Tea

Tea is a very healthy beverage that provides your body with valuable antioxidants in addition to a variety of vitamins and minerals. Refer to the calorie calculator for your favorite type of tea to determine the calories and nutritional information.

Nutritional Value

One of the main benefits of tea is that it is a very low-calorie beverage. An 8-ounce serving of tea (with no milk, honey, or sugar) contains a mere 2 calories with 0 grams of fat, 0 grams protein, and less than 1 gram of carbohydrate. While regular tea is low in calories, other beverages made with tea like chai, for example, contain additional ingredients that add to the calorie count.

Vitamins and Minerals

In addition to being loaded with antioxidants, tea is also a source of several important vitamins and minerals. Based on an average daily consumption of 5 to 6 cups of tea, you will receive 1%25 your daily recommended value for Vitamin B2 and 10% your daily need for zinc and iron. This amount of tea also contains 45% your daily need for the mineral manganese – a mineral essential for proper bone health and development.

Different kinds of tea provide different health benefits. Refer to the calorie counter for your favorite type of tea to determine the calories and nutritional information.

Benefits of Green Tea

Green tea is particularly rich in EGCG and it contains a significant amount of antioxidants. The antioxidants found in green tea provide a number of significant health benefits including reducing the growth of certain types of cancer (breast cancer, bladder cancer, lung cancer, etc.) – it can also help to reduce your risk for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Green tea may also help to improve cholesterol levels.

Benefits of Black Tea

Black tea is made using fermented tea leaves and it is the type of tea with the highest caffeine content. In addition to forming the base for popular tea drinks like chai, black tea may also help to protect your lungs from the damage caused by exposure the cigarette smoke. The antioxidants found in black tea may also help to reduce your risk for stroke.