The 3 most EXPENSIVE (and rare) teas in the world

In addition to their anti-inflammatory, anxiolytic and detoxification properties, teas contains important phytochemicals and bioactives for health, helping to prevent diseases and neutralize toxins.

However, in addition to drinks traditional teas sold at retail, there are also exclusive and rare teas worth millions of reais. So, check below the three most expensive teas in the worldO!

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The three most expensive teas on the planet

• PG Tips tea with diamonds

The PG Tips brand launched a special tea to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Each sachet costs around 28,000 reais and is adorned with 280 diamonds, set by Boodles jewelry. Proceeds from the sale of the drink were donated to Manchester Children's Hospital.

In addition, the production time for this product is three months, as it is all handmade. In the background, the

herb that integrates these riches comes from a specific place in India called Darjeeling, one of the most famous and expensive in the world.

• Da Hong Pao tea (the rarest)

Costing more than 4 million reais a kilo, it is the most expensive tea in the world. Da Hong Pao means, in free translation, “big red robe” in Portuguese and is a type of traditional Chinese Oolong tea. The drink is made from the leaves of three bushes located in Wuyi Mountain, China.

Among the benefits of this tea, it can be noted that it contains many vitamins and nutrients such as iodine, selenium, magnesium, caffeine, iron and phosphorus. It helps to delay aging, lose weight, reduce stress and improve metabolism.

• panda dung tea

As the panda's diet consists mainly of tea leaves and bamboo, its droppings are ideal for fertilizing plants, including those used to make tea. Known as “noble dung” tea or panda dung tea, the drink, produced in the Ya’an mountains, in the Chinese province of Sichuan, is one of the most expensive in the world (over 30 thousand reais per kg).