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Super Foods - Tea

Dr. Reeja Tharu
Written by Dr. Reeja Tharu, M.Phil.,Ph.D
Medically Reviewed by The Medindia Medical Review Team  on May 14, 2020
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Tea : The Chinese Legacy

Nutritional qualities

Taken on its own, tea has no calories. However, when milk is added to it, as enjoyed by 98% of the population, it can provide a number of vitamins and minerals. It has flavonoids and antioxidant powers. These help to provide it with cancer fighting qualities. 

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Flavonoids Green Tea 
(average/ 100g)		 Black Tea 
(average/ 100g)
Catechins 14.2 g 4.0 g 
Theaflavins - 0.94
TOTAL POLYPHENOLS
(others included)* 		 16.0  15.6
Published on Jul 30, 2014
Last Updated on May 14, 2020

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