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Tea benefits & tips

Tea is rich in antioxidants, which have a protective role to play in certain conditions such as heart disease, stroke and some cancers.

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.

Storing tea

Improperly stored tea may lose flavor, acquire disagreeable flavors or odours from other foods, or become mouldy.

There are four things tea doesn’t like. They are: light, air, moisture, and heat. So it is best to put tea in an airtight container and store them in a dry and cool cabinet.

Properly stored tea may stay fresh up to several months and even years.

An interesting fact – Pu-erh tea improves with age.