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Article: beyond tea leaves
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- Better Nutrition
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- December 1, 2005
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Bagged, bottled or boxed-new tea products make any time tea time. Here's how to choose the best.
Teas aren't just leaves anymore, walk through markets today, and you'll realize that tea has taken on many forms-bagged, bottled and boxed. And we are buying it-lots of it-$5.55 billion worth in 2004, to be exact, according to the Tea Association of the USA. While loose-leaf varieties remain the purest way to enjoy tea, buying them and other convenient tea forms isn't as easy as reading the tea le'aves.
The first important tea-buying strategy is this: Always look for the certified organic seal-whether the tea's loose, bagged, bottled or boxed. "Organic means you are getting a cleaner tea," says ...