Teabox is the best mainstream value on our ranking at ₹22/g, and the easiest of these brands to actually buy. It is also the only one where we found the brand contradicting itself about where the tea comes from.
| Origin | Shizuoka or Aichi, Japan, see below |
| Grade as labelled | Premium |
| Price | ₹549 / 25 g |
| Price per gram | ₹22/g |
| Our score | 8.4 / 10, ranked #6 of 14 |
| Disclosure score | 2 / 6 against our six criteria |
What Teabox discloses, and what it does not
Scored against the six criteria we publish for every brand. “Not disclosed” is not an accusation, it is a fact about the label.
| Attribute | What the brand states | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Origin | Contradictory. Teabox’s own India page states Aichi. Our ranking records Shizuoka, following its marketplace listing. | Unresolved |
| Leaf | Shade-grown tencha | Disclosed |
| Certification | Radiation-free certified | Brand claim |
| Freshness | Source-packed | Brand claim, no date on pack |
| Cultivar | Not named | Not disclosed |
| Pack or mill date | Not published | Not disclosed |
Pros
- ₹22/g is the best price per gram for a credible premium-grade matcha in India
- Widest and most reliable distribution of any brand here
- Established tea company with a real returns process
- Shade-grown tencha stated explicitly, not just 'green tea powder'
Cons
- Origin is contradictory across the brand’s own channels, Aichi on its India site, Shizuoka on its marketplace listing
- No cultivar named
- No pack or mill date
- Premium grade, not ceremonial, so it is a lattes-and-daily choice rather than a straight-drinking one
Our verdict
The value pick, and the one we would still recommend to a first-time buyer on price. But a brand that cannot give a consistent answer about which prefecture its tea comes from should not be described as transparent, and we have asked Teabox to clarify.
Worth knowing
Our own reporting, verified 15 August 2026. Teabox’s India site describes the matcha as coming “from the best known Japanese region of Aichi” (in.teabox.com/pages/matcha-tea). Our India ranking has recorded Shizuoka, taken from the product’s marketplace listing. Both cannot be right. Aichi and Shizuoka produce materially different matcha: Aichi, and Nishio in particular, is a major tencha centre, while Shizuoka is better known for brisk, aromatic teas. We have left our card as Shizuoka pending a reply from Teabox rather than silently switching it, and we will publish whichever answer we get.
How this page was made. Prices and pack sizes were collected from the brand’s own site and Indian marketplaces and verified on 15 August 2026. Disclosure is scored only on what the brand publishes, not on what it tells us privately. Where a claim is the brand’s own and we could not verify it, the table says so. We hold no paid relationship with any brand on this site, and any free sample is stated on the entry itself. See our testing methodology and editorial policy.
Teabox, or anyone else: if something here is wrong, tell us and we will correct it. If you publish a pack date or a heavy-metal panel, your disclosure score changes, and we would rather report that than not.