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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 bottled sweet tea in the refrigerated drinks aisle, at gas stations or on the tailgate at a summer BBQ — an easy grab for hot days and Southern-style gatherings. It gives off a nostalgic, indulgent vibe: sweet, simple, and comforting like a porch-swing drink, but delivered as a ready-to-drink commercial product. The processing suggests a consistent, smooth mouthfeel and long shelf life from industrial brewing and bottling, with added refined sugar rather than whole-food sweeteners.

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?

Although the ingredient list is short, this is a ready-to-drink, industrially produced sweetened beverage with added refined sugar and minimal whole-food ingredients, fitting NOVA group 4 for ultra-processed foods.

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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
movie-night

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentconvenientcomforting
$1.89
per package