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Product Review

Green Tea Review: Tea Bags, Loose Leaf Tea, Matcha Powders, and Supplements

Some green teas provide barely any green tea polyphenols, while some others are high strength. See the Test Results and Our Top Picks for Green Tea.

Green Tea Review 2024

Clinical Update

3/10/2025

Plastic in Twinings or Tazo Tea Bags?

We asked Twinings and Tazo if their tea bags contain plastic. See their responses in the Concerns with Plastic Tea Bags section of our Green Tea Review, which includes similar information for other tea brands. The Review also includes our Top Picks among green teas and supplements.

Clinical Update

3/27/2025

Plastic in Trader Joe's Tea Bags?

We asked Trader Joe's if there is plastic in its green tea bags. See Trader Joe's response as well as those of Bigelow, Numi, Republic of Tea, Tazo, and Twinings.

Clinical Update

3/31/2025

Plastic in Tetley Tea Bags?

Find out if Tetley tea bags contain plastic in the Concerns with Plastic Tea Bags section of our Green Tea Review, which includes information about plastics in tea bags from Bigelow, Numi, Republic of Tea, Tazo, Trader Joe’s, and Twinings.

Also see our Top Picks for green tea (including tea bags, loose leaf tea, bottled teas, matcha, and supplements).

News Release

February 15, 2024

Unveiling the Truth About Green Tea’s EGCG Content

White Plains, NY, February 15, 2024 —  ConsumerLab.com, a trusted name in health and wellness, sheds light on the EGCG (epigallocatechin gallate) content in green tea.

News Release

May 10, 2018

Big Differences Found Among Green Teas -- ConsumerLab Tests Identify Best Green Tea in Bags, Matcha, Supplements, and Bottles --

White Plains, New York, May 10, 2018 — The benefits of green tea use are associated with the presence of natural polyphenols known as catechins, such as EGCG.