adding citrus juice to tea increases the benefits

[insanitylater]

http://www.drweil.com/drw/u/ART02914/Ho ... efits.html

[tissigirl]

Interesting article. I wonder if having both a glass of fruit juice of some sort (such as orange) along with cup of green tea at breakfast has the same effect? If I have tea with a meal I always have something else with it, such as a glass of water, or in the case of breakfast juice or milk.

[silverneedles]

booooo weil .... bOOOOOooo...

[Sydney]

In any event, adding citrus to literally almost anything will have a flavor enhancing effect. Some chef or other told me this is due to citric acid making taste buds perk up temporarily, tasting any flavor more intensely.

However, I don't add citrus to tea very often, except for some old school southern iced tea and other special cases.

[tissigirl]

I've never liked citrus in tea. Although I can tolerate it some in hot tea, especially like orange rinds in herbal teas and such, I can't stand it in iced tea. I'm an old fashioned southern girl I guess, I only like iced tea fresh with lots of sugar that will instantly put you in a sugar coma .

[Sydney]

Your tea may put people in comas off in KY, but here in MS we're not sassified until we can put a *hummingbird* in a coma.

[tissigirl]

Your tea may put people in comas off in KY, but here in MS we're not sassified until we can put a *hummingbird* in a coma.

Now you're talking!!

Yeah I doubt there's very many people out there that love the high end loose teas and on the other hand also love the sweet as hell bag brewed iced tea as well.

[TaiPing Hou Kui]

I found this article interesting and somewhat onesided. I am trying to find the link now the the official journal article....I feel the way the reactions were explained was in the article was quite elementary and I certainly need further clarification as to the actualt chemical reactions and bonds which were observed. C6H8O7 (citric acid) also has some negative effects as well, and I feel this are certainly important to look at. The article states that some benefits were seen with 10% juice, but bests results were observed with 20-50% juice. This is quite interesting for several reasons; 1)Can you imagine having a 50%juce 50% tea mixture?--You would perhaps lose most all flavor; 2)If you did this to every cup of tea that most of us drink, think about all the added sugars you are getting and preservatives as well. After I read the official article published in the medical journal I will post another reply if I feel necessary, but these are just some of my initial thoughts on the whole thing.

[skywarrior]

Juice and tea is just wrong.

So...WRONG!

[Space Samurai]

Can you imagine having a 50%juce 50% tea mixture?--You would perhaps lose most all flavor....

I imagine an article like this is geared for people who are mostly or only interested in drinking tea for the health benefits involved, with little interest in flavor, nuance, or complexity. As for the sugar in juice, many of them are most likely adding sugar or honey or something as it is...might as well be juice.

[ErikPDX]

Remember, it doesn't necessarily have to be mixed in the tea - just in your stomach! So, a drink of juice ( or even a vitamin c pill ) before drinking tea would work as well. Me? I often start my day with a big cup of matcha and an orange.

[hop_goblin]

Why would you even want to add anything to tea is beyond me? I pay good money to TASTE only tea and nothing else. It's like mixing a bottle of vintage cognac with Dr. Pepper! (which I have seen done to my horror). NEVER!

[osadczuk]

It's like mixing a bottle of vintage cognac with Dr. Pepper! (which I have seen done to my horror). NEVER!

My goodness! Why on earth would someone do something that horrible! Whatever did the poor Dr. Pepper do to them?

[ErikPDX]

Why would you even want to add anything to tea is beyond me? I pay good money to TASTE only tea and nothing else. It's like mixing a bottle of vintage cognac with Dr. Pepper! (which I have seen done to my horror). NEVER!

Does he also blend his own teas? Perhaps be brews a fine Pu-erh, aged 10 years, with overbrewed lipton teabags - also aged ten years?

*shudder*

[TaiPing Hou Kui]

After much searching this is the most complete explanation I could find. I cannot get acces to Purdue's full report, but here is the link I found: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 163016.htm