Teas

Pure Leaf Unsweetened Real Brewed Tea

Name: Pure Leaf Unsweetened Real Brewed Tea
Brand: Pure Leaf

500 mL

Excellent out of 100 High confidence

Why it scores 100

Pure Leaf Unsweetened Real Brewed Tea scores 100 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

plus 5 points Simple whole food: A few low-concern ingredients, minimally processed. Info

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The Receipt

Pure Leaf Unsweetened Real Brewed Tea

START100

Bonuses

Simple whole food plus 5 points

Info A few low-concern ingredients, minimally processed. [1]

subtotal+5

TOTAL 100Excellent

100 + 5 = 100

Serving: 1 bottle (16.9 fl oz / 500 ml)

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.

Label text, as published

Brewed black tea, citric acid.

Always check the package: recipes change.

Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

doi.org
Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?

U.S. Food and Drug Administration · Regulator

“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
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011, Annex III point 4.1 (beverages with high caffeine content)

European Union (Official Journal) · Oct 25, 2011 · Law

“‘High caffeine content. Not recommended for children or pregnant or breast-feeding women’”

eur-lex.europa.eu