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Sugar Land Sweet Tea, 16 FZ
beverages/tea
📊 NOVA 4🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free🌿 Organic✨ Seed Oil Free

Sugar Land Sweet Tea, 16 FZ

TEXAS TEA
Available at Whole Foods
101
Calories
0g
Protein
27g
Sugars
7mg
Sodium
12
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You'd spot this 16-oz bottle in the refrigerated grab-and-go cooler at grocery stores, gas stations, or in a cooler at a summer picnic. It projects a nostalgic, Southern iced-tea vibe — sweet, comforting and ready-to-drink — but the convenience and consistent taste come from commercial production and packaging. As a shelf-stable, bottled sugar-sweetened beverage with 27 g of sugar, it shows hallmarks of industrial processing despite a short ingredient list.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 8 FL
Servings per Container: 2
Calories101
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium7mg0%
Total Carbohydrate27g10%
Total Sugars27g
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

BREWED, ORGANIC, BLACK, TEA, (WATER+TEA), IMPERIAL, PURE, CANE, SUGAR, AND, LEMON, JUICE..

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Classified as NOVA 4 because it is a ready-to-drink, industrially packaged sugar-sweetened beverage designed for shelf stability and consistent flavor; the high added sugar (27 g) and commercial processing align with ultra-processed food criteria.

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Common Questions about Sugar Land Sweet Tea, 16 FZ

Well, 'healthy' can be a bit of a moving target, right? Sugar Land Sweet Tea is made with organic black tea, pure cane sugar, and lemon juice, which means it’s free from artificial additives. However, it does have 27 grams of sugar per serving, so it’s more of a sweet treat than a health tonic. Enjoy it in moderation!

Perfect For

road-trip
weekend-brunch
game-day-prep

Vibe:

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$1.89
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