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Tea is one of the most popular drinks, associated with daily life and favored by many people. However, not all consumers have time to brew tea and make a large pot of tea. Therefore, to meet the needs of consumers for convenience and speed, instant tea was born.
What is instant tea?
Instant tea is a product in powder form, packaged in small packages, which can quickly make a cup of tea in just a few minutes, suitable for the needs of 1 person.
Instant tea has main ingredients from tea powder; tea essence; sugar; vegetables, fruits in powder form or flavorings, … combined together to create a standard fresh tea flavor. Typically, some popular instant tea flavors are: lemon tea, peach tea, lychee tea, strawberry tea, soursop tea, …
Instant tea production process
The main ingredients for producing instant tea are usually fresh tea buds, black tea or semi-finished green tea, along with additives such as: sugar, fruit flavor and natural flower flavor.
Specifically, the process of producing instant tea includes the following steps:
Step 1: Grinding semi-finished tea
Step 2: Extracting with hot water
Step 3: Filtering tea residue
Step 4: Concentrating
Step 5: Blending
Step 6: Spray drying
Step 7: Mixing by adding additives to the tea powder
Step 8: Packaging and releasing the product
Types of instant tea
With the current development, in addition to popular traditional flavors such as: black tea, oolong tea, green tea.
Instant tea also has many other types such as:
- Fruit instant tea: lemon tea, peach tea, strawberry tea, lychee tea, blueberry tea, …
- Herbal instant tea: Solanum procumbens tea, Houttuynia cordata tea, brown rice perilla tea, …
- Type of instant tea combined with chia seeds: winter melon chia seed tea, lychee chia seed tea, mango chia seed tea, …
- Type of instant tea that detoxifies the body, supports weight loss: ginger tea, lemongrass ginger tea, honey ginger tea, …
- Benefits of instant tea
When other types of tea are difficult or impossible to meet the needs of using products quickly and conveniently for 1 person, instant tea is the solution to the above problem.
This is clearly shown through the following points:
- Easy to use: instant tea exists in powder form, so just add a sufficient amount of water (according to the instructions) with instant tea powder, you can enjoy tea quickly.
- Easy to carry: with compact packaging, you can bring instant tea to school, work or travel
Health benefits: instant tea powder often contains antioxidants, carbohydrates and some minerals that are good for health; at the same time, instant tea is often produced from tea plants, so it will have a sufficient amount of caffeine (a characteristic ingredient), helping consumers to fight drowsiness and stay awake when using it.
How to preserve and some notes when using instant tea
The tea flavor will be more delicious if you drink it immediately after brewing.
Do not add too much water to avoid the tea being diluted and bland (see and follow the instructions for use).
Check the expiry date and packaging condition carefully before use.
Store the product in a cool, dry place.