3 Reasons to Ditch the Tea Bags and Drink Loose Leaf Blends
Loose leaf tea blends are quickly gaining popularity. But there are a multitude of health benefits to choosing loose teas over bagged. Here are 3 of them...
Tea Bags Contain Plastic & Chemicals
Commercial grade tea bags often contain plastic, nylon or a number of other materials. Unless you're buying very specific brands, there's a good possibility you're getting chemical exposure through your bagged teas.
Many tea bags are sealed using glue and other chemical substances - which can be released by the heat in your tea cup.
We always recommend using cotton or natural fiber tea bags to contain your loose leaf teas, or use a stainless steel strainer or french press. If purchasing bagged teas, look for companies that use natural and plastic-free packaging.
Tea Bags Contain Added Flavors
The bagged teas you're buying at the grocery store usually contain added natural or artificial flavorings. Why is this a problem?
Artificial flavors are created from chemicals. Natural flavorings can be misleading, because they originate from animals and plants but are then chemically manipulated in a lab. The FDA allows this process to be labeled "natural" if at any point in the process the substance was extracted / distilled / derived from animals or plants.
Companies opt to add flavor to their teas because it makes people are more likely to drink bagged teas that taste potent and flavorful ... which leads to the next point.
Tea Bags Are Lower Quality & Less Potent Than Loose Leaf Tea Blends
While on a recent tour at our local tea plantation in Charleston SC, I learned that tea bags contain the dust or the final sweepings of the tea leaves. The highest grade leaves are used for loose leaf and the lowest grade particles are what go into commercial grade tea bags.
So the difference in taste and quality between a bag of loose leaf green tea and a box of green tea bags is tremendous.
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