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Posted on 08/24/2010 11:36:37 AM PDT by lakeprincess
Pity all those earnest folks who guzzle down a pricey bottle of fancy tea, hoping for a healthy dose of cancer-fighting "antioxidants" and "flavonoids."
This news is hard to swallow: Those drinkers would have to down up to 20 bottles of the stuff to get the same amount of beneficial substances found in a single cup of humble, home-brewed tea. (study)
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
Shouldn’t be a surprise.
Everything made at home is better. That’s why the sayings “Home grown” or “Home cooking”, Even “Home schooled”.
Plus all that sugar, corn syrup, and preservatives in it. Nothing commercially produced is ever as healthy as home made, IMHO. I’m a make-it-from-scratch kinda gal anyway!
Not a particularly helpful article by the author.
Why are the antioxidants/etc. so much lower? Do they deteriorate over time? Is it the temperature? Is it the sweeteners? The brewing process? The quality of the tea medium?
I make pitchers of unsweetened ice tea, oh, maybe once a week. Truthfully, not because I think it’s healthy, I just like it. But how does this study effect me?
"Nabob" is the best tea IMO....and excellant for sun tea too....
The only thing that I like better in a resturant is “flavored(Peach, Raspberry)” Ice Tea. We bought the syrup but it just is not the same. Any suggestions?
He didn’t get enough grant money to answer those questions.
...or, this wasn’t a real study but someone who has an agenda.
OE, did you read the whole article? Some of your questions were answered on page two of the article at that annoying link! WT’s site stinks. First an ad pops up. You close it, and it turns into a banner at the bottom. You click “close” and nothing happens, so you click again, and it opens another page titled something like “Double click blah blah,” which freakin’ opens up another ad! Very annoying!
Don’t use teabags unless someone is holding a gun to your head! They’re junk! Old stale tea that’s been shipped from warehouse to warehouse, and may be a couple of years old. Tea from supermarkets is cr@p too. Even the fancy ones. Find an Asian market, and buy your tea there. Best place to get good green tea. I’d mention brands, but the labels on the best teas are usually in Mandarin. Ask the oldest Chinese lady you can find which one she likes best. The best green tea has very small leaves. Get Dragon Well if you can find it.
Let the water come off the boil a bit before adding it to your tea so as not to destroy the vital ingredients. I make a cup in the mid-morning, and then add more hot water and let it steep for a long time on the counter. Then pop it in the fridge for a great cup of iced tea later.
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My fave brand is in post #9............
But I like black tea, very hot, with milk.
They do degrade over time. The bioflavinoid concentration is highest when it is fresh brewed.
"But the polyphenols "degrade and disappear" as the tea bag is steeped in hot water"
That's why I grow my own tea leaves. When I want tea, I grind them into a pulp in my blender with a little cool water and then I put it in my mouth like chewing tobacco so I can absorb as many of the polyphenols as I can.
It's pretty disgusting when you think about it, but it's the healthiest option.
/sarc
that’s where i get mine :)
Among flavoured teas, try this brand of powdered tea / bagged tea called Dilmah. Their flavours are far more subtle and natural-ish, than the prepared, packaged varieties. Twinings is also pretty good.
Mighty Leaf Tea is my FAVE. I love their Earl Grey decaf. I buy it online at mightyleaftea.com. Also, I buy a great tea called Teas’ Tea by Ito En at my local grocer and at Walgreens: Japanese bottled, unsweetened jasmine green. I mainline the stuff especially in hotter weather. When in airports, I purchase bottled jasmine green tea (SFO, ORD, and various airport sushi bars carry it) and when flight attendants ask me what I want to drink, I ask for a cup of ice. Then I pour that jasmine green tea over the ice and I have a really soothing drink.
I visited a wholesale Asian grocery store where they had jasmine tea in cartons of 200 bags. I bought 400 for about $7.
I ran my blood sugar up and this year will sweeten with splenda
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