The World Drink

Tea is the world's favourite drink!

The latest research has shown that your daily tea intake provides you with antioxidants, contributes successfully to your daily fluid target and the low caffeine levels found in tea mean that you need never feel guilty about reaching for tea.

Health Facts and Nutrition Data

• Approximately 40% of a nation's fluid intake today will be tea.
• Tea without milk has no calories.
• Using semi-skimmed milk adds around 13 calories per cup, but you also benefit from valuable minerals and calcium
• Tea with milk provides 21% of daily calcium requirement in 4 cups
• Tea contains some zinc and folic acid.
• Tea with milk contains Vitamin B6, Riboflavin B2 and Thiamin B1.
• Tea is a source of the minerals manganese, essential for bone growth and body development, and potassium, vital for maintaining body fluid levels.
• The average cup of tea contains less than half the level of caffeine than coffee. One cup contains only 50mg per 190ml cup
• Tea is a natural source of fluoride and drinking four cups makes a significant contribution to your daily intake
• Green and black teas are from the same plant, Camelia sinensis.