Ippodo Tea Company
Ippodo Tea Company offers 1 product on RevWix across Food & Nutrition, with an average ethics score of 90/10 and recurring certifications including JAS Organic, Japan Agricultural Standard.
Standards & certifications
Verified credentials appearing across Ippodo Tea Company's product range.
Ethics breakdown
Average scores across our scoring pillars.
- Sourcing9/10
- Environment9/10
- Labor8/10
- Transparency8/10
- Animal Welfare0/10
Categories covered
Where Ippodo Tea Company shows up across our directory.
- Food & Nutrition1
What reviewers highlight
Strengths mentioned most often across Ippodo Tea Company's products.
- ✓Rich, savory umami flavor and vibrant green color
- ✓Certified JAS Organic with sustainable farming practices
- ✓Crafted using traditional Japanese production methods
- ✓Eco-friendly packaging made from recyclable materials
Sustainability commitments
"Ippodo Tea is committed to sustainable farming practices, preserving traditional tea-making methods, and promoting employee wellbeing. Its packaging is also eco-friendly and utilizes recyclable materials."
Ippodo Tea Company scores & reviews
Product scorecard
| # | Product | Ethics | Shopper rating | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ippodo Tea - Sayaka Matcha (40g) | 90 | 4.6(2,606) | $76.49 |
Products from Ippodo Tea Company
Sayaka Matcha by Ippodo Tea Company is a premium ceremonial-grade green tea powder offering a vibrant color and rich umami flavor, crafted in Uji, Japan.
How to read Ippodo Tea Company's ethics scores
Each Ippodo Tea Company product on this page carries a 0–100 score built from four checkable inputs: active third-party certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain information, and the brand's watchdog record. Nothing here is based on Ippodo Tea Company's own marketing language.
The spread matters as much as the top score. If Ippodo Tea Company's highest and lowest products sit far apart, verification is being applied to some lines and not others — common when a company certifies a flagship range and leaves the rest undocumented. A narrow spread, even at a moderate average, usually signals a consistent policy.
Scores can move without any editorial change, because certification status is re-checked as pages refresh. A lapsed certificate, a new audit or a recall notice will all show up in the product's certification and notes sections.
Questions worth asking before buying Ippodo Tea Company
Start with ownership: a parent company's testing or sourcing policy can change what a claim on the packaging actually covers. Then check scope — a certification often applies to one fibre, facility or ingredient rather than the whole product.
Finally, compare within the category rather than against Ippodo Tea Company's own range. A mid-scoring product can still be the strongest verified option at its price, and a high-scoring one can be beaten by a cheaper certified alternative.
What each score input covers
| Input | What we check | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | Active listings in public registers, with scope and expiry | Only externally audited claims can be revoked |
| Ingredients & materials | Full disclosure, hazard flags, recycled or organic content | Comparable without trusting brand narrative |
| Transparency | Named suppliers, factories or audit summaries | Shows whether claims survive scrutiny |
| Record | Recalls, regulator rulings and greenwashing findings | Best short-term signal of quality control |
Buying Ippodo Tea Company with confidence
- Verify the mark, not the adjectiveSearch the certifier's register for the exact product line.
- Check the parent companyOwnership changes what cruelty-free or organic claims cover.
- Compare in-categoryThe same score means different things across categories.
- Read open notes firstAn unresolved recall outweighs a few score points.
Frequently asked
Is Ippodo Tea Company an ethical brand?+
Ippodo Tea Company's standing here is the average of its scored products, built only from verifiable inputs: active certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain data and its recall or regulator record. Where a claim cannot be checked in a public register, it earns nothing.
Is Ippodo Tea Company certified by third parties?+
Any certification we could confirm appears on the individual product cards above. Marks shown are matched to the certifier's own register; self-declared logos and internal awards are not counted.
Why do Ippodo Tea Company products have different scores?+
Scores are per product, not per brand. Differences usually come from certification scope, ingredient or material disclosure, and packaging — a certified flagship can sit far above an undocumented line from the same company.
Are there better alternatives to Ippodo Tea Company?+
Compare within the category rather than the brand: category rankings list the highest-scoring verified options at each price level, so you can see whether a cheaper certified alternative beats the Ippodo Tea Company product you were considering.