Tropicana Green Tea

A fruit-forward Zhen Mei green tea blend with raspberry leaves, dried fruit, and bright pineapple and strawberry flavors—juicy, refreshing, and especially delicious over ice.

The Experience

Tropicana Green Tea puts fruit at the center of the cup. A foundation of Zhen Mei green tea is blended with raspberry leaves and dried fruit pieces, while pineapple and strawberry flavors create a juicy tropical-fruit character.

This tea is fruity, naturally sweet-tasting, and refreshing, with enough green tea to provide structure without dominating the fruit. Enjoy it hot, but Tropicana truly shines over ice, when its pineapple and strawberry character becomes especially bright and refreshing.

Tasting Notes

Top: Pineapple • Strawberry
Mid: Sweet fruit • Fresh green tea
Finish: Fruity • Clean • Refreshing
Body: Medium

Why You’ll Love It

• Made with Zhen Mei green tea
• Bright pineapple and strawberry flavors
• Raspberry leaves and dried fruit add dimension to the blend
• Fruit-forward while retaining a green-tea foundation
• Medium-bodied and refreshing
• Delicious hot and especially good iced
• An approachable choice for fruit-tea lovers exploring green tea

Tea & Ingredients

Tea Type: Flavored Green Tea Blend
Green Tea Style: Zhen Mei
Ingredients: Zhen Mei green tea, raspberry leaves, dried fruit pieces, pineapple & strawberry flavors
Flavor Profile: Pineapple • Strawberry • Fruity Green Tea
Caffeine: Caffeinated
Body: Medium
Classification: Flavored

How to Brew

Use approximately 1 heaping teaspoon per 8 oz / 237 ml of water at 175°F / 79°C.  Steep for approximately 2–3 minutes, then adjust according to your preferred strength. For iced tea, brew slightly stronger before pouring over ice, or chill the prepared tea before serving.

Perfect For

Tropicana is especially suited to fruit-tea lovers, iced-tea drinkers, warm-weather sipping, picnics, brunch, or anyone who prefers fruit-forward green teas over grassy or strongly vegetal styles. Pair it with fresh berries, tropical fruit, fruit tarts, shortbread, vanilla cake, citrus desserts, or lightly sweet pastries.

What Is Zhen Mei Green Tea?

Zhen Mei is a Chinese green-tea style also commonly known as Chun Mee, a name often translated as “Precious Eyebrow” because of the characteristic curved shape of its leaves.

It generally offers more structure and presence than extremely delicate green teas, making it useful as a foundation for flavored blends. In Tropicana, that green tea provides the backbone underneath the fruit rather than being the dominant flavor.

If you'd like to understand what Zhen Mei contributes, taste Zhen Mei Green Tea on its own and then return to Tropicana. You'll be better able to separate the character of the tea from the fruit and flavoring layered over it.

Tropicana vs. Starfruit Green Tea

Both teas are colorful, fruit-forward green teas, but they offer different tropical experiences.

Tropicana Green Tea (This Tea)
Pineapple • Strawberry • Fruity • Refreshing
→ Best for: a juicy, fruit-forward green tea that shines over ice

Starfruit Green Tea
Mango • Pineapple • Citrus • Tropical
→ Best for: a brighter tropical profile with mango and citrus character

For another direction, try Garden of Eden Green Tea for berries and fig, or Peach Apricot Green Tea for softer orchard-fruit flavors.

Packaging: Our loose teas are sold by the ounce and packaged in food-grade resealable bags.

Explore Fruit-Forward Green Tea

Start with Tropicana for strawberry and pineapple over Zhen Mei green tea, then compare it with Starfruit Green for mango, pineapple, and citrus.

For the most educational comparison, taste Zhen Mei Green Tea on its own. Then return to Tropicana and notice how the underlying green tea gives structure to a blend that initially seems all about fruit.