Organic Lemon Balm Leaf Herb Tea Herbal – 200 Tea Bags $199.99

Organic Tulsi Leaf Holy Basil Herb Herbal 200 Tea Bags $199.99

Korean Organic Loose Leaf Green Tea Ceramic Pot Mug Set $188.00

Korean Organic Loose Leaf Green Tea Ceramic Infuser Set $149.00

Korean Organic Top Grade Loose Leaf Green Tea Gift Set $138.00

Korean Organic Loose Leaf Green Tea Strainer Mug Set $115.00

Organic Darjeeling Tea (TGFOP) second flush black tea loose leaf tea 4 LB Bag $115.00

Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Earl Grey Black Tea, Tea Bags, 100 Count $112.05

Organic Lemon Balm Leaf Herb Tea Herbal – 100 Tea Bags $103.99

Organic Tulsi Leaf Holy Basil Herb Herbal 100 Tea Bags $103.99

Organic green tea High Mountain loose leaf tea cold brew tea 4 LB $100.00

32OZ Top China Organic Green Tea Leaf Pearl Jasmine Tea 1KG free shipping $92.00

1Kg Organic Green Tea Leaf Pearl Jasmine Tea $89.99

Organic Premium DragonWell green tea loose tea leaves 1 LB $85.00

Organic Green Tea Leaf * Pearl Jasmine Tea * 1Kg $79.50

Harrisons & Crosfield Organic Mango Leaf Tea, 4.41-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 3) $79.05

1 lb, top Bai Mu Dan Loose Leaf Organic White Peony Tea $78.75

Goji Leaf * Organic Goji Sprout Tea Green Tea 500g $76.99

1000 Grams,Organic Green Tea Leaf,TOP Pearl Jasmine Tea $74.66

Chinese Organic Dragon Well Loose Leaf Green Tea – Long Jing -Lung Ching 50-500g $73.87

1 lb,100% Chinese handmade Organic Mt. Green tea leaves $73.49

2 lbs, Chinese Pearl Jasmine Tea,Organic Green Tea Leaf $70.92

Organic Yellow Bud Tea Rarest Yellow Tea 250g Loose Leaf $67.98

Leaves Pure Teas by China Mist Organic Sweet Chamomile Citrus Herbal Tea Sachets $68.79

1000 Grams,Organic Green Tea Leaf,TOP Pearl Jasmine Tea $62.00

Mightly Leaf Tea 21313 Organic Green Hojicha Tea $59.92

Korean Organic Premium High Grade Loose Leaf Mountain Natural Herbal Green Tea $59.00

Korean Organic Premium Top Grade Loose Leaf Mountain Natural Herbal Green Tea $59.00

Fine Organic Oolong Tea Chinese Qilan Loose Leaf 2 Lbs. $56.90

Organic Lemon Balm Leaf Herb Tea Herbal – 50 Tea Bags $55.99

Organic Tulsi Leaf Holy Basil Herb Herbal 50 Tea Bags $55.99

Organic Neem Leaf Herb Tea Herbal Remedy – 50 Tea Bags $55.99

Organic Green Tea Leaf * Pearl Jasmine Tea * 500 Grams $55.50

Choice Organic Whole Leaf Organics Estate Blend Darjeeling Tea Pyramids, 15-Coun $53.91

ROSE BAI MU DAN LARGE LEAF ORGANIC WHITE LOOSE TEA $52.25

Organic Chinese Wuyi Yancha Oolong Rock Tea | driftwood tea | Loose Leaf China $51.78

