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Q: How many people in the UK drink tea each day?
A: 84% of the British population drink tea or herbal infusions every day.
Q: How many of cups of tea do the British drink each day?
A: 165 million cups daily or 60.2 billion per year.
Q: Are we now a coffee drinking nation?
A: No, the number of cups of coffee drunk each day is estimated at 70 million.
Q: Who is the largest per capita tea drinking nation?
A: Republic of Ireland followed by Britain.
Q: What percentage of tea is taken with milk?
A: 98%
Q: What is an antioxidant?
A: An antioxidant is a compound, which retards oxidation. In the body antioxidants can ‘soak up’ free radicals.
Q: Who is the largest producer of tea in the world?
A: China with 2,230,000 tonnes, India is second with 1,191,100 tonnes, Kenya third with 399,210 tonnes (2015 production).
Q: What percentage of British tea is consumed from a tea bag?
A: 96%
Q: What is a free radical?
A: Free radicals are unstable substances which can disrupt biochemical processes in the body and have been implicated in cancer and heart disease.
Q: Does tea contain antioxidants?
A: Tea, like fruit and vegetables is a natural source of polyphenols and flavonoids which have antioxidant activity.
Q: Does tea contain the same level of caffeine as coffee?
A: No, at least half the level of coffee.
Q: Does the addition of milk reduce the antioxidant value?
A: The addition of milk does not appear to affect the bioavailability of the tea flavenoids
Q: Do green and black teas come from different plants?
A: No, they both come from the same plant known by its botanical name Camellia sinensis.