Iced Tea and GoutIce tea is low in purines and will not cause excess uric acid production in your blood, according to Vitamins Diary.com.However Consuming sweetened ice tea may contribute to a gout flare-up if you already have gout. Drink unsweetened ice tea or use only a little sugar in your ice tea to prevent a gout attack.
No coffee is one of the purine safe foods that Gout sufferers can imbibe in.
No green tea is not acidic, it is alkalic. Green tea is made from Camellia sinensis leaves and originated in China.
No food/drink contains uric acid. It's produced from the metabolism of purines taken through diet in the body, purines coming from animal food products for example. Because coffee is made from living cells it has purines which are responsible for the production of uric acid. However drinking coffee is not a serious uric acid producer.
There is no actual uric acid in Tomato soup. Uric acid is the result of the bodys reaction with Purines. Purines are most abundant in offal and red meats as well as seafoods. The following foods are safe to eat in a low purine diet; however these should not be the only food you eat. Green vegetables and tomatoes, Fruits and fruit juices, Breads that do not use yeast (may be found in the kosher section or a health food store), Nuts, Milk and milk products such as butter and cheese, Chocolate, Coffee and tea.
No.Tea contains polyphenols (aka catechins), which are a specific type of tannin. Green Tea contains more of these substances (30-42% of the extractable solids) than Black Tea or Oolong Tea. Oolong Tea has 8-20% catechin content, and Black Tea is about halfway between Green Tea and Oolong Tea in catechin content. Tea does not contain Tannic Acid. See articles "Green tea composition, consumption, and polyphenol chemistry" at PubMed (National Center for Biotechnology Information); and "The Chemistry of Tea" at HerbalGram (American Botanical Council). Click Related Links below to view these articles.
Tannic acid, tea is an acid.
There is limited evidence to suggest that excessive consumption of green tea may increase the risk of kidney stones due to its high oxalate content. It is recommended to consume green tea in moderation to reduce this risk.
Pectic acid, pictine acid and tannic acid can be found in tea.
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that would explain why i don't get near as many staph infections as i used to before i took up drinking green tea regularly.
Tea is acid