Could be. Don't know the brand, being Dutch and all. I have one British tea brand, (Taylors of Harrowgate, the Earl Grey and Christmas Tea) and it's in there too, when I cut up the baggies.Sorry if I misunderstood but are you saying that this sugar is in my bag standard tetly tea bags ?
Carol
Thanks @JoKalsbeek, I didn't know that, and I can see I shall have to go over to free range tea when I have finished my current supplies. I do resent that most packets of tea do not give nutritional info. Even a cup of loose leaf tea does contain carb(s) so I am motivated to switch to zero carb coffee, However, at least it appears that green tea is lower in carbs than black. (Btw bacon too usually has added sugar.)Most tea that comes in bags has sugar added as a flavour enhancer. (And nope, it's not mentioned on the packaging. And yes, it's in the expensive brands too
In the Netherlands it's usually just smoked, (bacon, I mean) but it wholly depends on the brand... I know in the US and Canada they tend to marinate it in maple syrup. (Making my mouth water just typing it, even if maple syrup tastes way too sweet to me now.)Thanks @JoKalsbeek, I didn't know that, and I can see I shall have to go over to free range tea when I have finished my current supplies. I do resent that most packets of tea do not give nutritional info. Even a cup of loose leaf tea does contain carb(s) so I am motivated to switch to zero carb coffee, However, at least it appears that green tea is lower in carbs than black. (Btw bacon too usually has added sugar.)
https://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/food/tea/carbohydrate
Wow, I drink herbals but imagine there's sugar in them as well. Going to check shortly. Thanks @JoKalsbeekIs it always the same brand? Most tea that comes in bags has sugar added as a flavour enhancer. (And nope, it's not mentioned on the packaging. And yes, it's in the expensive brands too. You don't want to know how many different teabags I cut up one afternoon...). It's not a lot, but then I don't need insulin, so...? In the pics, the little white granules are sugar. You might want to open up your usual brand and check just how much of it is in there? Again, it's a tiny little bit, most of the time... The most I found was in the strawberry flavoured one.
@JoKalsbeek, have you tested any peppermint tea bags? When I have time, I might ring up a few of the tea brands and harrass them for nutritional info.Most tea that comes in bags has sugar added as a flavour enhancer
I couldn't remember, but I had a box of Lipton stashed in the back as it turnes out, and I just demolished a bag to check. Yup. More than in black tea, actually. Sorry.@JoKalsbeek, have you tested any peppermint tea bags? When I have time, I might ring up a few of the tea brands and harrass them for nutritional info.
OMG!!! I feel like one of those poor geese being stuffed to make foie gras.I couldn't remember, but I had a box of Lipton stashed in the back as it turnes out, and I just demolished a bag to check. Yup. More than in black tea, actually. Sorry.
OMG!!! I feel like one of those poor geese being stuffed to make foie gras.
I see that for peppermint teabags, Twinings claims 0g carbs per 100ml, whereas Liptons say theirs have 0.5g per 100ml. Tesco count 200mls as a serving, and admit to 1.6g for 200ml. It would be more helpful if firms revealed the carbs in each teabag, as obviously adding extra mls of water will make no difference. Taylors of Harrogate offer promising organic teabags, but infuriatingly only reveal fat content, not carbs. Can there be anyone in the world who cares abut the fat content of their teabags (0.03mls fat per 100mls, just in case you do!)? Teapigs claim 0 sugar and a trace of carbs in 100mls. Asda claims 0 sugar and 0 carbs in 100mls. Interestingly, Sainsburys claim <0.5gc for both 100 and 200mls. Which goes to show how inexact these measurements are.
Yes, but that doesn't cover the question of what individual brands may add to their tea bags.There is an official database for food nutrients (it is the one that can be used by food sellers to provide the information on packs
McCance and Widdowson Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (3)
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/composition-of-foods-integrated-dataset-cofid
It provides detailed information on many foodstuffs.
It gives the measure for carbohydrate in Black Tea as "trace"
In other EU information, "trace", "0g" or"<0.5g" can be used to describe that value. These recognise the level of accuracy of the measuring process, and the variability of natural product.
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