Iced tea and chai: plenty to choose from, little to like.(Nutrition Comparison)

Environmental Nutrition | July 1, 2008| | Copyright

A scorching heat wave during the 1904 St. Louis World's Fair led a tea plantation owner, who had been offering free hot tea, to add ice cubes to his samples. "Iced tea" became an instant crowd pleaser. These days, ready-to-drink iced tea accounts for about 80% of tea sales in the U.S.

New offerings sound trendy and healthful, such as variations on green tea, exotic tea-juice blends and flavored chai, a centuries-old spiced milky tea that is growing in popularity. But just how healthful are they? Most of the cloyingly sweet tea sold today in bottles or cans is ...

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