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
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
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
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
Sencha Iri Matcha - Loose Leaf Tea
From £12.50 for 50g Pack
Blending two of Japan’s most iconic teas, our Great Taste award-winning Sencha Matcha is smooth enough to be enjoyed as a healthy brew at any time of day.
From: Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, Japan
Matcha Active Powder
From £19.95 for 40g Caddy
This 50/50 blend of Ceremonial Grade Matcha and Young Barley Leaves is silky smooth and balanced. The deep grassy flavour is followed by subtle hints of sweetness for a delicious 100% natural hit of energy.
From: Ise Bay, Mie Prefecture, Japan