Home首頁 / Tea & Herb Journal茶與草本誌 / What Is Commercial Herbal Tea, and How Do You Pair Tea with Herbs?什麼是商用草本茶？茶和草本原料要怎麼搭配？
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What Is Commercial Herbal Tea, and How Do You Pair Tea with Herbs?什麼是商用草本茶？茶和草本原料要怎麼搭配？
Frastea · October 1, 20262026年10月1日
Short answer: herbal tea is brewed from plants other than the tea plant, such as flowers, leaves, roots and bark; as long as no tea leaves are added, it is naturally caffeine-free. Commercial herbal tea means herbal ingredients supplied to beverage shops, restaurants and hotels, where what matters is consistent specs, reliable volume and easy blending with tea for signature drinks.
■ Commercial vs. retail herbal tea
- Consistent specs: flavor and cut size must match batch to batch so every store pours the same drink.
- Pack size: mostly bulk and commercial packs for easy prep.
- Use: besides serving it straight, it is often blended with tea or used as the flavor base for fruit teas and specials.
■ Frastea herbal teas
Frastea currently offers 8 single-origin herbal teas: mint, marigold, ginger, cinnamon, lemongrass, perilla, hibiscus and stevia. All are naturally caffeine-free and supplied in bulk.
■ How to pair tea with herbs
- Green tea + fresh or floral herbs: mint, lemongrass or marigold give a bright cup that works well iced (e.g. Mint Green Tea, Lemongrass Green Tea, Marigold Green Tea).
- Black tea + warm spices: ginger or cinnamon give a fuller cup for hot drinks and milk tea (e.g. Ginger Black Tea, Formosa Cinnamon Black Tea).
- Herb + herb: perilla with hibiscus is tangy and herbal (e.g. Perilla Hibiscus).
- Sweetness: stevia is naturally sweet; a small amount reduces the need for added sugar.
Rule of thumb: the stronger the tea base, the more pronounced the herb should be; the stronger the herb (ginger, cinnamon), the less you need so it does not mask the tea.
Note: flavored teas that contain tea leaves (such as Sweet Perilla and Perilla Hibiscus) still contain caffeine; follow the product page when labelling.簡單來說，所謂的草本茶（或常被稱作花草茶），是指不含茶葉、純粹以植物的花朵、枝葉、根部或樹皮沖泡而成的無咖啡因飲品。而「商用草本茶」則是特別針對餐飲門店與商業市場所開發的原料，核心價值在於每批品質與切碎規格的穩定性，不僅能單獨沖泡，更是調配特色茶飲與創意特調不可或缺的風味來源。
■ 商用草本茶與一般零售花草茶的差別
規格穩定：每批產品的風味、切碎程度與乾燥品質皆須保持一致，確保門店出杯風味穩定。
包裝量：以大容量或散裝商用規格為主，方便後場迅速備料。
應用多元：除了單飲，更常與各類茶葉混搭，或作為水果茶、風味特調的基底。
■ Frastea 的草本茶系列
Frastea 提供豐富的複方草本茶系列（包含薄荷、萬壽菊、薑、肉桂、香茅、紫蘇、洛神花、甜菊等多元品項，未來也將持續擴充）。全系列皆天然不含咖啡因，並支援散裝商用、家用包裝、ODM 代工與品牌貼牌（OEM）等多元合作模式，滿足各類市場需求。
■ 茶與草本的黃金搭配法則
綠茶 ＋ 清新／花香草本：如薄荷、香茅、萬壽菊；風味明亮，最適合清涼冰飲（例如：薄荷綠茶、香茅綠茶、萬壽菊綠茶）。
紅茶 ＋ 溫暖辛香草本：如薑、肉桂，風味厚實，最適合暖心熱飲或特調奶茶（例如：薑紅茶、肉桂紅茶）。
草本 ＋ 草本：如紫蘇搭配洛神花，交織出酸甜帶有獨特草本香氣的風味（例如：紫蘇洛神）。
無負擔的甜：甜菊帶有清爽的天然甜味。若想保留甜美口感又兼顧健康，可酌量添加來取代精緻糖，在滿足甜香的同時，輕鬆享受低負擔的健康風味。
💡 調配小原則：茶底若較濃郁，需搭配風味明顯的草本；反之，若草本氣味強烈（如薑、肉桂），使用量則需精準節制，避免蓋過原本的茶香。
⚠️ 注意：含茶葉的風味茶（例如甜韻紫蘇、紫蘇洛神）仍含有咖啡因，標示時請以茶品頁為準。