Can Diabetics Drink Pu'er Tea?
Research shows that Pu'er tea can inhibit enzymes related to diabetes by over 90%. In animal experiments, diabetic rats that drank Pu'er tea continuously for 42 days saw a 42% drop in blood sugar, outperforming the 36% drop from the oral diabetes drug rosiglitazone. Over an 11-month period, all diab...
Tea News · May 11, 2026
Nine Unique Health Benefits of Black Tea
Black tea is one of the major types of tea, accounting for over 80% of global tea trade. It is made from fresh tea leaves through processes including withering, rolling, fermentation, and drying. The chemical changes during fermentation produce theaflavins and thearubigins, giving black tea its char...
Tea News · May 06, 2026
Eight Major Benefits of Tieguanyin Tea
Tieguanyin, originating from Anxi, Fujian, is a representative oolong tea and one of China's top ten famous teas. It is known for its unique 'Guanyin rhyme' and offers eight major health benefits, including anti-aging, cancer prevention, blood pressure reduction, diabetes prevention, weight loss, me...
Tea News · May 01, 2026
Rehabilitating Overnight Tea
Many believe overnight tea is unsafe, but experiments show that nitrite levels in Pu'er, chrysanthemum, and Longjing tea remain below national standards even after 12–24 hours. Tea polyphenols help prevent nitrite formation. Although tea color may darken due to the conversion of theaflavins to thear...
Tea News · Apr 24, 2026
It's Not Poisonous! 3 Truths to 'Rehabilitate' Overnight Tea
This article debunks common myths about overnight tea, presenting three key scientific facts. First, tests show that nitrite levels in teas like Pu'er, chrysanthemum, and Longjing remain well below safety standards even after 12-24 hours, often lower than in plain water. Second, the color change fro...
Tea News · Apr 22, 2026
Why Tieguanyin Should Not Be Steeped Too Many Times
Many people enjoy Anxi Tieguanyin tea for its rich aroma, robust flavor, and high nutritional value, containing beneficial compounds like cancer-inhibiting tea polyphenols, blood-sugar-lowering tea polysaccharides, amino acids, and vitamins. The release of these nutrients and the tea's unique taste...
Tea News · Apr 18, 2026
Differences Between Dianhong Tea and Keemun Black Tea
Dianhong tea, also known as Yunnan black tea, is one of China's famous black teas, alongside Keemun Gongfu and Minhong Gongfu. It is made from fresh leaves of the Yunnan large-leaf tea variety, which are rich in tea polyphenols. Through processing, these leaves produce high levels of theaflavins and...
Tea News · Apr 16, 2026
How to Understand 'No Bitterness, No Astringency, No Tea'
The saying 'no bitterness, no astringency, no tea' reflects that bitterness and astringency are inherent flavors of tea, originating from compounds like caffeine and tea tannins. However, the true pleasure of tea tasting lies not in these initial sensations but in the subsequent transformation—the r...
Tea News · Apr 14, 2026
Peel off the outer layer of tea and see what's inside
Tea contains over 600 chemical components, which determine its aroma, taste, color, and health benefits. The main functional compounds include tea polyphenols (accounting for about one-third of the dry weight of fresh leaves, primarily responsible for antioxidant properties and astringency , caffein...
Tea News · Apr 12, 2026
Tea Can Prevent and Treat Sixteen Diseases You Didn't Know About!
This article explores the potential therapeutic applications of tea in addressing various health conditions. It claims that tea, particularly strong tea or tea extracts, can assist in managing issues such as metal or alkaloid poisoning, bacterial dysentery, acute enteritis, and even provide temporar...
Tea News · Apr 11, 2026