Piranha1981 Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 The flavoured varieties (e.g. Green tea and peach blossom). I emailed the company about two weeks ago and haven't had a reply. I have avoided and just had the green jasmine tea as that doesn't contain any 'natural flavourings', but I have finished that box and have a load of the peach blossom stuff that I would like to drink if it's compliant. Just wondering if anyone else knows! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tina R Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 No. This is a gray area. If you want to drink this tea then go for it. It you really want to know you can try calling the company and see if they will tell you. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted March 27, 2015 Moderators Share Posted March 27, 2015 Officially, we accept "natural flavors" as compliant during a Whole30. I make a point of buying from vendors who reveal what is in their products more clearly, but I would drink a cup of tea at a friend's house if the ingredient list included natural flavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha1981 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Ah, they just replied. But I am no clearer really .... They wrote: In response to your enquiry I can confirm that our Peach & Cherry Green tea contains natural ingredients from the named fruit together with natural flavourings from other sources. The name of the product is to give an indication of the predominant flavour characteristics that are delivered with the product. A number of our infusions are complex blends of ingredients that have been carefully combined to give the optimum balance and depth of flavours, aromas and body. The use of natural flavourings rather than actual fruit pieces allows us to deliver much more intense tastes and aromas than any dried fruit could give on its own. The fruit tastes are delivered through concentrated natural flavourings. These will be produced mainly from those named fruits, taking the natural components that give the fruit their flavour, thereby delivering intense flavour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha1981 Posted March 27, 2015 Author Share Posted March 27, 2015 Emailed them back to ask what the 'other sources' are. And explained what I am cutting out. I may just save it for post whole 30 and get some more plain green tea though, I don't mind it, just fancied a change and had these bags in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 When I detect a fly in the ointment, I leave it out...gives the body a chance to heal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealthCreators Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 A tv program here in The Netherlands did an investigation what the natural aroma's (flavorings) in Lipton tea was... turned out to be something a bit chewing gum like, and after analysing that is was... sugar. This was in a lot of tea but surprisingly enough also the unflavoured green tea,Don't know if you can watch it abroad, you probably can't understand the language, but here is a link: http://keuringsdienstvanwaarde.kro.nl/seizoenen/2014/afleveringen/23-01-2014It pretty much speaks for itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeadowLily Posted March 30, 2015 Share Posted March 30, 2015 Good one, Brenda. I know this same trick is used at big name brand coffee/tea places. I can taste the sugar, bet you can, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha1981 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 Twinings came back to me again and said: All flavourings are complex blends of flavouring materials from many sources. The exact source of all the flavouring materials is proprietary information for the manufacturer of that flavour. Twinings do not permit the inclusion of any of the allergens that require declaring under EU allergen labelling regulations in their flavours. These include: Cereals containing gluten Crustaceans Egg Fish Peanuts Soya Milk Nuts Celery Mustard Sesame seeds Sulphur dioxide Lupin Molluscs All our teas and infusions are formulated not to include these components and their derivatives Some of our flavourings do include sugar, as a carrier, but the level in the final product is extremely low. For example in the Peach and Cherry Blossom Green Tea, there is 0.004% sugar (which meets the legal definition of ‘sugars free’) in the final brewed product. None of our UK blends contain any sweeteners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piranha1981 Posted April 4, 2015 Author Share Posted April 4, 2015 I am drinking the plain green tea since I cant tell from that whether the natural flavourings are in fact compliant or not! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirkor Posted April 5, 2015 Share Posted April 5, 2015 I am drinking the plain green tea since I cant tell from that whether the natural flavourings are in fact compliant or not! Officially, we accept "natural flavors" as compliant during a Whole30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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