Sweet Leaf | Pomegranate Green Tea

Hopefully by now you’ve tried something that is flavored using Pomegranate.  If you haven’t, you can start with a beverage such as Sweet Leaf’s Pomegranate Green Tea.  Sweet Leaf has been on the tea scene for over ten years and their product line is steadily evolving.  Their distribution growth has been the topic of many tea related news stories.  I’ve had mixed reviews of various pomegranate flavored teas, but Sweet Leaf knows how to make tea – S-W-E-E-T.  There’s no holding back on the sweetness.  The pomegranate green tea is USDA certified organic.  This beverage does have a slight fruity tartness to it, but the organic cane sugar helps to balance the flavor.  At times, I pickup an almost sweet/tart apple flavor from the green tea.  I do appreciate that I can tell I’m drinking green tea with each drink.  One of my complaints about many fruit flavored RTDs is the fact that you can’t taste the tea.  That’s not the case with Sweet Leaf’s product.  Clearly the sweet fruit flavor of the pomegranate is the focal point of the beverage, but the green tea makes for a good base.  With most organic bottled teas, you need to give this one a good shake before drinking to get all the ingredients mixed up.  There are about 28g of sugars and 120 calories per 16 fl oz.

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Rooibos is a regular on the tea circuit. For those of you that are not familiar with Rooibos, it is not tea. Rooibos comes from an herbal plant that grows in the Cederburg Mountains of South Africa. It’s been nicknamed “Red Tea.” Rooibos has managed to make a name for itself due to the quality and health benefits of the product. It’s packed with a naturally delicious sweet and smooth flavor. In addition, Rooibos is naturally decaffeinated. Lipton’s PureLeaf blueberry-pomegranate Rooibos actually had a decent Rooibos flavor to it. From the first sip, I could taste the Rooibos over the very sweet berry flavors. Overall I thought the beverage was a tad too sweet, but the berry flavor was enjoyable. The blend of pomegranate and blueberry made for a very pleasant mix. I drank the beverage ice-cold, and it was very refreshing. Pomegranate and blueberry flavors were a perfect blend for this PureLeaf beverage. I was very happy to see that consumers drinking this beverage are experiencing the flavor of Rooibos.

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It’s hard to have a line of teas these days and not include one that is infused with pomegranate. Until I started drinking teas, I never heard of a pomegranate. This fruit is still not that popular in the U.S., but it has certainly increased its exposure to tea and fruit juice drinkers. When you start drinking tea, you learn about a lot of fruits and herbs that may not be popular in the U.S, but they are widely popular throughout the world – the pomegranate is no exception. I’ve read that pomegranates are being grown in areas of California and Arizona. With that said, it’s only fitting to try AriZona’s Pomegranate Green Tea.

Of all the teas I’ve consumed that are infused with pomegranate, I’ve never had one that is red in color. I like that AriZona actually pictured the fruit on the front of the bottle. The fruit is known to be loaded with antioxidants. The flavor derived from the seeds and arils can range from very sweet to very sour. The majority of beverages I’ve tried containing pomegranate are usually both sweet and sour. AriZona’s beverage is very tasty. The bottle label shows that this beverage is 5% pomegranate juice made from concentrate. That explains why this tastes more like a juice than a tea. I’ve tried really hard to detect the green tea flavor, but it’s a struggle. The fact that the color of the beverage is a pale shade of red lets me know that this beverage is weighted in favor of the pomegranate juice rather than the green tea.

Either way you cut it, if we judge this beverage for what it is, it is very flavorful. If you enjoy concentrated juices with a sweet and sour fruity flavor, you will like this. I’m trying to figure out what this beverage reminds me of…I guess it’s a cross between a grape and cherry flavored beverage. Again, the green tea flavor is not really present in this beverage. I tried this beverage in the 20 fl. oz. glass bottle. It contains 2.5 servings – each serving contains about 18g of sugar. The bottle label states no preservatives, no artificial colors, and no artificial flavors.

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