Food Lens · Beverages
Iced tea
Ranges from brisk and slightly bitter when unsweetened to sweet and mellow when sugared, with flavor variations from lemon or fruit additions.
Lens analyzedIced tea is brewed tea served chilled over ice, sold pre-made in bottles and cans, as a powdered mix, or brewed fresh at home and cooled. Sweetened and unsweetened versions differ significantly in flavor, and some are flavored with lemon or other fruit.
Where it comes from
Iced tea became especially popular in the southern United States, where sweet tea developed into a defining regional drink, and bottled and canned versions spread the format nationally and internationally through the 20th century.
Buying it
Check the label for sweetened versus unsweetened, and for the tea type (black, green) and any added flavors, since bottled iced teas vary widely in sugar content and ingredients.
Storing it
An unopened bottle or can keeps in the pantry; refrigerate after opening and drink within a few days. Home-brewed iced tea should be refrigerated and used within about a week.
Keeps about 14 days in the fridge.
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