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Herbal teas in tea bags, from least to most processed

We track 13 herbal teas in tea bags, 46% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tesco Camomile Infusion Tea.

What makes herbal teas in tea bags ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of herbal teas in tea bags that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (7)

  1. 1 Tesco Camomile Infusion Tea Tesco Camomile Infusion Tea · 40 bags 1
  2. 2 Metabolism Twinings · 40g 1
  3. 3 peppermint & licorice herbal tea Pukka · 20 piece 1
  4. 4 Camomile & Honey Twinings · 30g 1
  5. 5 Bedtime Infusion Bags Sainsburys 1
  6. 6 Digest Spearmint, Apple and Rooibos with baobab Twinings 1
  7. 7 Yogi Tea Throat Comfort Yogi Tea · 17 Teabags (1.9g) (32.3g) 1

Ultra-processed food (6)

  1. 8 Tesco Lemon And Ginger Tea Bags 40S 80G Tesco 4
  2. 9 Glow Twinings 4
  3. 10 Lemon and Ginger Tea Bags Twinings 4
  4. 11 Strawberry, Raspberry & Cranberry Infusion Sainsbury's 4
  5. 12 Super Blends - Balance Twinings 4
  6. 13 Organic Night Time Berry Herbal Tea Pukka · 32 g 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.