The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of steeping temperature on the biological activities of green tea, including the 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical-scavenging capacity, alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase inhibitory activities, and glucose uptake inhibitory activity in Caco-2 cells. Results showed that, with increasing extraction temperature, the polyphenol content increased, which contributed to enhance antioxidant activity and inhibitory effects on alpha-glucosidase and a-amylase. Green tea steeped at 100 degrees C showed the highest DPPH radical-scavenging activity and inhibitory effects on alpha-glucosidase and alpha-amylase activities with EC50 or IC50 values of 6.15 mu g/mL, 0.09 mg/mL, and 6.31 mg/mL, respectively. However, the inhibitory potential on glucose uptake did not show an upward trend with increasing extraction temperature. Green tea steeped at 60 degrees C had significantly stronger glucose uptake inhibitory activity (p < 0.05). The integrated data suggested that steeping temperature should be considered when evaluating the biological activities of green tea. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.