Herbalife Instant Herbal Beverage Original with Tea Extracts is a 51 g instant tea powder providing 30 servings of 1.7 g, prepared with 200 to 240 ml of hot or cold water. Each serving contains 87.5 mg of caffeine and 6 kcal, with no fat and 0.1 g of sugars. Made with green tea leaf extract at 17.7 % and orange pekoe tea leaf extract at 4.7 %, alongside hibiscus flower powder and cardamom seed extract. Herbalife Independent Member.
What Is Actually in the Tin
Two tea extracts from the same plant, Camellia sinensis: green tea leaf extract at 17.7 % and orange pekoe tea leaf extract at 4.7 %. Added caffeine powder takes each serving to 87.5 mg. The rest is maltodextrin as the carrier, natural flavouring, hibiscus flower powder and cardamom seed extract. Original is the unflavoured one in the range; the others are Raspberry, Peach and Lemon, all in the same 51 g size. If you get through it quickly there is a 102 g tin as well.
☕ 87.5 mg Caffeine Per Serving
From the tea extracts and from added caffeine powder. The figure is stated on the label, so you know exactly what a glass contains rather than having to guess.
🍃 6 kcal Per Serving
A 1.7 g serving carries 6 kcal, no fat and 0.1 g of sugars. Practically nothing, which is the point of a powdered tea rather than a bottled drink.
🧊 Hot or Cold, Same Powder
It dissolves in cold water as readily as hot, so the same tin covers a hot mug in winter and an iced glass in summer. No brewing, no bags, no waiting.
📦 30 Servings From 51 g
A serving is half a teaspoon, 1.7 g. At the one to two glasses a day the label suggests, a tin lasts between two weeks and a month.
Caffeine: What the Label Says
This is the part worth reading before you buy, because the caffeine here is not incidental. One serving is 87.5 mg. The label’s directions are one or two glasses per day, so two servings come to 175 mg. The label prints this notice:
Notice: It is recommended not to exceed a daily intake of 400 mg of caffeine from all sources (200 mg for pregnant or breast-feeding women).
All sources means everything in the day — coffee, tea, cola, energy drinks and this. If you already drink coffee, count this in alongside it rather than on top of it.
How to Prepare It
1. Hot
Half a teaspoon (1.7 g) into 200 to 240 ml of hot water. Stir. It dissolves without leaving grounds.
2. Cold
Same half teaspoon into 200 to 240 ml of cold water, then ice. Stirring first and adding ice afterwards keeps it from clumping.
3. Adjust the strength
Half a teaspoon is the stated serving and the basis for every figure on this page, including the 87.5 mg of caffeine. Using more powder scales that figure up with it.
Nutritional Information
Serving size: 1.7 g (½ teaspoon). Servings per container: 30.
Ingredients
Maltodextrin, green tea leaf extracts (Camellia sinensis L., 17.7 %), orange pekoe tea leaf extract (Camellia sinensis L., 4.7 %), caffeine powder, natural flavouring, hibiscus flower powder, cardamom seed extract.
No allergens are declared on the label for this product.
Storage
Store with the lid closed in a cool, dry place. Best before and lot number: see base of container.
This product is intended to be enjoyed within a balanced and varied diet, as part of a healthy, active lifestyle. If you have a food allergy, intolerance, or medical condition, check the ingredients and consult a healthcare professional before use. Sold by an Herbalife Independent Member.
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