Rare Ceylon Silver Tips - Loose Leaf Tea
From £13.50 for 25g Pack
A rare example of a Sri Lankan white tea, Ceylon Silver Tips is a luxurious infusion: light-golden, low in caffeine and delicately redolent of pine and honey.
From: Hatton, Central Province, Sri Lanka
Wuyi Shui Xian - Loose Leaf Tea
From £3.50 for 25g Pack
Long dark leaves offer up unexpectedly sweet, complex notes in this lovely amber-hued luxury oolong, harvested in the rough terrain of Fujian’s Wuyi Mountains.
From: Wuyi Mountains, Fujian Province, China
Genmaicha Iri Matcha - Loose Leaf Tea
From £5.95 for 50g Pack
This Great Taste award-winning Japanese green tea combines comforting toasted rice with premium sencha and antioxidant-rich matcha in one wholesome brew.
From: Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, Japan