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Black Tea

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Black tea is a standard beverage. It contains caffeine; FDA notes that for most healthy adults, up to 400 mg caffeine/day (about 4–5 cups of coffee or substantially more black tea) is generally not associated with negative effects.

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2,737 products

What it is

Fully oxidized leaves of Camellia sinensis brewed as an infusion or used as an extract.

Beverage base, flavor, and source of caffeine and polyphenols (theaflavins, thearubigins).

Why it's flagged

What regulators actually say

"For healthy adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams a day — that's about four or five cups of coffee — as an amount not generally associated with dangerous, negative effects."

FDA Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much? — fda.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Standard food/beverage.

European Union — EFSA

Standard food/beverage in the EU.

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