Tea for Health

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 16% 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 delivers 45% of your daily requirement if you drink 3/4 cups per day

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

By Uma Mays
Published: 11/12/2006
 
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