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Black teas, from least to most processed

We track 25 black teas, 16% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Yorkshire Tea 80 Tea Bags.

What makes black teas ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of black teas that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (21)

  1. 1 Yorkshire Tea 80 Tea Bags Taylors of Harrogate · 250g 1
  2. 2 Tea PG · 232g 1
  3. 3 English Breakfast Tea R. Twining and Company Limited · 100g 1
  4. 4 Black Tea PG Tips · 40 bags/sachets, 116 g 1
  5. 5 PG Tips Decaf PG Tips · 203g 1
  6. 6 Yorkshire Tea 210 Tea Bags Taylors of Harrogate · 210 Tea Bags, 656 grams 1
  7. 7 Yorkshire Gold 80 Tea Bags Taylors of Harrogate · 250g 1
  8. 8 Yorkshire Tea Decaf Taylors of Harrogate · 160 1
  9. 9 Everyday Organic Tea Clipper · 232g, 80 bags 1
  10. 10 Teabags Tata Consumer Products GB Limited · 250 g 1
  11. 11 Tetley Original 240 Tea Bags Tetley · 240bags 750g 1
  12. 12 Everyday 80 Tea Bags Twinings · 232g 1
  13. 13 Tea Bags Original Tetley · 375g 1
  14. 14 Original Tea Tetley · 500g 1
  15. 15 PG Tips 210 Tea Bags PG Tips · 609g 1
  16. 16 Yorkshire Gold 160 Tea Bags Taylors of Harrogate · 500g 1
  17. 17 Tea Cup Bags Tetley · 180 g 1
  18. 18 Irish Breakfast Twinings · 20 bags 1
  19. 19 Earl Grey Black Tea Ht Traders · 20 tea bags (40g) 1
  20. 20 Chai Masala Svart Te Garant · 20 x 2g 1
  21. 21 Raspberry Cold Brew Iced Tea Celestial Seasonings · 18 tea bags (41g) 1

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 22 Organic Earl Grey Clipper · 96g 4
  2. 23 Earl Grey decaffeinated tea Tesco 4
  3. 24 Decaf Bedtime Brew with Vanilla & Nutmeg Yorkshire Tea · 40 teabags, 100g 4
  4. 25 Peach Ice Tea Lipton · 500ml 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.