Tea and Iron Absorption, the Tannin Story
Drinking tea with a meal can reduce non-heme iron absorption by 60-90% — tannins bind to iron in the digestive tract. Vitamin C, timing shifts,…
The Best Caffeine-Free Tea, From Herbal to True Tea
Caffeine-free tea is two categories: herbal tisanes (chamomile, rooibos, peppermint — never contained caffeine) and decaffeinated true teas (97% caffeine removed by CO₂, ethyl acetate,…
The Best Tea for Immunity, From Echinacea to Green
Tea does not ‘boost’ the immune system in the marketing sense. But specific ingredients — echinacea, elderberry, ginger, green tea — have RCT-grade evidence for…
Harney & Sons, the Mohawk Valley Tea Maker
Harney & Sons was founded in 1983 in Salisbury, Connecticut, by John Harney as a side business while running an inn. Now run by the…
Yorkshire Tea, the Bettys Family Bet That Worked
Yorkshire Tea launched in 1977 as a black tea blend from a fourth-generation family business in Harrogate. The only top-5 UK black tea brand still…
Tea Caffeine Content, From Black Tea to White
Per-cup caffeine varies more across individual teas than across broad categories. Matcha tops the list (38-89mg) because the whole leaf is consumed; herbal teas are…
The Best Tea for Headaches, by the Research
Tension-type, migraine, caffeine withdrawal, and stress-related headaches all have different mechanisms. Ginger, peppermint, and a careful caffeine dose are the evidence-graded options.
Twinings Ethical Sourcing, the Sourced with Care Program
Twinings launched the Sourced with Care programme in 2016, with a published Indian tea estate list (2018), third-party supplier audits, UNICEF and Mercy Corps partnerships,…
Mighty Leaf Tea, the Peet’s Acquisition Story
Mighty Leaf Tea was founded in 1996 in San Rafael, California, with a single product innovation — the silken stitched tea bag — and was…
Twinings at 190, the ABF-Owned London Blend
Twinings has sold tea from 216 Strand since 1706. Now owned by ABF (the Weston family), with a manufacturing footprint in Poland and China, and…
