Lipton Green Tea: Benefits & Varieties

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Readily available Lipton green tea is not only famous for the wide range of flavors that it offers, but also for the amazing list of benefits that it has and the simple process to prepare it.

Is Lipton Green Tea Good for You?

Lipton green tea provides many wonderful health benefits that include aiding in weight loss, boosting immunity, improving heart health, lowering cholesterol, and more. Lipton is also known for not adding any additives or preservatives to their many different varieties of tea.

With a bitter and nutty taste, Lipton green tea can be the perfect choice for you if you like your beverage strong.

Nutrition Facts

Lipton green tea is naturally calorie-free and a powerhouse of nutrients. It is most famous for its high antioxidant content that includes catechins and polyphenols. A single cup of Lipton green tea contains around 35 mm of caffeine, making it suitable for drinking regularly. [1]

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Lipton Green Tea Benefits

Let us take a look at the amazing benefits of Lipton green tea.

Improves Heart Health

This tea helps in improving heart health as it contains a hoard of amazing antioxidants that help in reducing the LDL (bad) cholesterol levels in the body. It also helps in increasing the HDL (good) cholesterol levels in the body. [2]

Weight Loss

Lipton green tea contains catechin, called epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), that helps in burning fat, weight loss, and increasing insulin sensitivity. It also contains natural relaxants that help in improving your metabolism. You can drink 2-3 cups of this tea every day for speedy weight loss.

Boosts Immunity

The antioxidants in green tea help in boosting the immunity, thereby preventing the risk of cold and cough. It also promotes the production of gamma-delta T cells in the body, which help fight off infections.

Promotes Mental Relaxation

By fighting off the free radicals in the body, Lipton green tea helps to de-stress you or promote relaxation throughout the body. It is also known to treat insomnia and promote sound sleep. [3]

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Others

Apart from the above-mentioned benefits, there are a few other secondary benefits of Lipton’s green tea that not many people are aware of. These include the following:

  • Improving bone health
  • Protecting the lungs
  • Eliminating bad breath
  • Treating alcohol toxicity
  • Lowering high blood pressure
  • Hydrating your body

How to Make?

There are numerous ways to prepare this tea, one such Lipton tea recipe is as follows:

Different types of green tea

Lipton Green Tea Recipe

A soothing cup of Lipton green tea is what you need to brighten up a dull day!
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Course: Beverage
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Lipton Green tea, green tea
Appliance: Stove
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 1 cup
Author: Ishani Bose

Ingredients

  • 1 Lipton teabag
  • 1 cup of water
  • 1 tsp lemon juice
  • A dash of honey

Instructions

  • To make Lipton green tea, add a cup of water to a saucepan and let it boil for some time. 
  • Once done, pour the boiled water into a cup and add Lipton green tea bag in it
  • Allow it to steep for 2-3 minutes
  • Add a teaspoon of lemon juice and a dash of honey to enhance the taste
  • Go ahead, sip the refreshing beverage and enjoy the boost!
    Different varieties of tea in white teacups

Lipton Green Tea Flavors

A brand owned by Unilever, Lipton offers many flavors of green tea to choose from, these include the following:

  • Pure green tea
  • Citrus green tea
  • Peach green tea
  • Acai blueberry green tea
  • Matcha green tea
  • Cranberry pomegranate tea
  • Lemon green tea

Lipton also offers some caffeine free varieties of green tea, these include:

  • Decaffeinated honey lemon green tea
  • Decaffeinated green tea
  • Decaffeinated jasmine passionfruit with citrus green tea
  • Decaffeinated blackberry pomegranate green tea

Side Effects

If you’re pregnant or breastfeeding, a heart patient, or taking blood pressure medication, then do consult your doctor before consumption. Moderation is always advised as too much green tea can also cause certain side effects, including the following:

  • Stomach ulcers
  • Anxiety
  • Kidney disorder
  • Heart palpitations
  • Neural tube defects in children

Having said all that, don’t retrain yourself from enjoying that perfectly brewed cup of Lipton green tea. It has more than you can imagine!

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About the Author

Vanya Sharma is a writer at heart with interests in the health and nutrition domain and has experience in content creation, collaboration, and content strategy. Vanya has completed the “Introduction to Food and Health” certificate program from Stanford University, US. She aims to bring unbiased and helpful information to all those seeking to make their health and lifestyle a priority.

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