Nutrition and Labeling - Question to you smart chickies about Green Tea

Is green tea better for you in the ready made form (like Arizona or Lipton in the bottle or jug) or in a tea bag that you have to boil?(if they even come in that form, I'm sure they do) Thanks girls, always helpful!

The best would be loose leaf green tea, and the fresher the better. Green tea begins to lose its good properties after about 6 months. The green tea at the supermarket has been in a warehouse for who knows how long. Also, the green tea in teabags is usually much finer and is usually poorer quality. I don't know anything about bottled green tea because I've never tried it. I don't think it would be as good for you, though, since it's not freshly brewed.

So I would guess that loose leaf is best, bagged is second, and bottled is last. That's just a guess :)

I buy loose leaf green tea from www.adagio.com and love it.

Thanks Suzanne!

From what I've read, the polyphenols in green tea barely count in the cold bottled stuff. Trader Joe's green tea (in bags) measures high for anti-oxidants. I still don't have much of a taste for it, but since it's supposed to be so darn healthy I try to drink it a couple of times a week.

I do like iced green tea in the summer.

I know the bottled Lipton green tea probably has alot of antioxidants removed..but it's a really good way for me to get in my daily amount of water. Plus I love the citrus taste.