Bigelow Green Tea with Elderberry
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Teas

Bigelow Green Tea with Elderberry

.90 oz/25 g

Score

Excellent 98 out of 100 High confidence
  • Contains caffeine

Why it scores 98

Bigelow Green Tea with Elderberry scores 98 out of 100 (Excellent) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:

  1. minus 2.5 points Natural flavors: "Natural flavor" is a legal category (21 CFR 101.22(a)(3)): flavor substances from spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy or fermentation. Info

Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.

The Receipt

Green Tea with Elderberry

START100

Ingredients

  • Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
    Info "Natural flavor" is a legal category (21 CFR 101.22(a)(3)): flavor substances from spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy or fermentation. [1][2]
subtotal−2.5

TOTAL 98Excellent

100 − 2.5 = 97.5 → 98


GTIN 00072310008625 · 2026-02-18

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

High confidence

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Nutrition per 100 g

Energy0 kcal
Fat0 g
Carbohydrates0 g
Added sugars0 g
Protein0 g
Salt0 g

Serving: 1 portion (1.38 g)

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
Label text, as published

green tea, hibiscus, rose hips, licorice root, ascorbic acid (Vitamin C), elderberry, natural blackberry flavor with other natural flavors

Allergens and diets

  • Palm-oil-free

Always check the package: recipes change.

Sources

  1. 21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives

    Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), U.S. Office of the Federal Register · Dec 19, 2016 · Law

    “whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”

    ecfr.gov

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

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  3. 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

  4. 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