Bambusa (Bambusa vulgaris), plantain
(Musa parasidiaca), banana (Musa acuminate) and Zobo
( Hibiscus sabdariffa) leaves. The samples were collected
from a farm in Abeokuta, Ogun State Nigeria. They
were washed, dried and blended. The standard
analytical methods (AOAC, 2000) were used to analyzed
the samples The results of the physical properties
showed that the pH values of Musa acuminata (banana)
and Musa parasidiaca (plantain) tea leaf (Banana) was
basic, bamboo leaf tea (Bambusa vulgaris) was neutral
(7.16) while that of Hibiscus sabdariffa tea leaf (Zobo)
was strongly acidic (2.66). Bambusa vulgaris had least
specific gravity of 0.010. The anti-nutritional factor
showed that the highest Tannin content was observed in
Musa parasididia tea leaf 2.15 mg/g while the tannin
content observed in Hibiscus sabdariffa tea leaf (Zobo)
was the least (0.72 mg/g) all the samples had traces of
saponin, phytate and oxalate. Caffeine was observed to
be present in Musa acuminata and Bambus vulgaris tea
leaves but absent in Hibiscus sabdariffa (Zobo) and
Musa parasididia tea leaf. The statistical analysis
indicated that were no significant differences between
the number of participants as regards colour, aroma and
tastes of the prepared tea leaves against the reference
sample. The tea leaves were acceptable to consumers and
therefore it can serve as alternatives to imported green
tea.