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Black Tea Infusion

Black tea infusion is water steeped with black tea leaves and served hot or cold as a beverage or flavoring.

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About Black Tea Infusion

Black tea infusion is the liquid made by steeping processed black tea leaves in water and then removing the leaves. It is commonly served hot, chilled, plain, or with additions such as milk, sugar, citrus, or spices. It is used as a beverage and as a flavouring liquid in some culinary preparations.

Its flavour may be brisk, tannic, malty, smoky, floral, or gently sweet, depending on the tea and steeping conditions. The texture is fluid rather than particulate. Strength and colour vary with the tea, water, leaf quantity, and steeping conditions.

The strained infusion ranges from pale amber to deep reddish-brown and is sold or prepared as a liquid beverage. Steeping extracts colour and flavour from the leaves, while removing them produces a clear infusion rather than a leaf-containing tea. It is distinct from dry leaves, concentrated extract, instant tea, and sweetened ready-to-drink tea.

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Black Tea Infusion

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Black Tea Infusion nutrition & diet

Black Tea Infusion nutritional value

Tea, regular, black, brewed from leaf or teabags, without milk

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
0.2kcal
Protein
0.1g
Carbs
0.0g
Fat
0.0g

Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. © Food Standards Australia New Zealand. AFCD Release 3, food F009125. Available carbohydrate excludes sugar alcohols; energy converted from kJ to kcal (÷4.184). Australian data may not be appropriate for use in other countries. There are limitations associated with food composition databases. Food composition data used in the database or databases may represent an average of the nutrient content of a particular sample of foods and ingredients, determined at a particular time. The nutrient composition of foods and ingredients can vary substantially between batches and brands because of a number of factors, including changes in season, processing practices and ingredient source, and methods of calculation. Data licensed under the FSANZ Data User Licence Agreement, based on CC BY-SA 3.0 AU: https://www.foodstandards.gov.au/science-data/monitoringnutrients/afcd/datauserlicenceagreement.

Portions & preparation

Use a reference for brewed black tea infusion rather than dry leaves, tea concentrate, sweetened tea, or a milk-based drink. Match steeping strength, serving temperature, and whether the beverage is strained. Sugar, syrups, milk, cream, flavorings, and juice should be assessed as separate additions.

Compare the right form: Reference must match strained black tea leaves infused in water, with brewing strength and any milk, sweetener, or flavoring identified.

Diet considerations

Black tea infusion is plant-derived when it contains only brewed tea and water. Milk, cream, sweeteners, syrups, or flavorings change compatibility and the beverage’s portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern. Bottled or powdered tea drinks require their full ingredient list; a plain infusion should not be conflated with a prepared tea beverage.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3, 2025 — Tea, regular, black, brewed from leaf or teabags, without milk ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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