Here are some interesting facts about tea to hand out with each cuppa!
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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.
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Tea was created more than 5,000 years ago in China.
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Ninety six per cent of all cups of tea drunk daily in the UK are brewed from tea bags.
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Ninety eight per cent of people take their tea with milk, but only 30 per cent (nearly a third) take sugar in their tea.
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Tea is a natural source of fluoride that can help protect against tooth decay and gum disease.
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Approximately 40 per cent (nearly half) of the nation's fluid intake today will be tea.
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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
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Tea with milk provides 21 per cent of the daily calcium requirement in four cups.
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Tea contains some zinc and folic acid.
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Tea with milk contains Vitamin B6, Riboflavin B2 and Thiamin B1.
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Tea is a source of the minerals manganese, essential for bone growth and body development, and potassium, vital for maintaining body fluid levels.
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The average cup of tea contains less than half the level of caffeine than coffee. One 190ml cup contains only 50mg.
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Tea is a natural source of fluoride and drinking four cups makes a significant contribution to your daily intake.
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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.
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