Crisp Iced Black Tea with Lemon and Mint
By Joe
Source: Serious Eats — J. Kenji López-Alt, For The Best Sun Tea, Forget The Sun.
A for the best sun tea, forget the sun recipe for 4 servings, written from a single tested source, with times and temperatures kept as the source set them.
Based on the listed ingredients, none of the 14 major EU allergens. Always check product labels.
Method
- 1
Chill. Tip in water plus tea bags or loose tea to a container that seals. Seal and chill 5 hours (see notes). Take out the tea bags (or strain with a fine sieve to catch the loose leaves). Pour over ice to drink.
Storage
Keep covered in the fridge and use within a few days.
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: about 36 mg caffeine (serving: 1 glass (about 180 ml tea)). Source: about 180 ml brewed per serving × USDA FDC SR Legacy #173227 (brewed black tea, 20 mg/100 g).
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 36 mg · 2 servings: 72 mg · 3 servings: 108 mg · 4 servings: 144 mg.
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 9 % of 400 mg. EFSA
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 0 kcal |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 0 g |
| of which saturates | 0 g |
| Fibre | 0 g |
| Salt | 0.02 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0 g High protein needs ≥ 5 g per 100 kcal (20% of energy) and ≥ 10 g per serving
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
