To provide burdock tea and burdock tea leaves having new applications, and a method for producing the burdock tea leaves.SOLUTION: The present invention provides Burdock tea or burdock tea leaves which contain inulin and chlorogenic acid as active ingredients and are used for improving bowel movement or obesity； preferably, the burdock tea has a content of the inulin of 2 to 80 mg/100 g and a content of the chlorogenic acid of 0.05 to 0.50 mg/100 g, further contains melanoidin and has an absorbance of 0.020 to 1.400 at a wavelength of 460 nm； the burdock tea leaves have preferably a content of the inulin of 2000 to 40000 mg/100 g and a content of the chlorogenic acid of 20 to 500 mg/100 g； and a method for producing the burdock tea leaves comprises a cutting step S1, a heating step S2, a drying step S3, a roasting step S4, a confirming step S5, and a preparing step S6.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1【課題】新たな用途を有するごぼう茶、ごぼう茶葉、及び、ごぼう茶葉の製造方法の提供。【解決手段】有効成分としてイヌリンとクロロゲン酸とを含み、便通改善用又は肥満改善用である、ごぼう茶又はごぼう茶葉。イヌリンの含有量が２～８０ｍｇ／１００ｇ、クロロゲン酸の含有量が０．０５～０．５０ｍｇ／１００ｇであることが好ましく、更にメラノイジンを含み、波長４６０ｎｍにおける吸光度が０．０２０～１．４００であることが好ましい、ごぼう茶。イヌリンの含有量が２０００～４００００ｍｇ／１００ｇ、クロロゲン酸の含有量が２０～５００ｍｇ／１００ｇであることが好ましい、ごぼう茶葉。又、裁断工程Ｓ１と、加熱工程Ｓ２と、乾燥工程Ｓ３と、焙煎工程Ｓ４と、確認工程Ｓ５と、調製工程Ｓ６と、を含むごぼう茶葉の製造方法。【選択図】図１
