Best Butterfly Pea Flower Tea: Butterfly Pea Flowers

Let’s talk the best butterfly pea flower tea.

Also known as blue tea, butterfly pea flower tea is made from the blue flowers of the Clitoria ternatea plant. Grown in South East Asia, that plant is more commonly known as Asian pigeonwings, butterfly-pea or blue-pea. We’ll go with butterfly pea flower tea since it is the name most recognized in North America. 

Made popular by food bloggers and social media, butterfly pea flower tea is a caffeine-free herbal tea that is popular in drinks and cocktails. 

You can order butterfly pea flower tea in both loose leaf and tea bag varieties. We tried both. The best tasting brand we found was Majestic Herb’s Butterfly Pea Flowers. Here’s why: 

What We Liked

• Mild taste (like chamomile) but bold color. Of all the butterfly pea flower tea we sampled, this was the most blue—which we realize is part of the appeal!

• Imported from Thailand.

• Pesticide free.

• Fair trade.

What Needs Work

• No instructions on package. You have to guess how many blossoms to use—and how long to steep the tea.

• Strong aroma with grassy or hay-like notes. Let’s be honest: all the butterfly pea flower tea we brewed had this strong aroma . . .  some folks like it. Others don’t. 

Best GMO-Free Blue Tea: Pure Dried Butterfly Pea Flowers Blue Tea

If you’d prefer a GMO-free version of butterfly pea flower tea, we’d recommend this brand: Pure Dried Butterfly Pea Flowers Blue Tea by Khwan’s Tea. We liked the taste and yes, it is GMO-free.

What We Liked

• Imported from Thailand.

• Great as iced tea.

• Best with lemon and honey.

• Beautiful coloring.

• Comes with wooden scoop.

What Needs Work

• Strong aroma.

Best Blue Tea Bags: Premium Dried 30 Tea Bags Butterfly pea tea flower

Most butterfly pea flower tea is sold as loose leaf—and that is somewhat of a hassle, as you have to strain the tea before drinking. If you’d prefer your blue tea in tea bags, we’d recommend HiDaB’s Brands Premium Dried Tea Bags Butterfly Pea Flower Tea. 

What We Liked

• Mild flavor.

• Beautiful color.

• Imported from Thailand.

• Affordable.

What Needs Work

• Strong aroma.

Best Organic Blue Tea: GiveOrBuy Butterfly Pea Flower Tea Organic

Several butterfly pea flower tea brands claim to be organic, but we only found one in our research that is USDA Organic: GiveOrBuy. Their tea is excellent.

What We Liked

• GMO-free.

• Quick steeping time. This brand steeps in just 1-2 minutes—that’s much quicker than other blue tea brands we tried. We’re not sure why, but the results were great.

• Imported from Thailand.

• No preservatives.

• USDA organic.

• Can reuse blossoms a couple of times for more tea.

What Needs Work

• Pricey.

• Allergy alert: do not use if allergic to pollen, says the maker.

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