Green Tea

[Sharee]

Hello,

Is GREEN TEA gluten-free? I thought I read somewhere that it wasn't?

[rinne]

Green tea is gluten free and in fact high in Vitamin K, which is helpful if you bruise easily.

Welcome.

[tarnalberry]

Hello,

Is GREEN TEA gluten-free? I thought I read somewhere that it wasn't?

As with everything, ALWAYS READ THE LABEL. Never ever assume that a whole class of item is gluten free, or something that was once gluten free is still gluten free. Read every label, every time.

That being said, tea (oolong, black, green, white) is all made from the camellia sinensis plant, with the differences in them being how they are processed. The plant itself has no gluten. The processing (consisting of various amounts of withering or fermenting, and drying) makes the difference in the teas. But, some green teas are flavored, and the flavorings can add gluten to them. So, for instance, Tazo makes a Green Ginger tea that is *not* gluten free.

If a tea is *just* green tea (in bag or leaf), and had no added flavors, it's going to be gluten free. (There's an urban legend running around that teabags are glued together with gluten. They're not. No company has ever said they are - it's a pressing to weave the tea bag "fabric" together, and it doesn't make sense, chemically, to use gluten in a tea bag that's going to go in a cup of hot water.) Always check the ingredients to make sure nothing is added (it happens more often than you'd think), however.

[mle-ii]

As with everything, ALWAYS READ THE LABEL. Never ever assume that a whole class of item is gluten free, or something that was once gluten free is still gluten free. Read every label, every time.

Agreed. I'm curious though, do the food labeling laws apply to teas?

I contacted TenRen tea company about their green tea. The last time I called they said that it does not contain gluten. Here's there website: Open Original Shared Link You can buy this tea in bulk at Costco.

Thanks,

Mike

[rinne]

Thanks Tarnalberry, I don't drink the flavoured green teas but I would never have thought of a green tea and ginger tea having gluten in it.

[tarnalberry]

Agreed. I'm curious though, do the food labeling laws apply to teas?

I contacted TenRen tea company about their green tea. The last time I called they said that it does not contain gluten. Here's there website: Open Original Shared Link You can buy this tea in bulk at Costco.

Thanks,

Mike

I'm not certain if it applies to tea or not. I do remember that I would not have suspected, based on reading the label, that the tea in question had gluten, and I'm a big tea drinker and would have otherwise drunk it. (I think I had some around I had to get rid of when I found out.) It could have just been old labeling, or before the beginning of the year; I don't remember.

I do know that there is plenty of ginger tea does not have gluten in it, but making ginger tea from fresh ginger is definitely the best way to go. :-)

[hez]

I used to love a Gevilla (the coffee people) green tea with ginger. I phoned the company shortly after dx and they said it had gluten. However, that was a long time ago and things can change.

Hez

[CarlaB]

I just went to Tazo's website and they have a list under FAQ's about which teas are not gluten-free. Green ginger, as Tiffany said, is not gluten-free. Thankfully, Zen is! Many have natural flavors, which they will not disclose, and they said if you need to know what they are, then drink a flavor that does not have them. Then they list the ones that are gluten-free.

[jerseyangel]

I drink Stash Tea. They are completely gluten-free. No gluten in any of their teas!

Open Original Shared Link

My favorite is the Caramel Creme Decaf--they also have green tea.

[mle-ii]

I drink Stash Tea. They are completely gluten-free. No gluten in any of their teas!

Open Original Shared Link

My favorite is the Caramel Creme Decaf--they also have green tea.

Yep, I drink the peppermint herbal tea from Stash.

[jerseyangel]

Yep, I drink the peppermint herbal tea from Stash.

I love tea, but I swear--I reacted to teas made by companies that also use gluten. I was so happy to find a company that didn't use it at all--Wegman's carries most, if not all of their flavors and I'm like a kid in a candy shop!

[Guest cassidy]

Salada green tea does contain gluten. I was drinking it and then got a new box that lists wheat as an allergen. I couldn't believe it. I know their flavored decaf teas contain gluten but I'm not sure about the rest of their teas. I stopped drinking the brand because I couldn't believe there was gluten in any of them. I was concerned about getting an older box that didn't like allergens.