ORGANIC KING OOLONG QILAN HUNAN LONG LEAF TEA 1ST FLUSH $49.40

Coffee Bean Direct Loose Leaf Tea 2 lb Bag *Pick One* $48.80

TANGERINE MOUSSE ORGANIC GREEN BLENDED LOOSE LEAF TEA- ONE GREAT SPRING TEA $47.50

Organic Green Tea Leaf Pearl Jasmine Tea 500g $46.99

GENMAICHA TOASTED RICE GREEN LOOSE LEAF TEA BLEND- ORGANIC SPECIAL TEA $45.60

PU ERH SHOW MEI WHITE LOOSE LEAF TEA ORGANIC TROPICAL $45.60

Organic Premium DragonWell green tea loose tea leaves 8 OZ $45.00

MIGHTY LEAF TEA ORGANIC SPRING JASMINE – 100 POUCHES $44.99

Organic Tulsi Leaf Holy Basil Herb Tea Herbal 1 LB bag $44.99

MIGHTY LEAF TEA ORGANIC GREEN DRAGON – 100 POUCHES $44.99

MIGHTY LEAF TEA ORGANIC HOJICHA GREEN TEA – BOX OF 100 $44.99

MIGHTY LEAF TEA ORGANIC DARJEELING ESTATE – BOX OF 100 $44.99

MIGHTY LEAF TEA ORGANIC BREAKFAST – BOX OF 100 POUCHES $44.99

MIGHTY LEAF TEA ORGANIC MINT MELANGE – 100 POUCHES $44.99

MIGHTY LEAF TEA ORGANIC DETOX INFUSION – BOX of 100 $44.99

MIGHTY LEAF TEA ORGANIC EARL GREY – BOX OF 100 POUCHES $44.99

Numi Tea Organic Toasted Rice – Gen Mai Cha, Green Tea, Loose Leaf 16 oz bag (Pa $44.33

Traditional Medicinals 29036 Organic Raspberry Leaf Tea $44.11

Traditional Medicinals 20031 Organic Nettle Leaf Herb Tea $44.11

Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Earl Grey Black Tea, Tea Bags, 15-Count Boxes $43.52

NEW Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Darjeeling Black Tea, Tea Bags, 100 Count $42.55

NEW Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Peppermint Herbal Tea, Tea Bags, 100 Count $42.52

NEW Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Assam Breakfast Black Tea, Tea Bags, 100-Count $42.49

Earl Grey Green Organic Tea – Dr. Oz PicK -EARL GREY SPECIAL RESERVE GREEN LEAF $41.80

NEW Rishi Tea, Organic Black Tea, China Breakfast, Loose Leaf, 2.8-Ounce Tins ( $40.64

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC ASSAM BREAKFAST TEA $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD POMI-BERRY ORGANIC TEA $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC DARJEELING TEA $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC EARL GREY TEA $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC ORANGE SENCHA TEA $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC CHAMOMILE TEA $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC PEPPERMINT HERBAL TEA $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC WHITE PEONY TEA $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC ACAI WHITE TEA $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC DARJEELING TEA CASE 6 $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC EARL GREY TEA 6/15 CASE $40.50

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC ORANGE SENCHA TEA 6/15 CS. $40.50

Unique Organic Yunnan Big Leaf Ripe Pu’er Tea 250g $39.99

SICILIAN LEMON -ORANGE ORGANIC GREEN LOOSE LEAF TEA $39.90

PEACH VANILLA ORANGE ORGANIC ROOIBOS RED LOOSE LEAF TEA $39.90

Starwest Botanicals Organic Japanese Sencha Leaf Tea, 1-pound Bag $39.63

Organic Green Tea Leaf * Pearl Jasmine Tea * 300 Grams $39.50

Chinese Organic Dragon Well Loose Leaf Green Tea – Long Jing -Lung Ching 50-500g $39.21

NEW Rishi Tea Organic Jasmine Pearl Loose Leaf Tea, 2.99-Ounce Tin (Pack of 2) $37.78

ROOIBOS AFRICAN RED BERRY PIE ORGANIC LOOSE LEAF TEA $37.05

BLACK FOREST ORGANIC BLACK LOOSE LEAF TEA-LIMITED BLEND $37.05

ROOIBOS EMPRESS JEWEL BOX LOOSE LEAF TEA ORGANIC BLEND $37.05

ORGANIC POMEGRANATE BLACK BLENDED FINE LOOSE LEAF TEA $37.05

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC ASSAM BREAKFAST TEA $37.00

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD POMI-BERRY ORGANIC TEA $37.00

