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Diet Lipton Green Tea with Citrus
Diet Lipton Green Tea with Citrus is really iced tea but the 'tea' is green tea (instead of brewed black tea). In this 'Diet' incarnation, the sweeteners used are aspartame and acesulfame K. I really liked the taste of this. It's not very sweet at all, which is actually perfect. The citrus flavoring adds a nice slightly tart undertone, and there is no sweet after-taste left over in your mouth, which I have found to occur with my favorite non-caloric beverage, Arizona Diet Green Tea with Ginseng [read the review].
Like Arizona Diet Green tea, Lipton Diet Green Tea also has no calories, no fat, and no sugar. I think I prefer Lipton Diet Green Tea, which cost me about $1.00 for a 20 ounce bottle. I love the fact that the packaging indicates how much flavonoid antioxidants are in the bottle (72 mg per 8 ounce serving). The whole fascination with green tea has to do with the beneficial effects of antioxidants which green tea possesses in abundance, but how much of it do you need to experience these beneficial effects? Who knows, but I'm of the mindset that every little bit helps.
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I totally agree with the rating here! I love the Diet Green Tea from Lipton. I bought some, not expecting it to taste good at all, but was very pleasantly surprised that it does! :)
I like the flavor of aspartame, but it gives me incredible headaches, so I avoid it at all costs. It's a total bummer when you're watching your calories.
I love the flavor of this new drink, but I wish it was low in sodium
Does this tea contain caffeine? How high is the sodium compared to the daily recommended dosages?
Love the diet lipton green tea. Just would like to know how much caffeine is in it.....
i bought this yesterday at the grocery store expecting it to taste like dirt but it turned out to be delicious. i am a fan. i usually drink fuze diet green tea but this is much better and less expensive. i got a 12 pack with 16.9 oz bottles for $4.75
Lipton also makes a "Green Tea to Go", which is flavored with Splenda (nutrasweet gives me headaches too, but Splenda does not). The "tea to go" must be added to 16-20 oz of water. There are several flavors. All are very tasty and refreshing.
for caffeine content in Lipton products, see the Pepsi website: http://www.pepsi.com/pepsi_brands/ingredient_facts/index.php
How much caffeine is in your
diet lipton green tea w/citrus
You can get the info on caffeine at http://www.pepsi.com/pepsi_brands/ingredient_facts/index.php but to answer your question, diet lipton green tea with citrus (and the non diet too) has 11 mg of caffeine per 8 ounce serving. The lemon flavor has 20 mg per 8 ounce serving.
Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus contain 11 mg of caffeine per serving which is much lower than soda
This product is awsome. It tastes great and isnt to sweet. For anyone with an ulser the caffine level is low enought that it does bug it at all. Highly recomend for all.
I've been drinking the green tea flavored with citrus for about a month now and keep it in stock at home. As others have said it tastes great and in not overly sweet.
But what is with the slots in the neck of the bottle. Try drinking from the bottle and it dribbles down your chin.
How much caffeine is in Lipton Diet green Tea??? Saw lots of questions, whre do we find answers??
You guys in the USA are very lucky, in Canada we pay 5.97 (canadian) for 12 cans which I think contain 12 oz or 355 ml. I have not seen the bottles anywhere yet but I sure wish they would bring the price down a bit as this is more than double what we can get a case of soda for.
How much water is actually in a 20 oz. bottle of Lipton Diet Green Tea?
How much water is actually in a 20 oz. bottle of Lipton Diet Green Tea?
I started drinking the regular lipton green tea and thought it was pretty good. Someone told me the diet was better tasting, normally I hate diet drinks, but this one taste 100% better than the original. Im an addict.
Are the Vitamen K levels in lipton green tea too hhigh for people taking AntiCoagulants?
Are the Vitamen K levels in lipton green tea too hhigh for people taking AntiCoagulants?
Does anyone know how much caffine is in Lipton Diet Green Tea????? How do I find out?????
I put my bottle of Lipton Diet green tea in freezer for about a half-hour and it is great
I love the Lipton Diet Green Tea. I found some in KY with mixed Berry flavor, can't find it ib TN,
atificial sweetners are reallly really unhealthy!!!! just make a batch of green tea and add citrus juice such as lemon lime or orange..... if u need sweetner use sugar atleast your body recognizes it!!!
How do i find the in depth nutrition facts?
one serving has 11 mg caffeine, but the bottle is 16.9 oz so drinking the whole bottle would be 22 mg caffeine. A regular can of pepsi has 25 mg of caffeine for comparison.
does diet green tea have caffein in it????
