Functional sweet tea in China: species, sweet components and anti-metabolic disease effects
Zi-Yu Yan, Xi-Fan Wei, Gui-Ming Deng, Wen-Bo Yang, Rui Gui, Wen-Xuan Wang, Feng-Hua Kang, Jing Li, Yi-Heng Liu, Kang-Ping Xu, Yi-Kun Wang · 2026
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Zi-Yu Yan and co-authors catalog functional sweet teas of China in a 2026 review, drinks brewed from naturally sweet plants with claimed health benefits. No standard list existed, so the team defined the category and compiled 22 plant species used in China along with 27 sweet components reported from them.
The sweet compounds show promise against high blood sugar, blood fats, blood pressure, and uric acid, plus liver disease, acting through better sugar and fat handling, calmer inflammation, and antioxidant routes. Named targets include AMPK, SGLT, and Nrf2, along with gut flora shifts. The catalog gives the growing natural sweetener industry a shared vocabulary and a research base for metabolic disease prevention.
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| CREATOR | Zi-Yu Yan, Xi-Fan Wei, Gui-Ming Deng, Wen-Bo Yang, Rui Gui, Wen-Xuan Wang, Feng-Hua Kang, Jing Li, Yi-Heng Liu, Kang-Ping Xu, Yi-Kun Wang |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 88677 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |