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Sugar Land Sweet Tea, 16 FZ
beverages/tea
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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 or bottled-tea aisle, at a gas station or packed into a cooler for a picnic or road trip. It gives off a Southern, nostalgic sweet-tea vibe—refreshing and comforting, but clearly a ready-to-drink treat. The ingredient list is short (brewed tea, cane sugar, lemon), so the product is industrially packaged and sweetened rather than made from scratch at home, suggesting a processed ready-to-drink beverage.

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:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

Contains simple, recognizable ingredients (brewed tea, cane sugar, lemon) but is an industrially produced, packaged ready-to-drink beverage with added sugar, placing it in NOVA group 3 (processed) rather than minimally processed or highly formulated ultra-processed.

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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
game-day-prep
weekend-brunch

Vibe:

nostalgiccomfortingconvenient
$1.89
per package