The Purple Almond

This week for 1 minute videos,

I’m focusing on some of the world’s healthiest teas.

Today…Hibiscus Tea

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Hibiscus tea is made from the hibiscus flower. According to my research, the tea is sour and sometimes called “sour tea”, with  a flavor slightly reminiscent to cranberry.

Going into this week of covering different types of tea, I assumed that matcha tea  probably had the highest anti-oxidant content. But, after watching a video from nutritionfacts.org, I may have been mistaken. Could Hibiscus be healthier?

According to the video, a study done in 2011 on the anti-oxidant content of 3100 foods, shows that HIBISCUS TEA has a higher anti-oxidant content than MATCHA TEA!

Yes, you read that right.

The study looked at the anti-oxidant content of  283 beverages.

The video reviewed a few, here’s how they scored: (1)

• Scoring 0
  • water
  • Red bull
• Scoring  1
  • Pepsi
  • Coke
  • Milk
• Scoring 5
  • white wine
• Scoring 13
  • Red tea
• Scoring 23
  • Black tea
• Scoring 36
  • Green tea
• Scoring 38
  • Red wine
• Scoring 39
  • Grape juice
• Scoring 40
  • Espresso
• Scoring 47
  • Coffee
• Scoring 100
  • Matcha Tea
• Scoring 132
  • HIBISCUS TEA!!!!

Wow! Who knew? 

See the infographic and today’s 1 minute video below for other health benefits.

The video below is not the video sited above.

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That’s it for our week of tea! I hope you enjoyed this and learned something new.

Until next time…

Namaste my friends.

SOURCES:

1. Healthier than green tea?