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC DARJEELING TEA $37.00

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC EARL GREY TEA $37.00

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC ORANGE SENCHA TEA $37.00

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC CHAMOMILE TEA $37.00

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC PEPPERMINT HERBAL TEA $37.00

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC WHITE PEONY TEA $37.00

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC DARJEELING TEA 100 CASE $37.00

TWO LEAVES AND A BUD ORGANIC ORANGE SENCHA TEA 100 CASE $37.00

ORGANIC Ti Kuan SLIMMING Oolong loose leaf Tea 1.1 lbs $36.95

Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Better Belly Blend Herbal Sachets Tea, Caffeine Fre $36.82

Two Leaves and a Bud Organic Tea, Better Morning Blend, 100-Count $36.82

Numi Organic Tea Green Rooibos – Herbal Teasan, Loose Leaf 16 oz bag (Pack of 2) $36.57

GERMAN CHAMOMILE TEA ORGANIC LOOSE LEAF SLEEP TIME TEA $36.10

Organic Spicy Green Chai Tea 2 x 100g Loose Leaf Tea Healthy Green Tea Free Post $33.97

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Better Health and Flavour – Reasons to Buy Loose Leaf Tea Instead of Tea Bags

Tea bags are essentially a 20th century invention, though they did not take off in a big way until Tetley, the UK tea company, popularised the paper tea bag in the 1950s. The tea bag gradually changed the way that teas was drunk in the UK, tea became an instant drink – put the bag in the cup, add boiling water, a couple of stirs, out with the bag, add the milk and about thirty seconds after the kettle boils – a nice cuppa.

Or is it? It’s refreshing enough but that’s about all it is, it’s simply a drink. Millions of people are blissfully unaware of the true potential of tea, a potential that is lost when using a commercial tea bag. For a start, the taste, then there is the aroma. Even Green tea from commercial tea bags have a neutral, bland even, taste and aroma. It is even suggested that the contents of commercial bags are the ‘fannings’ or waste material from the processing of high grade leaf teas. Compare the flavour and smell from green tea made using loose leaves and a tea bag – poles apart. The truth is that tea from commercial tea bags tastes pretty much the same, whatever it is, black, white, green …

The problem is that the tea in bags is powdered, or if not, it is ground up into very small fragments. It has to be. The tea bag is a restricted space so the water cannot circulate particularly well, so the flavours and aromas are not extracted efficiently. Whenever something is ground up very finely, it presents a large surface area to the air and so it oxidises more rapidly. Even the anti-oxidants oxidise! In other words, it is stale by the time you taste it! So you are onto a loser – the taste is poor and any goodness that the tea contains will be greatly reduced too. With loose leaf teas, the leaf is left whole, so the process of oxidation is much slower as the air does not reach the centre of the leaf. Thus leaf teas stay fresher, retaining their flavours and aroma for longer and also keeping their beneficial chemicals for longer.

So why do the majority of people drink this inferior tea? Habit? Convenience? Price? Cannot be bothered with the ‘faff’ of making tea from leaves? The answer is probably yes to all of those. It could also be that it fits in with the fast pace of modern life. We want things fast. In the east, the tea ceremonies take slow to extreme but they do at least acknowledge that drinking tea involves all of the senses. Watching the leaves unfurl in the bottom of the cup, smelling the aroma, then the much stronger and distinctive flavours, not to mention the well-documented health aspects.

If you don’t try loose tea, you certainly won’t miss it, the question is, can you open your mind (and taste buds and nose) to experience the world of real tea?

Which Organic loose leaf herbal tea brands are the best ?

Where can i buy them online ?
What do they taste like ?
Is it true the smaller the leaf the stronger the tea ?

Mountain Rose Herbs are awesome. There’s a link below you can follow to get there.

I don’t know about the smaller leaf thing, but I do love herbal tea. There are tons of different flavors, depending on what is in them!

Red Raspberry Leaf tea and Organic Mothers milk tea

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Finum 100 Tea Filters, Large, Brown $3.95 Unbleached natural tea filters. These large filters are perfect for brewing loose-leaf tea in a pot or cup of your choice. Simply open the filter and place your favorite tea or blend inside and enjoy! 100 filters per box….

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