Thai Tea
What is Thai Tea?
Thai tea is a popular beverage originating from Thailand. It is typically made from strongly brewed black tea, mixed with spices like star anise, cardamom, and cinnamon, and sweetened with sugar and condensed milk. The distinctive orange color often comes from food coloring.
Is Thai Tea a major allergen?
Thai tea mix itself is not derived from one of the nine FDA major allergens.
What is Thai Tea used for?
Manufacturers use Thai tea mix as a flavoring ingredient to impart its unique sweet and spiced taste to a variety of products.
Is Thai Tea safe?
Thai tea mix is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA when used as a flavoring.
Why it's used
Manufacturers use Thai tea mix as a flavoring ingredient to impart its unique sweet and spiced taste to a variety of products. It is most commonly found in beverages like iced teas and flavored milk drinks, but can also appear in desserts like ice cream and baked goods.
Health notes
Thai tea mix is generally recognized as safe (GRAS) by the FDA when used as a flavoring. The primary health considerations relate to its high sugar content, which can contribute to excess calorie intake if consumed frequently. Regulatory bodies like JECFA and EFSA have evaluated many individual flavorings and additives used in food, but specific evaluations for 'Thai tea mix' as a whole are not typically published.
Allergen info
Thai tea mix itself is not derived from one of the nine FDA major allergens. However, some products containing Thai tea flavor may also contain allergens like milk or soy, depending on other ingredients.
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