Tea fun

Teefax

Here are some interesting facts about tea to hand out with each cuppa!

Eighty per cent (over three quarters) of office workers now claim they find out more about what’s going on at work over a cup of tea than in any other way.
Tea was created more than 5,000 years ago in China.
Ninety six per cent of all cups of tea drunk daily in the UK are brewed from tea bags.
Ninety eight per cent of people take their tea with milk, but only 30 per cent (nearly a third) take sugar in their tea.
Tea is a natural source of fluoride that can help protect against tooth decay and gum disease.
Approximately 40 per cent (nearly half) of the nation's fluid intake today will be tea.
Tea without milk has no calories. Using semi-skimmed milk adds around 13 calories per cup, but you also benefit from valuable minerals and calcium
Tea with milk provides 21 per cent of the daily calcium requirement in four cups.
Tea contains some zinc and folic acid.
Tea with milk contains Vitamin B6, Riboflavin B2 and Thiamin B1.
Tea is a source of the minerals manganese, essential for bone growth and body development, and potassium, vital for maintaining body fluid levels.
The average cup of tea contains less than half the level of caffeine than coffee. One 190ml cup contains only 50mg.
Tea is a natural source of fluoride and drinking four cups makes a significant contribution to your daily intake.
Green and black teas are from the same plant, Camelia sinensis, and contain similar amounts of antioxidants and caffeine.

Tea history facts courtesy of the The Tea Council.

Fundraising