10 Toxic Types of Tea You Need to Avoid (and Why)

Last Updated on January 7, 2021

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6. Organic Tea

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Choosing organic tea will eliminate your risk of imbibing heavy metals, right? Wrong! Many people would often choose Organic tea over regular tea, yet, it doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s devoid of heavy metals. Even if the tea plants weren’t sprayed with pesticides, they could still be contaminated by heavy metals in the soil and water.

Organic tea coming from China and India is particularly vulnerable to heavy metals contamination. According to Canadian researchers, the organic teas were no less exposed to heavy metals than other teas, even when they came from the same company. Opting for organic is a nice step to a healthier life, but it’s not the essence of it.

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7. Chinese Tea

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Many people would relate Chinese tea to Chinese medicine, while they actually have nothing in common. According to Canadian researchers, tea bags from China had higher chances to be contaminated with heavy metals than other types of tea. As we mentioned before, pollutants from the environment are the major source of heavy metals in Chinese tea.

When the environment is polluted, so are the food sources. It is recommended that young children and pregnant women should carefully verify the tea origin before consumption because of the heavy metals contamination.

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8. Chai Tea

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Chai tea is actually black tea in disguise. The Chai variety is brewed with spices and aromatic Indian herbs. Although it’s tasty and good-smelling, the additional flavor doesn’t compensate for the toxins in this tea.

According to a study involving almost 50 different types of tea from India, 94% of these teas included at least one pesticide. In fact, over half the teas contained pesticides that exceeded safety limits and weren’t approved for tea cultivation.

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9. Rooibos Tea

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Rooibos tea is polyphenol-rich and caffeine-free. It is used to treat everything from aging to allergies. Unlike most other types of tea, rooibos doesn’t come from the traditional tea but rather from the South African red bush. It’s a hearty and robust plant that naturally flourishes in the jungle, which means that pesticides are rarely needed.