Like water, Tetley tea is hydrating
We all try to drink lots of fluid everyday, sometimes forcing water down our throat but did you know that tea counts towards keeping you hydrated? The British Dietetic Association advise that drinking tea contributes towards the 8 glasses of fluid we need a day. Find out more about hydration.

Surprised... thought tea was a diuretic? Here's why it isn't - the amount of caffeine in a cup of tea is so low that it has no significant diuretic effect. In fact even if you drink 6 cups of tea per day that will only be classified by nutritionists as moderate caffeine intake. As a cup of tea is mostly made up of water and the caffeine content per cup of tea is so low, it actually hydrates you

Tetley tea is rich in antioxidants
Tetley tea, like fruit and veg, is rich in antioxidants, which are powerful substances that can help your body look after itself. Antioxidants help mop up the bad molecules which enter our body through pollution, tobacco, smoke or sunlight and can damage our cells over time.

Tetley is a natural source of theanine
Since ancient times it has been said that drinking tea brings relaxation. Scientists are now studying the effects of theanine and it is believed that although theanine creates a feeling of relaxation, it doesn't shut down the brain. So it allows you to be relaxed yet alert at the same time.

Tetley tea has no fat or calories
Tea without milk and sugar has no fat or calories - a cup of tea with semi skimmed milk contains only 13 calories and 0.5g fat but you also benefit from valuable minerals and calcium contained in milk.