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Flavored teas, from least to most processed

We track 16 flavored teas, 63% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Earl Grey Black Tea.

What makes flavored teas ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (6)

  1. 1 Earl Grey Black Tea Ht Traders · 20 tea bags (40g) 1
  2. 2 Pukka three mint tea Pukka · 32g, 20 tea sachets 1
  3. 3 Organic Zen Green Tea Tazo · 1 tea bag 1
  4. 4 Organic Chai Tazo 1
  5. 5 Decaf Masala Chai Tea India · 100 g 1
  6. 6 Raspberry Cold Brew Iced Tea Celestial Seasonings · 18 tea bags (41g) 1

Ultra-processed food (10)

  1. 7 Earl Grey decaffeinated tea Tesco 4
  2. 8 Mint Green Tea Twinings 4
  3. 9 Decaf Bedtime Brew with Vanilla & Nutmeg Yorkshire Tea · 40 teabags, 100g 4
  4. 10 Lemon & Ginger Knightsbridge · 80g 4
  5. 11 Chai Latte Tazo · 946 mL 4
  6. 12 Masala Chai Royal chai 4
  7. 13 Biscuit Tea Jaffa Aldi Diolomat · 40 bags 4
  8. 14 Peach Ice Tea Lipton · 500ml 4
  9. 15 Lemon tea Lord Nelson · 400g 4
  10. 16 Green Tea with Ginseng and Honey Arizona · 22 fl oz - 650 ml 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.