Turning Over A New Leaf

We are enlightened to announce that our Green Tea Mints have gotten greener! All of us here at Sencha Naturals have been working very hard to implement various eco-friendly improvements throughout our company. With the new year comes new progress, and we are proud to announce that our sustainable outlook now encompasses our manufacturing practices, product packaging, and ingredients. Here's a summary of our improvements:

Green Power
We are the first mint company in the USA to implement a solar-powered manufacturing facility. This green energy is the equivalent of planting almost 2,000 trees per year, as measured by carbon dioxide emissions.

Green Containers
We're excited to introduce brand-new containers for our Green Tea Mints: sleek, newly-designed tubes made of 65% post-consumer materials, which have the added bonus of being 100% biodegradable. We have also redesigned our rounded mint tins and modified the materials to be 100% recyclable as well.

Green Tea Flavors
Our SEN CHA line of Green Tea Mints now consists of five luscious flavors. In addition to the Original Green Tea, we are introducing four brand-new flavors that are hot off the tea fields: Bombay Chai, Pink Dragonfruit, Tropical Mango, and Moroccan Mint. As always, SEN CHA Mints continue to be 100% natural, vegan, and sugar/caffeine/gluten-free, and now all mint varieties are also 100% GMO-free.

Green Tea-Designed Website
We're so proud of our newly-redesigned website, created by the talented designers at Green Tea Group. Final edits are still being made, but you can click here to have a peek around.

We hope you enjoy our new designs & flavors as much as we do! Our new product containers and mint flavors will be ready to ship out March 15th, but if you can't wait that long, they will also be on display this weekend at the 37th annual Fancy Food Show in San Francisco. Stop by Booth #336 to say hello and try some yummy samples!

New Pomegranate & Moroccan Artisan Blend

We are enlightened to introduce our newest artisan blend of Pomegranate and Moroccan Mint. Not only is the duo a perfect combination of coolness and tartness, but it is our healthiest blend yet! As with all Sencha Naturals products, it is sugar-free, caffeine free and just 3 mints equals a serving of Green Tea (antioxidants).

The pomegranate, native to the Middle East, contains antioxidants and vitamins that help boost immunity and general health. This deep red fruit receives its coloring from the large amount polyphenols, a natural antioxidant it contains. Pomegranates, though the size of an apple are considered a berry and contain 3 times the amount of polyphenols than red wine or cranberry juice. Moroccan Mint provides the perfect blend of fresh cut spearmint and peppermint leaves that leaves the palate refreshed, but not overwhelmed.

The unique mix of coolness and tartness is a perfect way to refresh the soul while simultaneously nourishing the body.

To place an order or request a sample please contact us at order@senchanaturals.com.

Reintroducing our Spiced Fuji Apple

We are excited to reintroduce our artisan edition blend ~ Spiced Fuji Apple. A lively combination of organic apple & ginger extracts blended with a soothing peppermint oil. Fair Trade, All Natural and Sugar Free. Limited series of 5,000 canisters available through direct orders only at order@senchanaturals.com. Please feel free to call or emails us for complimentary samples.

* Holiday Promotion valid until Dec. 31st, 2010

Recent Study Suggests Green Tea May Prevent Oral Bacteria

We're excited about the health benefits of Green Tea, especially now that more valuable information has been added to its long list of benefits. We're referring to a November 2009 study involving Green Tea, where 3 groups with medical conditions were tested. The study's findings were significant, and indicated that green tea in generous quantities may prevent cancer.



The new study presents that green tea slows the growth of an oral precancerous condition called Leukoplakia, which can develop into cancer. There were 3 Groups of participants, and Group 1 was given 500mg of Green Tea 3 times per day, Group 2 was given 750mg of green tea 3 times per day, and Group 3 was given 1,000mg of green tea 3 times per day. Keep in mind this is quite a bit of Green Tea- 8 cups 3 times per day. Researchers saw a lessening or disappearing of the Leukoplakia in Groups 2 and 3! In Group 1, just over 35% of the participants experienced lesion improvement.


What is it about Green Tea that makes it healthy? The answer is polyphenols, scientists believe. Polyphenols are the chemical components of tea, and medical professionals have announced that they prevent both the growth of bacteria responsible for bad breath, and the bacteria's production of malodorous compounds. Epidemiological surveys and research have suggested that green tea may not only help to prevent tooth decay, but prevent bad breath as well. Green Tea contains more polyphenols (30-40 percent!) than any other type of tea.

Like so many studies, these Green Tea analysis are not completely conclusive, but do give us some insight into the potential that Green Tea has.

We Fancy That!

The Fancy Foods Show in San Francisco was jam packed with the most unique gourmet foods around..not to mention an unusually large crowd of food lovers. Attendance increased by 9% from the last Fancy Foods show in Summer; higher than any show in the last 5 years!

The current trends were expected to be coconut products (try our lychee mints and bars, with hints of coconut!), gluten-free, exotic citrus, and nostalgic flavors like butterscotch.

Our show favorites include David Rio's Toucan Mango Chai mix. I'll be recommending this for Chief Enlightenment Officer and CEO David Kerdoon (find out more about David and the story behind SEN CHA ). His lifetime goal is to make the perfect cup of chai, and at our SEN CHA company meetings he proudly fills our teacups with his concoctions, eagerly awaiting a positive review. (Next time I'll sneak in a few scoops of Rio's blend for kicks!) We also enjoyed Republic of Tea's Hibiscus loose leaf tea blends, and Honestea's new cleansing Kombucha teas.

We like the spirit of giving that was present at Fancy Foods; 130,000 lbs of specialty foods (enough to fill 3 tractor trailers!) was donated to families in need in the Bay Area. The trade association also pledged to match donations put forth by its staff members.

Chief Enlightenment Office David Kerdoon (left) and Jessie Samovar at Samovar Tea in the Mission-Castro neighborhood in San Francisco. Samovar has 3 locations, and offers quality loose leaf teas and a delicious menu. David enjoyed recuperating in the lounge after a lively weekend at the Fancy Foods Show.

Spiced Fuji Apple goes to Fancy Foods

It's that time of year again, and we're headed to the biannual Fancy Foods Show at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. This time, we'll be introducing our first limited edition mint, Spiced Fuji Apple.

Fuji apples are a cross between Ralls Janet and Red Delicious apples, developed in Japan. They have become one of the more popular apples because of their aromatic flavor and crisp texture, and remain a favorite in Southeast Asia. As you may have noticed, Fuji Apples have become widely available in recent years in the United States.

Since our limited edition mints will be showcased at the Fancy Foods Show for the first time, we're excited to be giving away samples to our customers and friends. Stay tuned for our next limited edition flavor coming out later this year!

Spiced Fuji Apple mints are limited, with only 5,000 canisters available. Contact Sencha Naturals at (888) 4-SENCHA or place an order by emailing us at orders@senchanaturals.com

Ringing in the New Year at SEN CHA

Now that it's time to ring in the New Year, we want to know what your New Year's Resolution is. Whether it be to exercise more, spend more time with the family or eat healthier, most of us have an agenda to improve ourselves for the new decade.

Here at Sencha Naturals, we are taking steps to become more eco-friendly and socially conscious in the ways our products are made. For 2010, we will be planning to donate a portion of our earnings to non-profit organizations. We'll also be using more eco-friendly packaging that can be more easily recycled, and giving consumers ideas on way to reuse our mint canisters. Always searching for healthier alternatives, our staff will be working hard to improve the quality of our products so that we can provide natural foods with the best possible ingredients.

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