Being, as it were, remnants of sencha, konacha is cheap, but is often said to be of good taste for its price as the quality itself of tea leaves is as good as that of sencha.
いわば煎茶の残りかすであるため安価だが、茶葉の質そのものは煎茶に劣るものではないため、価格の割りに良い味のものが多いとされている。