How long herbal tea last

Not a Prime Member? Try a day free trial today! Of course, all foods and drinks last for a shorter period of time if they are not stored properly. But remember that tea, like a lot of other drinks , usually has a best before date and not an expiration date or use by date. Because of this distinction, you may safely use it to compliment your favorite meals even after the best before date has lapsed. Although not a perfect test, your senses are usually the most reliable instruments to tell if your tea has gone bad.

If it has gone bad, the pleasant aroma of the leaves will be gone. Tea gone bad only means that the natural oils in the leaves has evaporated over time, making the leaves far less flavorful. Before the flavor is completely gone you can just use extra bags or leaves to still make a fresh pot. There are, of course, certain health risks associated with spoiled drinks so always remember to practice food safety and enjoy your drinks before their shelf life has expired!

You can help tea keep fresh longer by storing it in your freezer. Once prepared, tea should be stored in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator to keep out moisture and other contaminants. Some benefits of proper food storage include eating healthier, cutting food costs and helping the environment by avoiding waste.

Our bags are specially made to keep out moisture, air, and light, and will keep tea fresh for three to four months. We recommend first purchasing tea in a tin, and choosing bags when reordering in order to decant into the original tin.

Looking for a stylish storage option for your tea? We also carry beautifully designed Japanese washi paper tea tins! Not sure if your tea is fresh? While teas rarely go bad, they do lose their flavor over time, especially if stored improperly. Fresh tea should be aromatic and brew up a bright, flavorful cup. If you find your tea becoming less flavorful over time, it may be time to replace it. When exposed to heat or light, tea leaves may also darken or change color.

If you think your tea is a different color than it was when you purchased it, it may also be time to start fresh with new tea. In most cases, old tea will simply be less flavorful than it should be, and taste dull or stale.

In general, we recommend using your best judgment, and passing on any teas you think might be past their prime. It starts to lose scent, color and flavor fast if stored improperly. In fact, all less oxidized leaves like white tea, green tea and light oolong teas will have a shorter shelf life.

Pay extra attention to tightly seal all packaging after use because oxygen will ruin them much faster than it will ruin other types. A new package of fresh green tea placed on direct sunlight in summer may change flavor and scent in only 30 minutes.

Green tea is usually appreciated for its freshness, so if you really want to enjoy it, use it within 6 months of purchasing. However, if stored properly, it can be good for more than a year. Aging requires skills, knowledge and special storage conditions that will allow tea leaves to acquire flavor that is better than when the tea was fresh.

Black tea is usually good for over years. Lightly oxidized oolong like Ti Kwan Yin is best used within 6 months, while more heavily oxidized Wu Yi oolong will be tasty longer. There are a couple of things that you should be aware of before drinking expired tea. First and foremost, expired herbal tea will be more bland tasting.

Even though it is harmless, it will definitely be a dissatisfactory tea drinking experience. The potent and impressive aroma of your tea will mostly be lost to air. If you want to drink an herbal tea that has a pleasantly hit-you-in-the-face flavor and taste, you should consider buying a fresh bag. Expired tea may just be bland, but there is also a chance, albeit small, that it has been contaminated somehow.

Bugs may have infested your tea or it may have mold growing on it. Whatever the contamination may be, you should look out for it because any of them can make you sick. Thankfully, we all have a built-in survival instinct to warn us of any kind of danger to our health. If you just get a sense that. Expired herbal tea will have a musty and unappetizing smell if it has gone bad.