All tea leaves contain catechins, with green tea having the highest concentration. With so many types of green tea available on the market, which one contains the most catechins?
Green Tea with the Most Catechins – Bottled Drinks
Among bottled green tea beverages sold in Taiwan, when evaluated by catechin content, “Mchao Health Green Tea” is the product with the highest amount (reported by ETTODAY), containing 61.6 to 92.4 mg of catechins per 100 ml.
Green Tea with the Most Catechins
There are numerous types of green tea on the market. Well-known varieties include Taiwan’s Longjing tea and Biluochun, Japan’s Sencha and Gyokuro, and China’s Longjing, Anji Baicha, Huangshan Maofeng, Taiping Houkui, Lu’an Guapian, Laoshan Green Tea, and more. Currently, there is no standardized catechin testing specifically for retail loose-leaf tea, but it is generally estimated that catechins make up about 10% to 30% of dry tea leaves.
Although catechins account for 10% to 30% of a green tea leaf’s weight, they do not all dissolve during brewing. Extraction depends primarily on water temperature, brewing time, and the integrity of the tea leaves—finer or more broken leaves result in more efficient extraction.
If maximizing your catechin intake is your primary goal, green tea powder or matcha (which are processed green tea derivatives) will yield a higher extraction amount than traditionally brewed green tea, making them ideal choices for consuming catechins.