I cannot find Lipton Green Tea with Citrus in the 20 fl oz bottle anywhere in Kansas City, Mo. except in vending machines. Can you tell me what retail store sells it so I can purchase it. I love it!
Is there a caffeine free lipton green tea?
I like the diet and the regular tea. I buy them by the 12 pack since it evens out to 50 cents a bottle. I really don't know which one I like better.
Does the diet Lipton green tea have the EGCG in it? Does it have the same benefits as hot green tea?
i can no longer buy your diet green tea , because i cannot open the bottles. and i will not buy cans i i hope im not the only one to complain about this problem.i now drink the arizona brand.
is there grapefruit in the tea define citrus
is there grapefruit in the tea define citrus
how much caffeine does Lipton Green Tea have? I love it but am very sensitive to caffeine. It seems that every time I drink it I am awake all hrs of the night.
I've been drinking this daily for awhile. I've never known this to have caffeine. I don't know where those other comments are getting their information from. I have the bottle in front of me, and there is no mention of any caffeine.
I also love the lipton diet green tea both citrus and wild berry. I will continue to drink them however i do wish they would replace the sweetener with something that was better for you. However i do realize that if they did that it would probably change the calories and everything else involved. I found it in Walmart- Quincy, IL
I also love the lipton diet green tea both citrus and wild berry. I will continue to drink them however i do wish they would replace the sweetener with something that was better for you. However i do realize that if they did that it would probably change the calories and everything else involved. I found it in Walmart- Quincy, IL
I also love the diet green tea with wild berry...however, I am concerned about the caffeine content as I am sensitive to it...
I can't believe everyone is asking how much caffeine is in a bottle of this diet tea. Within this blog, the web address has been given twice to this information (Ctrl+F Pepsi), AND the amount of caffeine was listed three times. There is 11mg of caffeine in 8 oz of this drink, so if you have a 16.9 oz. bottle, that's 22 mg of caffeine, which is a little less than a 12 oz. can of Pepsi.
I agree with Diana. Read the previous replies.
I must agree that caffeine is not listed on the label; this is misleading. I too am usually caffeine sensitive, but even after drinking the diet green tea all day, I haven't had trouble sleeping.
It has become my drink of choice now. I love the level of sweetness and the wonderful citrus taste!
Thanks, Lipton!
I absolutely LOVE Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus.
I'm fifteen, and I drink AT LEAST a bottle a day. I live off of that stuff; it's amazing.
I'm 16 and am a complete soda addict...but i saw this is stator bros one day and since it was so cheap, I decided to give it a try...I loved the citrus flavored but not as much as the green tea with mixed berry or the white tea with rasberry...you can get both those favors in diet... What I specially loved about the drink was that it wasn't fake tasting or too sweet...this is a way healthier alternative to soda and is a lot cheaper....
I'm 16 and am a complete soda addict...but i saw this is stator bros one day and since it was so cheap, I decided to give it a try...I loved the citrus flavored but not as much as the green tea with mixed berry or the white tea with rasberry...you can get both those favors in diet... What I specially loved about the drink was that it wasn't fake tasting or too sweet...this is a way healthier alternative to soda and is a lot cheaper....
please start making green tea with splenda,as research is showing aspertame to be VERYbad for your health, it has proven to give rats very large tumors after 2 years, but i do love the diet green tea, but everyone in our county has seen this research and is cutting out the aspertame
why can you not answer if this drink has caffeen or not...some of us need to know.....it is a really good drink and the right size bottle.....
why can you not answer if this drink has caffeen or not...some of us need to know.....it is a really good drink and the right size bottle.....
just wondering about the caffeine content of the green tea. could you please tell me the amount
The caffeine content has already been stated several times in previous posts its 11mg for every 8oz .
Does the regular or diet Lipton Greent tea both have caffine in it?
Does the regular or diet Lipton Green tea both have caffine in it?
PEOPLE, READ THE PREVIOUS COMMENTS FOR THE CAFFEINE AMOUNT.
I love this stuff, but I'm kind of bummed about it having almost as much caffeine as Pepsi. :(
I'm trying to cut it completely out. Oh well.
i heard that aspartame messes up your brain because they use it to spray on bugs or something????
