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Fruit teas

Feeling a bit fruity but want a hot drink? Then fruit teas could be the way forward.
“In most cases people drink fruit teas because they like the taste or because they want an alternative to drinking coffee and standard teas,” explains St. Regis, Saadiyat Island Resort’s Daniela Santobuono.

“Some people like to drink fruit teas because they are healthier, so, for example, a green tea with berries will be a good source of antioxidants and apple or orange teas would be useful as a source of vit C.”

But Typhoo’s Rahul Kale asserts that the “popularity of fruit teas (flavoured with fruit flavours and oils) is reducing because more people want to consume natural ingredients rather than scented products”.

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“However, fruit infusions (dried pieces of fruit) is increasing due to their taste preference and no caffeine content.”

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