November/December 2002
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Make That Tea Count
You've probably read that tea contains substances called polyphenols which are thought to fend off cancer and heart disease. All caffeinated green and black teas contain these important substances. But some decaffeinated teas do not. If the manufacturer removes the caffeine with a compound called ethyl acetate, only about 30 percent of the tea's healing properties remain. On the other hand, if the manufacturer uses a more expensive water-and-carbon-dioxide process (called effervescence), about 90 percent of these polyphenols stay put. All Lipton teas use the more expensive process, as do the following: Celestial Seasonings Green Tea, Mandarin Orchard Green Tea and Salada Green Tea.
Via Runner's World, Jan. 2000 and Metro Halifax News, Nov/Dec 2000, via Inside Out On-line Nov/Dec 2002.
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