Can I Drink Orange Pekoe Tea?

These tea varieties originate from Sri Lanka and India and may include leaf buds as well as young tea leaves. Like many types of black tea, the health benefits of drinking orange pekoe are plenty.

Is drinking orange pekoe tea good for you?

Orange pekoe tea has plenty of health benefits, such as reducing oxidation in the body. Studies suggest that black tea (orange pekoe tea is a grade of black tea) is almost as effective with its antioxidant properties as green tea.

Is black tea and orange pekoe the same?

Orange Pekoe doesn't refer to an orange-flavored tea, or even a tea that brews up an orange-y copper color. Instead, Orange Pekoe refers to a particular grade of black tea. ... The term may be a transliteration of a Chinese phrase referring to the downy tips of the buds of tea plants.