While wandering the aisles of my local grocery store I saw a new set of gluten free tags hanging in front of products. Some teas were tagged and others were not. It had never occurred to me that tea might be hiding gluten. Research time!
Here is the skinny:
Barley is a traditional ingredient in Japanese teas. The majority of teas now remove that flavoring but not all do. A real tea will typically not have gluten but many herbal blends can run the risk. I contacted a few of the major companies and recieved e-mail responses. I copied those here.
Twinings: "ALL of our teas and infusions are suitable for coeliacs. They do not contain gluten, wheat or any derivatives thereof."
Celestial Seasonings: "Yes, a few Celestial Seasonings tea contain roasted barley, which contributes a small amount of gluten. We recommend reviewing the box of tea you’re interested in to make sure it says “gluten free”. If you have any questions about gluten, please send us an email at consumerrelations@hain-celestial.com and we'll be glad to help."
Teavana:
Tazo: I couldn't find anything on their site so I gave them a call. They told me: 1-800-235-2883 is the number to call, which is Starbucks who apparently fields their call questions. Tazo won't say that their items are gluten free because "that is a government label and standard". They did ensure me that all the products are made without gluten and that the factory and bags are all without gluten.
Yogi:"Here at Yogi, all of our teas and the natural flavors used in or teas are made without any of the eight FDA recognized allergens and therefore do not contain soybeans, milk, eggs, wheat, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts or peanuts.
Here is the skinny:
Barley is a traditional ingredient in Japanese teas. The majority of teas now remove that flavoring but not all do. A real tea will typically not have gluten but many herbal blends can run the risk. I contacted a few of the major companies and recieved e-mail responses. I copied those here.
Twinings: "ALL of our teas and infusions are suitable for coeliacs. They do not contain gluten, wheat or any derivatives thereof."
Celestial Seasonings: "Yes, a few Celestial Seasonings tea contain roasted barley, which contributes a small amount of gluten. We recommend reviewing the box of tea you’re interested in to make sure it says “gluten free”. If you have any questions about gluten, please send us an email at consumerrelations@hain-celestial.com and we'll be glad to help."
Teavana:
"Do your teas contain Gluten? All Teavana teas are now gluten-free with the exception of Dokudami Umami."
Tazo: I couldn't find anything on their site so I gave them a call. They told me: 1-800-235-2883 is the number to call, which is Starbucks who apparently fields their call questions. Tazo won't say that their items are gluten free because "that is a government label and standard". They did ensure me that all the products are made without gluten and that the factory and bags are all without gluten.
Yogi:"Here at Yogi, all of our teas and the natural flavors used in or teas are made without any of the eight FDA recognized allergens and therefore do not contain soybeans, milk, eggs, wheat, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts or peanuts.
With regard to gluten, Yogi has over sixty varieties of tea, and only four of our current Yogi tea recipes contain barley malt. The four Yogi teas containing barley malt, and therefore gluten, are:
· Yogi Healthy Fasting tea
· Yogi Stomach Ease tea
· Yogi Kava Stress Relief tea
· Yogi Calming tea"
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