A guide to flavored teas and their types

Nowadays people are more and more conscious about what is going inside them. Different types of teas with numerous health benefits are prevailing in the industry. Little do people know about these teas. Green tea, milk tea is what people know and consume typically.  Teas have a large variety depending on climates, processing and geography. 

Flavored teas are considered as the deserts of teas no matter served cold or hot. Adding fruits, flowers, natural flavors to green, black or oolong teas, form flavored tea. Flavors do not cover up the delicate aromas of green or black tea instead they compliment them.  Flavored teas are a delicious extension in the world of teas.

Some of the common types of flavored teas are as follows:

Earl Grey

The flavor is made by adding Italian bergamot extract oil to black tea. Bergamot extract reduces total cholesterol, LDL levels and increases HDL levels (good cholesterol).  

Benefits:

•          High levels of catechin in earl grey helps in fighting oral infections.

•          Caffeine gives you an afternoon energy boost.

•          Aids in weight loss due to its citrus extract

•          Unlike coffee, it keeps you hydrated

Top earl grey teas:

1.        Basilur Speciality Classic Tea Bag Foil Env Earl Grey

2.        Gardner Street - High Tea Collection Assorted Pack: Berry Good, Flower Power, Twisted Earl Grey, Lemon Aid

                            

Masala tea

It is prepared by mixing black tea with Indian spices like clove, cinnamon, cardamom and ginger. It is prepared by boiling water and milk along with sugar and spices. It is the most famous and consumed tea in India.

Benefits:

•          Tannins present in tea help calm the body and revitalize it

•          Elaichi, clove and cinnamon all act as potent painkillers and can help you deal with the pain of periods

•          Clove, cinnamon and Elaichi are known to help prevent diabetes by increasing the insulin sensitivity

Top Masala teas:

1.        Chymey Masala Vasala Chai

2.        Organic India Tusli Chai Masala - 25 Tea Bag (Set of 3)

                            

Jasmine tea

A blend of jasmine blossoms is added in green tea. It takes a great time for jasmine aroma to infuse into the tea. In controlled humidity, tea is kept with flowers for a long time. The process takes place at night when the flowers bloom.  For the right level of aroma, the process is repeated for several nights.

Benefits:

•          Antioxidants tackle free radicals, the aging elements

•          Improves blood circulation

•          Stress relief due to its aforementioned therapeutic properties of jasmine

Try these teas for that perfect aroma and benefits of jasmine.

1.        Gokul Herbal Infusion Jasmine Tea and

2.        Organic India Tulsi Jasmine Tea - 18 Tea Bags

                            

Fruit teas:

Unprocessed fruits are used to prepare fruit teas. These are black teas flavored with fruits essence. These teas are naturally sweet. Fruits teas are ideal to consume before going to sleep, as they are caffeine free. They can even be swapped with those full-of-calories milk shakes, deserts and fizzy drinks.

Benefits

•          Guaranteed vitamin c

•          No caffeine added hence, there is no risk of insomnia

•          Keeps you energetic

•          Delicious in taste

Best fruity teas:

1.        BudWhiteTeas Combo Pack of Tea in Fruits and Flowers Flavors

2.        Gardner Street - Berry Good (Green Tea with Berries)

                            

Flower teas:

Along with great fragrance and beauty, flowers have therapeutic properties and calming effect. Essence of flowers is added to black and green teas to form flower teas.

Benefits:

•          Caffeine and chemical free

•          Rich in Phytochemicals such as vitamins, Terpenoids and flavonoids

•          Flower aroma stimulate the sense organs

•          Some flowers mitigate anger and help in keeping calm

Keep calm and drink these flower teas:

1. Basilur Magic Fruits Loose Leaf Flavored Black Tea(sweet cherry)
2. Gardner Street - Flower Power (Green Tea with Rose & Hibiscus)

                            

Leaf teas

Leaves of some non-tea plants make great herbal and flavored teas .Few of the plant leaves have a delicious and healing flavor. Leaf flavor not only adds taste to your tea but also plays an important part in the healing process.

Few good leaf teas are as follows:

1.        Tea of Life African Beat Flavored Green and Rooibos Tea

2.        Chymey Bohemia Flavored Whole Leaf Tea

                              

                             

Concisely I would suggest you to give up on traditional teas and inculcate these ones in your daily routine for a better experience with tea and well-being.