English Breakfast Tea

Brand

Madura

Size

50 Tea bags

Common Uses

Madura Tea Estates is situated in sub-tropical northern NSW, in a world heritage area of pristine rain forests, unpolluted rivers and streams, of eco-sensitive farming and care for the environment. Here, with cool, crisp winters and long hours of sub-tropical sunlight, they create Australia's finest tea. Have as a delicious, refreshing drink, hot or cold. Naturally free of tannic acid and averaging 97% caffeine free. No artificial flavourings, colourings or preservatives. Organically grown without the use of pesticides. Recyclable packaging. A naturally refreshing beverage.  Madura's facilities, processes and teas are Kosher accredited.

Suggested Dosage

Preperation:  As Madura use superior leaf grades, not dust, please use fresh, boiled water and brew for 4 minutes, or less, as suits your palate.  A most refreshing tea, day or night, taken with or without milk. 

Health Information

There is sometimes nothing more reviving than a cup of tea, though in fact, it has little nutritional value. The stimulating effect of tea comes from the caffeine it contains, this can speed up the heart, increase alertness and help respiration, by dilating the airways of the lungs. A single cup of tea provides about 40mg of caffeine, which is more than twice the amount found in most cola drinks and about 2/3 the amount found in a cup of instant coffee. (Of cause, Madura tea is Naturally 100% tannin free and 97% caffeine free) The tannins in tea give it body, but will interfere with iron absorption. When you take anything containing tannin into the body, Inositol and Biotin, which are both recognised as part of the B complex vitamins, may become deficient in the body. Being deficient in these prevents iron from being properly used, and causes other vitamins to be pumped through and out of the body before they can be properly absorbed. As well as this, when we take anything containing tannin or caffeine into the body for up to 1 hour after eating a meal, it acts like a magnet and binds with minerals and vitamins, but particularly iron and calcium and eliminates these from the body. Ideally you should not have these products for up to 1 hour after a meal. (of cause, we do not have this problem with Madura tea, as it is naturally 100% tannin free). Tea contains considerable levels of Quercetin, one of the many naturally occurring chemical compounds that are known as bioflavonoids. Recent research shows that high intakes of bioflavonoids, which are strong antioxidants, are associated with a decreased risk of cancer and heart disease. As well as this, tea contains fluoride - 0.25mg per cup and manganese - 0.5mg per cup. Do not worry though, as we can drink Madura Tea from Australia. Madura tea estates, the first commercial tea plantation in NSW Australia, tell us that all Madura tea, both green and black are grown using organic fertilisers and without the use of pesticides. They state " There are no known natural pests in Australia that specifically target the young shoots of the tea bush, necessitating the use of pesticides. As well as this, all Madura teas are naturally 100% free of tannin and 97% free of Caffeine. This is not because Madura have extracted this, it is due to their growing methods. Because of this, you can confidently drink this delicious drink around meal times, without the risk of nutrient depletion. Madura English Breakfast is a delicious Organically grown, 100% tannin and 97% caffeine free tea. This is an excellent alternative to standard tea. This is not a herb tea, you drink this as you would "normal" tea, with milk or sweetener. Everyone we know of who has tried Madura tea loves it. The characteristics of all teas change with the seasons. The traditional art of blending ensures a consistent balance of flavour, colour and piquancy regardless of the origin or season. Madura tell us Our package states 97% caffeine free and in fact our teas contain 2.8% to 3% caffeine. This is not merely a claim but is continually tested for at an independent analytical laboratory. The value would be common to both our Green and black tea blends. However the pure herbals would have no caffeine and the green tea and herbal blends would have the quantity greatly reduced from the stated 3%. This 3% value translates to around 34milligrams of caffeine in a 200 ml cup with the range in tea being from 2.5% (30 milligrams) to 5.5% (70 milligrams). The small amount of caffeine in Madura tea could be reduced by as much as 40% by double brewing of the same bag. Commence the brew but allow the bag to remain for just 20 seconds without jiggling the bag. Remove the bag, discard the brew and recommence brewing of the same bag for the usual 3-4 minutes. This simple process removes most of the caffeine in the 1st brew.

Ingredients

Madura English Breakfast tea is a classic blend of the finest pure Ceylon and South Indian teas enriched with Maduras own Australian estate teas producing a unique, coloury, flavoursome tea.

Safety Information

Keep out of reach of children