{"id":406276,"date":"2021-04-29T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dnaistheway.com\/?p=406276"},"modified":"2021-04-29T12:46:20","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T16:46:20","slug":"green-tea-calories-are-the-benefits-worth-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dnaistheway.com\/green-tea-calories-are-the-benefits-worth-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Green tea calories-Are The Benefits Worth It?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
I do not know about you, but I have become a label reader. In actuality, I have become one because I have a food allergy and have to check the ingredients to avoid a migraine. But through this process, I have also learned a lot about what I eat and drink. I mean, who would have thought about green tea calories. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ok, yes, if you add sugar and cream to your cup of green tea, I can understand the calories but just plain green tea. Oh, who knew that a plain cup of simple green tea had any calories? I wonder what else green tea contains. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
We will talk about the nutritional value of green tea here in a minute, but first, we need to understand what green tea is and how it is processed. Green tea comes from the Camellia sinensis <\/em>plant. When the leaves are harvested, they are lightly steamed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Since green tea comes from a plant, it does contain a small number of calories. What is a small amount? Well, each one-cup serving of green tea contains 2.45 calories. Beyond the calories, green tea also contains 2.45 milligrams of sodium, 2.45 milligrams magnesium, 19.6 milligrams of potassium, and .539 grams of protein. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Green tea also contains catechins, epicatechins, and flavonoids. Each of these substances has health benefits<\/a> such as lowering cholesterol levels, blood pressure, and stress. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, it is time to discuss that nasty little word called caffeine. Yes, green tea does contain 29.4 milligrams of caffeine, but that is about half of what a cup of coffee contains. So if caffeine bothers your stomach, a simple cup of green tea is an option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Questions still remain as far as other benefits that green tea claims to have. One of the top questions is whether green tea contributes to weight loss. To date, the answer to this question is not clear, but studies continue to unlock the secret health benefits of green tea. <\/p>\n\n\n\nNutritional value of green tea<\/h2>\n\n\n\n