Japanese green tea is characterized by its bright green color, unique aroma, and delicate balance of umami, sweetness, astringency, and bitterness. Green tea comes from the same plant, Camellia sinensis, as black and oolong teas. However, the processing of the leaf, in particular the steaming process unique to Japanese green tea, allows the tea to retain both its beautiful color and beneficial health properties. Besides, we have a caffeine-free Japanese mulberry tea range to offer.
Japanese Green Tea
The delicious, soothing taste and the myriad health benefits of Japanese tea have contributed to its recent popularity overseas. Mitoku is contributing to this rise in popularity by offering the wonderful, authentic taste of the finest Japanese tea, grown in selected tea fields by traditional tea makers.
Mulberry tea
Mulberry leaves have a pleasant, mellow flavor and are naturally caffeine-free and rich in minerals, especially calcium. These wholesome herbs have been renowned since ancient times for their therapeutic properties and have long been used in Oriental medicine.
More recently, modern science has provided evidence to support this traditional wisdom. Research conducted by the Shimane Institute for Industrial Technology and the Faculty of Medicine of Shimane University, for instance, has shown that mulberry leaves contain Q3MG (Quercetin 3-(6-malonylglucoside)), which is said to be effective in preventing arteriosclerosis and oxidation of LDL-cholesterol (1). Additional research has suggested that another component present in mulberry leaf, 1-Deoxynojirimycin (DNJ), is effective in reducing blood sugar levels and preventing diabetes by inhibiting α-glucosidase activity (2).
Mitoku’s mulberry teas are produced in Shimane, the second least populated prefecture in Japan, far from urban pollution in an environment ideally suited to organic agriculture. Here, our producer works without the use of any chemical fertilizers or pesticides to produce organic mulberry tea of the highest quality. Organic Mulberry Tea is available in teabag, loose leaf, and powder form.
