Nestea Ice Tea - Great Iced Tea

Nestea ice tea is distributed by Nestle Company’s US beverage department. This brand is a joint venture with The Coca-Cola Company. The biggest market of Nestea ice tea is the United States, Australia, Taiwan, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland.

After water, the second most favored and oldest beverage is “Tea”, and it has been around for nearly 5,000 years old. It is believed that the Chinese Emperor Shen Nung discovered tea in China in the year 2737 B.C. Chinese pundits reveal that Emperor “Nung” exaggerated his role in the discovery of tea.

Richard Blechynden came up with the idea of iced tea during the World Fair in the year 1904, in St. Louis, MO. There was a heat wave and St Louis was very hot that summer. No one wanted to try hot tea, so Richard Blechynden dumped ice in it and voila! They had iced tea.

The anti-oxidants called flavonoids found in tea protect body against free radicals that is the molecules that usually destroy the cells.

Benefits of tea  

Chronic damage is caused by free radicals and this is the cause of many chronic diseases, which includes cancer and heart diseases. An average cup of brewed tea, black tea or green tea, has 150-200 milligrams of flavonoids. The immune system is triggered by the Flavonoids, which act as anti-allergies, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, and anti-bacterial agents. Tea can’t do the work of cialis or Viagra, but it does help to stimulate the sexual desire.

Research shows that Americans devour drinks, which contribute to 20% of their calorie intake. This is twice of what is required by normal person. Iced tea products are available in regular or diet, the diet version sweetened by aspartame.

A 16-ounce bottle of Nestea ice tea contains 34 milligrams of caffeine. Iced tea is available in different flavors, which includes Raspberry, Lemon, and original iced tea flavor. There is also an unsweetened version (which contains only 3.4 Calories per bottle), with the same caffeine amount.

Iced tea is a variety of cold tea and is often served in a glass, over ice. Iced tea can be made from any variety of dry tea, according to the preferred taste. To prepare Nestea ice tea, the tea has to be brewed and then chilled or you can even buy the canned tea or pre-bottled tea. To get the true flavor it is often advised to bring Nestea ice tea to room temperature before refrigerating it, to prevent the creation of condensates, which can cause a cloudy appearance and a chalky taste. Freshly brewed tea can be poured in a glass over ice cubes. While preparing tea, if you use filtered water then the tea will not cloud and the flavor will also remain intact.