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Japanese-sourced green tea
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When eating tea leaves (matcha or opened tea bags), prefer Japanese-sourced tea, which has significantly lower lead levels than Chinese.
“Japanese green tea has significantly lower lead levels
NF▶ 3:30CaveatsLead does not leach into brewed tea, so this only matters when eating the leaves.Certaintyexplicitrecommendation