Caffien:
http://www.pepsiproductfacts.com/caffeine.php#chart
Aspertame:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqIFDoOwSFM&feature=related
I drank a cup of green tea once and I had a unpleasent experience. I then came across Lipton Diet Green Tea w/Citrus by accident on my vacation and found it does have the same taste as regular ole green tea but not as bitter or sharp. The citrus gives it a nice added kick to the tea and the tea is so good no need for equal or splenda. So I can drink up to 4 bottles a day spread out instead of regular ole soda.
My question is: Will you get the same benifits for your health like other green teas? Some say Lipton is a soft drink and not a tea.
Just thought I'd throw this out there.....this green tea is really good with vodka too! :)
I dont know the facts but its a alternative to your usual soda drink but I also believe it to be a drink that suggests health that is very similar to a soda alternative but who knows what to drink today as one day water is good for you so many times per day and then they tell you its got so many chemicals in the cleansing of it that it may be very unhealthy as its even said if you drink tap water it may have been filtered about fourteen times through sewage before we again get it filtered to our tap and the same issue with designer waters who really knows life is short and do the best you can!
I wanted to comment on the diet green tea with citrus--it is delicious--can it be made with splenda??
My wife just bought a 24 case of the larger diameter 16.9 fl. oz. The diet tea has been watered down. I thought it was just me but my wife & 3 friends stated the same. We have bought a lot of this tea & this tea is VERY weak. I could not buy this product again if this continues. I know the diameter has nothing to do with the taste but this was the first case of the larger diam. and it is really bad.
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Bill Griggs
I really enjoy this stuff. It's been my savior one I decided to give up on diet sodas. And this is coming from a guy that cannot stand regular tea!
Hi
I want to start drinking diet lipton green tea for loosing weight.
Does it work?
I had the knock off brand (but as far as I can tell- they're identical)
DELICIOUS! I loved it. I usually hate green tea, but I think I find this stuff strangely addictive.
However, it has really low amounts of green tea (probably why it tastes so good). I'm thinking of finding a good recipe that will mimic the flavor, cost less, and give me more green tea.
Sure it works for losing weight--as long as you're expending more calories than you're consuming.
I gave up soda (loaded with empty calories) and started drinking Diet Lipton Green Tea full-time--ended up losing 100+ pounds over the ensuing year.
So, naturally, I swear by this stuff.
I am also interested in knowing if there is any EGCG in Diet Lipton Green Tea. They don't talk about it on the bottle so that is not a good sign.
Lipton Te Verde, made in MX: what are the calories and sugar content? Thus far, I have not seen the DIET Green Tea in MX.
Thank you.
Green Tea is a true tea, so it naturally has caffeine. This is a common-knowledge fact and Lipton is not misleading anyone by not putting it on the bottle. If it had no caffeine, that would be out-of-the ordinary, so THEN they would list "Decaffeinated" on the bottle. That's always the case for true teas, though some do say "contains caffeine."
I wish it were made with sucralose instead of aspartame. However, there is no proof that aspartame is bad for you.
I love this drink.
Also, it has really good taste if you chill it a little in the freezer.
I love it so much.
I wish my school served Diet Arizona tea, not the 80g sugary one. Ew.
I love this drink.
Also, it has really good taste if you chill it a little in the freezer.
I love it so much.
I wish my school served Diet Arizona tea, not the 80g sugary one. Ew.
Just wondering why you can't use another sweetner other than the killer ASPERTAME.this tea is the best drink I have ever tasted,but I am going to stop drinking it because of the bad effects of aspertame.
Thanks
David Jenkins
I could have sworn that when I first started buying the Lipton Diet Green Tea that it contained Splenda and not aspartame. (That was the reason I selected it in the first place.) The design of the bottle just changed and that made me look closely at the ingredients and I saw no reference to Splenda. Am I delusional?
Personally, I hated the taste. It was sticky and sickly sweet in my mouth. Eventually I couldn't even choke it down because I felt like I was trying to swallow syrup. And guess what? Look at the ingredients...HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP!!! Nasty chemicalized stuff...so it started out as corn but that is NOT what is once it earns the name high fructose corn syrup. Yuck...and sweeteners other than sugar are terrible for you and give many people headaches, including myself. Sorry for my rant and capitalized word yelling, I'm not usually like that. :p but certain things just bug me...lol.
I enjoy your Green Tea. I assume it has caffeine in it.Have you plans for one that is caffeine?
I ENJOY YOUR GREEN TEA, BUT I HAVE A PROBLEM OPENING THE BOTTLES, I HAVE TO USE PLYERS...WHAT'S UP WITH THAT???
