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Oriental Beauty Oolong Tea

This loose-leaf oolong is single-origin from Hsinchu County, Taiwan, and its leaves are nibbled by leafhoppers during growth. The tea gardens are described as pesticide-free.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphates
$24.00 lowest price at The Tea Makers of London
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
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Ingredients: Tea
Product details
OriginHsinchu County, TaiwanSingle-origin
“Our single-origin Oriental Beauty has been traditionally harvested in summer at the perfect point of oxidation, with the tea offering a refreshing light amber infusion and complex honey flavours with hints of dark cherry and cacao.” — the product page
86 / 100
Excellent Scored automatically
Weighted as beveragesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 4 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 35%75
Ingredients · counts 30%100
Processing · counts 10%98
Sourcing · counts 10%78
Transparency · counts 15%80
Why it scores 86
Nutrition 75 · Typical for drinks; no added sugar per 100 ml (typical values for brewed oolong tea)
Ingredients 100 · Single ingredient: Tea
Processing 98 · Plain loose-leaf tea, traditionally harvested and oxidized
Sourcing 78 · Single-origin Hsinchu tea; the description says gardens are pesticide-free
Transparency 80 · Tea ingredient, Taiwan origin and growing details are stated
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
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Ingredients
Tea
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Sourcing

Oriental Beauty has a secret: this honey-sweet, loose-leaf oolong owes at least some of its rare charm to insects. Nibbled by tiny green leafhoppers, or tea jassids, its leaves begin to oxidise while the leaves are still on the plant, triggering the production of polyphenols and making for this superbly smooth and fruity luxury tea. Also known as Dongfang Meiren, or Bai Hao ('white tip'), Oriental Beauty is grown in the Hsinchu County area of northern Taiwan. As its Bai Hao name suggests, it's one of the very few 'tippy' oolongs – only shoots containing one bud and two top leaves are

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