The latest research has shown that drinking your cuppa can help you maintain your health as part of a healthy lifestyle. The antioxidants, hydrating properties, caffeine and fluoride found in tea mean that you need never feel guilty about reaching for the teapot.
For health professionals we also have a range of tea and health factsheets. These Monographs are short and informative guides for health professionals to keep as useful reference materials. These are available as downloadable PDF documents or can be viewed on screen and printed from the web. Click on the relevant title for further information:
Now you can relax with that fourth cup of tea and know that you're helping to look after yourself.
Health Facts and Nutrition Data
- Approximately 40% of the 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
- Only 11% of UK water supply has fluoride added
- Green and black teas are from the same plant, Camelia sinensis, and contain similar amounts of antioxidants and caffeine
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