Products
Fruit teas are available, for example, in pharmacies, drugstores, tea specialty stores and grocery stores. They can also be prepared by yourself.
Ingredients
Fruit teas are teas or tea blends that contain one or more fruits, usually dried, but can also be infused fresh. Commercially available products vary widely in composition. Typical ingredients are rose hips and hibiscus flowers, for example, mixed with apple pieces and orange peel. Possible ingredients of fruit teas are: Fruits:
- Rose hips
- Orange peel
- Apples
- Raspberries
- Strawberries, wild strawberries
- Sea buckthorn berries
- Pineapple
- Cranberries
- Mangos
- Quinces
- Aronia berries
- Pomegranates
- Carrots
- Peaches
- Apricots
- Elderberries
- Blackcurrant
Flowers, herbs:
- Hibiscus flowers
- Herbs (see under herbal teas)
Spices:
- Cardamom
- Cloves
- Vanilla
- Cinnamon
Fruit teas may also contain fruit juices, flavorings, extracts, powders, food additives, natural sweeteners (such as licorice and stevia) and carbohydrates (sugar). In our view, additives should be avoided as much as possible, especially synthetic ones. Fruit teas are caffeine-free.
Effects
Fruit teas have refreshing, thirst-quenching and health-promoting properties.
Fields of application
As a health-promoting stimulant, thirst quencher and children’s tea. They are also drunk for minor illnesses, for example, indigestion and colds.
Dosage
Fruit tea is usually prepared as an infusion with hot water and allowed to steep for about 5 to 10 minutes. Some fruit teas can also be prepared with cold water.
Adverse effects
Possible adverse effects include indigestion. Fruit teas of a lower quality may contain impurities.
