Decaffeinated teas, from least to most processed

We track 11 decaffeinated teas, 9% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Yorkshire Tea Decaf 80 Tea Bags.

What makes decaffeinated teas ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (10)

  1. 1 Yorkshire Tea Decaf 80 Tea Bags Taylors of Harrogate · 250 g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 PG Tips Decaf PG Tips · 203g NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Yorkshire Tea Decaf Taylors of Harrogate · 160 NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Decaf Tea Bags Tetley · 80 teabags 250g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Decaf Tea Diplomat NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Decaffeinated red label Sainsbury's · 80 Tea Bags NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Organic decaf green tea Clipper · 80g NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Decaf 120 Tea Bags Tetley NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Decaffeinated English Breakfast Tea Twinings NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Decaf Masala Chai Tea India · 100 g NOVA group 1

Ultra-processed food (1)

  1. 11 PG tips Unilever · 203 g NOVA group 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.