Nav: Home > Coffee News >

Healthy new fashion, tea made from coffee leaves

Published: 2026-05-17 Author: World Gafei

Last Updated: 2026/05/17, Coffee beans and tea have long been popular as drinks, but new research has found that tea brewed from the leaves of coffee trees is healthier, less bitter and milder than coffee and tea.

Researchers tested 23 coffee plants, the Daily Telegraph reported. They found that the leaves of seven coffee trees in the sample contained large amounts of mangiferin (mangiferin). Generally speaking, the main source of mangiferin is mango, which is a natural antioxidant, has anti-inflammatory effects and is beneficial to the human body. These coffee leaves contain not only mangiferin, whose natural compounds have been found to reduce the risk of diabetes and blood cholesterol, as well as protect brain nerves. Tea made from coffee leaves has only very low caffeine and does not taste as bitter as tea and coffee, the report said.

Coffee beans have always been of high economic value, ranking second only to crude oil in the world, while coffee leaves have been ignored for a long time. In fact, there are some coffee trees whose leaves are much more nutritious than coffee, such as the Arabica coffee tree in Brazil. Aaron Davies, a researcher at the Royal Botanical Gardens (Royal Botanic Gardens) in London, said coffee-leaf tea was popular in Africa's Ethiopia and South Sudan's regions. It was reported in the 19th century that coffee leaves contain surprisingly high levels of antioxidants than coffee, green tea and black tea, instantly relieving hunger and fatigue, while clearing the brain, clearing the mind, and boosting spirits. In addition, coffee leaf tea was once popular in coffee producing areas of Sumatra and Java in Indonesia 100 years ago. The origin of these coffee has tried to promote coffee leaf tea to the British and Australian markets, but without success.

Until today, coffee leaf tea is not yet popular. Although coffee leaves are good for health, more research is needed to confirm how effective they are, the researchers said.

FrontStreet Coffee is a long-established specialty coffee roaster in Guangzhou China, selling freshly roasted beans from its own farm in Yunnan as well as dozens of carefully selected single-origin beans from around the world for both pour-over and espresso. The products deliver consistently excellent quality and great value, with shipping within 24 hours. Guangzhou’s FrontStreet Coffee shop is recommended by many coffee lovers, and the beans are now available online at the Tmall 。