If you read the ingredients on the bottles of Lipton Diet Green Tea with Citrus, you will find the caffeine content at the very bottom of the contents: 11 mg/8 fl. oz. I found it on the 20 oz bottles, but have not checked the 16.9 oz bottles.
oh, I almost forgot: You can also find more indepth information regarding this tea at www.liptontea.com
enjoying your green tea but why no mention of caffeine? HOw much caffeine??
i love the tea but i am worried about the sodium,what can i do about high blood pressure?
also curious why health bebefits are not mentioned on the bottle... ?? Started drinking it for the EGCG benifits but have never actually read anything about them. I am currently hunting down a new beverage that gives me more info on the label.
Em wrote on 10/27/08 that the tea contained high fructose corn syrup..I am a Diabetic (31 years and my sugar is still fine )I did not see high fructose on the label...I only drank 8 ounces ,( just bought it )yesterday , and my sugar was high today..so I tested it today.I Tested my sugar..Drank 8 ounces..Waited 10 minutes..Tested my sugar again..It was up 50 points..Thank you EM..Lipton can keep their green tea
So basically, then, nobody is going to answer the question about kafeen?
(Just a joke....I know it's been answered about fifty times now....)
Does anyone know of any alcoholic beverages using LDGTw/C?
we noticed a settling on the bottom of our diet lipton green tea. it might be a tenth of a cc in volume or less. Is this indicative of a dangerous contamination or merely the nature of the drink
@jat hamlin - check the expiration date and then email the company (visit www.liptontea.com). I haven't noticed a settling in any that I've had.
We have tried both the Arizona Diet Green tea and the Lipton Diet Green Tea and I much prefer the Lipton version. My husband on the other hand was not all that crazy about either but I guess that was to be expected :)
aspartame is actually really bad for you, i stay away from it as much as possible. you're better off buying Green Tea in a more natural form. The more a product is processed, the more nutritional value it loses.
I would like to know if the diet green tea with citrus comes in tea bags if so where can i buy them. I love the tea.
I've been a type 1 diabetic for 43 years and have used all of the sugar substitutes since I was 8 years old (cyclamates through aspartame) and have led an extremely healthy life. No blindness, no cancers, nothing. Perhaps I'm just a very lucky individual but I'll stick by the substitutes and am thankful that we are able to use them as diabetics for tastier low-cal foods and drinks. The green tea bottle does list the caffeine content on the very bottom line of the label under nutrition facts.
Thanks Beth! My son is also Type 1 diabetic and loves Diet Lipton green Tea. I would like to know the effects/benefits of diet green tea on diabetes.
I purchased a 12 pack of diet Lipton Sparkling green tea/strawberry kiwi. The main reason for purchasing is that I love strawberry kiwi flavor. I am sorry to inform you that neither my husband or myself can drink this. It really tastes bad. I purchased from Food Lion in Roebuck this past Saturday ad the product seems to be within date and everything. Not sure what the problem is but it almost tastes like medicine and no strawberry kiwi taste.I have tried other lipton products in the past and have really enjoyed--do not understand. Thanks for letting me comment
They sell this at Costco but it contains ASPARTAME & I won't drink it anymore. They used to make it with Splenda but the company that owns them Unilever has some deal with Monsanto the company that makes aspartame. I am Type 2 Diabetic. Now I buy the Arizona Diet Tea Mix stix they have Splenda.
We stocked the Lipton Diet Green Tea at our office. EVERYONE complained about how much trouble it was to open. I bought a gallon container and ended up having to saw the lid off.
I love the gallon size Lipton Diet Green Tea, but I have a TERRIBLE time getting the cover off. I also have to practically saw off the top with a steak knife, afraid I might hurt myself!!!
The green tea is delicious and is good for you, but the aspartame and acesulfame K, which is not. I now drink the Arizona Green tea - which contains splenda and is cheaper. Think of that - a healthy product that is actually less expensive than one that contriubutes to millions of carcenogenics that your body has to fight off daily. I really hate that they don't switch to the healthier ingredients - and they will tell you it does not matter - however, go thru a few chemo treatments then get back to me about what matters. It is all about dollars and cents - not your health - so don't be fooled.
Aspartame and acesulfame K are artificial sweeteners and are extremely carcinogenic. So is splenda. If you are thinking of buying a drink, DO NOT buy it with the labeling "diet."
Ditch it, and buy the regular kind. Its much healthier for you.
do you all make a caffene free tea