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Beyond Caffeine

Health Benefits of Honeybush and Rooibos The first question most customers ask when choosing tea is: caffeine or no caffeine? And they choose based on that one criteria. But there is more to teas and tisanes than caffeine content! Consider this recent research on two of our most popular, healthiest brews: Honeybush and Rooibos. They are more than just "caffeine-free." They are also chock full of minerals and electrolytes, contain high levels of antioxidants, very low levels of tannins -- and are delicious. Ducky Life Tea offers: Mona's South African Honeybush, Tony's Rooibos Lime Blend -- and the season sip, Penelope's Pumpkin Rooibos Pleasure. Try one today. Mineral Content of Honeybush Nutrients Function in Body Per 240 ml Iron (Fe)...

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Cooking with Tea

Cooking with Ducky Life Tea ... and other fun uses for your leaves If you're only adding hot water to your tea leaves, you're missing out! Here are some ways to get creative in using and re-using your leaves to get the full enjoyment from them: Season chicken with Jane's Ducky Life Blend. Grind the leaves and rub them on the chicken before roasting or baking. Give a tossed salad a nutty, fruity edge by throwing some Kathi's White Tip with Peach into it. Make jasmine rice by adding Donna's Jasmine Pearls along with your rice to boiling water. Add Julia's Ginger Matte to a fruit smoothie for an extra kick. Cook vegetables in Richard's Popcorn-and-a-Movie Oolong instead of plain...

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Brewing The Perfect Cup

Always Use Filtered WaterThe more pure the water, the better the tea. Amount To UseA good rule of thumb when brewing tea is to use a teaspoon per 8 oz. cup. Use a little more if the tea is particularly light and fluffy, a little less if it is particularly dense (as is the case with gunpowder teas or jasmine pearls)Hint: High quality, loose leaf tea will bear multiple infusions of the same leaves. In fact, tea masters often toss out the first brew and prefer the second, third and even fourth brew! Which you prefer will be a matter of taste. Try and discover for yourself what strength and subtlety you enjoy the most. Water TemperatureNot all teas can...

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What is Tea?

The four types of true tea – black, green, white, and oolong – are all made from the leaves of the evergreen shrub Camellia sinensis, but the differences between them are due to the ways in which they’re processed into individual varieties.White tea is the least processed and is made from buds and certain leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, which are steamed and dried. Because it is made from the bud of the plant, it is naturally caffeine free.Green tea is produced from freshly harvested leaves, which immediately are steamed to prevent oxidation or oxygen exposure. Both white and green teas are particularly high in polyphenols. Green tea is slightly caffeinated – and has been used by monks for...

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