Can you get the benefits of tea by eating the leaves?

antioxidant benefits
alex_bukowski asked:


This was just a random thought I had while making some tea. Can you obtain the benefits (antioxidants, etc.) from tea by just ingesting the contents of the bag?

 

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  1. rocccj on September 14th, 2009

    IF YOU CAN STAND THE TASTE IT COULD BE BITTER

  2. epic_laydown on September 17th, 2009

    your stomach would probably extract the antioxidants and ECGC from the tea leaves, but your body will not be able to digest leaves, since any plant contains cellulose which is indigestible by the human body.

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