A single-ply tissue paper material having a basis weight less than 40 gsm and an absorbency of at least 3 g/g, comprising a non-wood tissue ply, said non-wood tissue ply comprising non-wood cellulose pulp fibres in an amount of at least 10% by dry weight of the non-wood tissue ply. The disclosure further relates to a single-ply tissue paper product, and a multi-ply tissue paper product.