Lipton Black Tea

[jaimi alderson]

Does anyone know if Lipton tea bags are gluten-free? The ingredients in mine are just orange pekoe and pekoe cut black tea so I hope this is a dumb question. Thank you!

[LKelly8]

Yes, Lipton's is gluten-free. You can always call the 1800 number on the box if you're unsure.

Here's the tea listing from the Wheaton (Chicago area) Celiac Support Group.

Tea

Arizona (800 227-3775): all (2/04)

ASHBYS of London Teas (800-334-6485) (08/04)

Big Train Chai (800 682-5047) (www.chaitea.com): Spiced, Vanilla, Raspberry,

Chocolate, Green Tea, Decaf and No sugar added Chai. (1/03)

Bigelow Teas (888-244-3569): all (except Blueberry Harvest, chamomile mango,

cinnamon spice) (9/04)

Crystal Light (Kraft Foods): Ready-to-Drink (7/00)

Celestial Seasoning's Teas (800 351-8175) gluten ingredients indicated on label

Choice Organic Teas: all (1/04)

Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf (800 832-5323): all teas (9/04)

Eden Foods www.edenfoods.com (888 441-3336): Teas--genmaicha, hojicha, bancha

green, kukicha, lotus root tea powder, matcha powdered green (11/04)

Good Earth Teas (goodearth.com): all (01/04)

Hansen's (800 426-7367) (www.hansens.com): Iced Teas; Gold Standard Teas (5/04)

Lipton (800.697.7897): Regular Tea, Decaf (3/03); Herbal Teas - all varieties; instant

iced tea mix—reg and decaf (11/04)

Luzianne www.luzianne.com: all (5/04)

Nestea (800 225-2270) www.nestleusa.com: gluten ingredients indicated on label

Newman's Own (800 444-8705): lemon aided ice tea (3/04)

Red Rose Tea : All (11/02)

Republic of Tea (800-298-4832) www.republicoftea.com: all (2/05)

SAFEWAY (877 723-3929): Iced Tea Mix (3/04)

Salada Teas (Redco Foods) (www.greentea.com): all varieties (7/03)

Snapple: iced-teas (5/04)

Stash Teas (www.stashtea.com/teafaq): All Varieties (5/03)

Tazo (800-299-9445) www.tazo.com: Filterbags –Refresh, Awake, organic tazo chai,

Organic Darjeeling, China Green Tips, Organic Envy; Organic Iced Tea Ready-to-Drink

(2/04); zen, calm, wild sweet orange (9/04)

Tetley: all (5/03)

Thai Kitchen (www.thaikitchen.com): Thai Iced Tea (loose Leaves) (5/03)

Trader Joe’s Oregon Chai Caffeine Free, Iced Tea, Original; Lemon ginger Echinacea,

bagged teas (11/03)

Twinings (www.twinings.com): Teas, infusions and fruits (2/02)

Wissotsky Tea www.wtea.com: all (1/04)

[mynxr]

I understand that the contents of Lipton tea are gluten free.  However, my concern is do they use a wheat glue as an adhesive for their tea bags.  Yes, I'm that sensitive to gluten.  I'm out of loose tea and so I was wondering if it's possible to safely buy Lipton tea bags or if I need to continue using loose leaf tea.

[bartfull]

Most companies use corn.

[kareng]

Lipton doesn't glue the bags. They are heat sealed. Wheat doesn't work to glue things that get hot- it "melts". The wheat glue in tea bags is one of those myths that keep appearing. I have never seen a tea company that has said they use wheat in a tea bag.

I use Lipton tea bags all the time

[kareng]

Just an FYI - the original posts are 9 years old. Products change

[cyclinglady]

I use Lipton tea bags too. Whew! It's going to be over 100 degrees today. Heading to the refrigerator for some ice tea that I brewed this morning!

[JenBradley]

I understand this post is a few years old. I've narrowed it down to what I think is Lipton black tea bags. I drink about 2 cups a day. Recently, I've increased to 3 cups a day (work has been crazy) and noticed that I was getting an odd itching in my throat, combined with a slight cough. It went away but happened again last night while I was drinking my tea. My throat itched all night. It was sore this morning so I made my tea, wondering....well, the itching came back and hours later, it's finally gone away again. I'm newly celiac, but been gluten-free for over a year. I've also realized in the last few months, I have a corn allergy as well. I used a McCormick Gluten Free season package and reacted horribly to it. That's where I discovered it must be the corn. (I don't do so good on popcorn either, go figure.). I'm not sure whether it's gluten or corn cross contaminating with the Lipton black tea but I'm going to guess it's corn somehow?

[Scott Adams]

I also make Lipton Black Tea and haven't had any issues with gluten. On their site they post this statement, which would also include corn. Since it doesn't say "May Contain Corn (or Wheat)" I would assume it may be something else:

https://www.lipton.com/us/en/our-teas/black-tea.html

Quote

Hi Asoren, thank you for contacting Lipton. Any product that contains gluten based ingredients will list those ingredients on the ingredient list. If the natural flavor contains any Gluten, it would be called out on the label.

At Unilever, we take all precautionary measures to ensure the safety of our products. We recognize that the risk of cross-contact with allergens may exist, and our quality systems are designed to eliminate these risks. However, as some level of cross-contact is still possible in any manufacturing environment, Unilever responsibly adds a "May Contain" statement to inform the consumers of the products where this risk may exist.

Please always read the ingredient labels for the most up to date information, as recipes may change. If you have any other questions let us know and we'll be happy to help you!

 

[VictoriaC]

I’m suddenly having a gluten reaction where I hadn’t been. I’ve gone off soda and started using Lipton tea iced as a substitute. Now I’ve read the box and the reviews but noticing that another person has seen a reaction I really do suspect that the Lipton tea might be contaminated. Considering this has been happening for a week and a half I think I’ll go back to Body armor and see if things improve. I really do hate this condition. 
Victoria 

[knitty kitty]

@VictoriaC,

Black tea, like Lipton's, is a histamine releaser.  So is caffeine.  Many Celiacs have a problem with high histamine.  Mast cells release histamine as part of the immune response.  By avoiding foods and drinks containing high histamine and ones that trigger mast cells to release histamine, gradually our immune system calms down.

Try a different brand of tea or try green tea instead.  I like oolong.  It's very soothing.  Herbal tea is another option.

Also, don't add sugar or sweeteners to your tea.  Sugars will feed undesirable bacteria in your intestines and contribute to SIBO (small intestinal bacteria overgrowth).  

Also, drinking sweetened drinks like soda or sweet tea requires thiamine Vitamin B1 to turn the sugar into energy.  Tea contains tannins which destroy Thiamine.  Drinking lots of tea can deplete your thiamine.  

I switched from soda to sweetened iced tea, and thought I was having a reaction to gluten, but it turned out I was deficient in thiamine and my body was rejecting what it couldn't digest.  It's not always gluten.  Your intestines have a limited way to react.  

Hope this helps!