Black tea adds another health benefit to the list that has already been established. A study, performed in China and published in the Journal of Food Science, suggests black tea may help control blood sugars.
When compared to green teas and oolong teas, black teas contain polysaccharides (a type of carbohydrate that includes starch and cellulose) that delay the absorption of glucose.
The researchers found that of the three teas, the polysaccharides in black tea had the most glucose-inhibiting properties. The black tea polysaccharides also showed the highest scavenging effect on free radicals, which are involved in the onset of diseases such as cancer and rheumatoid arthritis.
“Many efforts have been made to search for effective glucose inhibitors from natural materials,” says lead researcher Haixia Chen. “There is a potential for exploitation of black tea polysaccharide in managing diabetes.”
The full Science Daily article ishere.
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When compared to green teas and oolong teas, black teas contain polysaccharides (a type of carbohydrate that includes starch and cellulose) that delay the absorption of glucose.
The full Science Daily article ishere.