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What is white tea?
(from healthywhitetea.com)
One of the rarest teas in the world, white tea is called white tea because of the fine silvery white hairs covering its buds. Its unopened buds are plucked from the tea plant then withered to allow natural drying. The end product for brewing is a bud (not a leaf) making it one of the least processed of any tea on the planet—one reason why scientists claim it may also have the highest level of antioxidants of any tea on the planet. Read more...

Cool news about iced tea -- do icy convenience teas measure up to hot teas?
(by Linda Rao)
Each time you sip hot tea, you get a huge infusion of powerful compounds believed to fight off heart attacks and cancer. How huge? Amazingly, a cup of hot tea actually contains more of these compounds, called antioxidants, than a serving of any fruit or vegetable! But suppose it's iced tea you drink. read more...

Loving iced tea
(from CBS News)
Iced teas have come a long way since they were introduced in 1904 at the St. Louis World's Fair. Today, you can get bottled iced teas infused with a variety of flavors. So the editors at Food & Wine magazine recently conducted a taste test of more than 20 types of bottled iced teas. read more...

Don't defang your iced tea
(by Holly McCord, RD)
Don't skip the brewing process when making iced tea. Boiling water and brewing tea bags unleashes tea's maximum antioxidants, say Lipton Company experts. Sun tea and fridge tea keep those anticancer fighters locked-in. read more...

Top 4 iced tea makers
(by Sean Paajanen)
Making iced tea is now even easier. You have a machine to brew your coffee, so why not an iced tea maker too? These are fun machines to have if you enjoy a lot of cool iced tea in the summer. read more...