Food ingredient · Tea
Tea
Tea leaves or extract; a source of caffeine.
- Caffeine source
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points tea costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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CaffeineStrong evidence
A natural source of caffeine. The FDA cites 400 mg a day as generally safe for most adults; EFSA advises no more than 200 mg a day in pregnancy. [1][2]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list tea
282 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list tea. The 12 most scanned:
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Organic Supergreens Fruits & Vegetables Zena Greens Score 95 out of 100 Excellent -
Sparkling Orange Celsius · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 66 out of 100 Good -
Molokai Coconut Bai · 18 fl oz Score 69 out of 100 Good -
Shin Ramyun Nongshim · 120 g Score 13 out of 100 Bad -
Tropical Vibe Sparkling Starfruit Pineapple Edition Celsius · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 66 out of 100 Good -
KOMBUCHA Passion Fruit Tangerine Health-Ade · 16 oz Score 56 out of 100 Okay -
Zambia Bing Cherry Bai · 18 fl oz Score 50 out of 100 Okay -
Peach Vibe Sparkling White Peach Edition Celsius · 12 fl oz (355 mL) Score 66 out of 100 Good -
Grain Free Cookies Hint of Mexican Vanilla Chocolate Chip Siete · 128 g Score 21 out of 100 Poor -
Trilogy Synergy the Real Kombucha · 1 × 16 fl oz Score 53 out of 100 Okay -
Black Raspberry Flavored Sparkling Water Sparkling Ice · 240 mL Score 59 out of 100 Okay -
Celsius Fizz-Free Peach Mango Green Tea Celsius · 12 oz Score 67 out of 100 Good
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (32)
- tea
- tee
- matcha
- sencha
- chai tea
- the noir
- the vert
- assam tea
- black tea
- green tea
- white tea
- brewed tea
- oolong tea
- tea leaves
- tea powder
- instant tea
- jasmine tea
- tea extract
- earl grey tea
- tea concentrate
- black tea leaves
- brewed black tea
- brewed green tea
- green tea leaves
- green tea powder
- matcha green tea
- black tea extract
- decaffeinated tea
- green tea extract
- organic black tea
- organic green tea
- black tea concentrate
Sources
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Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
“For most adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams* a day — that's about two to three 12-fluid-ounce cups of coffee — as an amount not generally associated with negative effects.”
fda.gov
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Caffeine (EFSA topic page; Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine, 2015)
“Caffeine intakes from all sources up to 200mg per day consumed throughout the day do not raise safety concerns for the foetus.”
efsa.europa.eu