Health Benefits of Chai Tea, a Great Alternative to Coffee

Health benefits of chai tea
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If you want to change your morning routine a bit or you just want to drink less coffee, chai tea may be just what you’re looking for. Originating from India, this black tea is served with a variety of spices and is often prepared with milk and sugar. The spices used in it include cardamom, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and others. Keep reading to learn about chai tea benefits and how to prepare it at home.

Health Benefits

The nutrients of chai tea depend on what goes into it. Black tea is full of antioxidants, amino acids, and vitamins A, K, and C. If it contains ginger, you can count on there being more vitamin C and several B vitamins. Cardamom comes with potassium, calcium, and magnesium, and there’s folate, calcium, and potassium that can be found in clove and cinnamon.

Milky Fun

Adding milk and honey to chai tea gives you additional nutrients. There are many recipes for chai tea and one of our favorites comes from the Foodess website. “What I love so much about it is that the tea is actually brewed in milk and water in a saucepan on the stove—so it stays piping hot until ready to be drunk, rather than cooling down as it steeps in a teapot,” writes the author of the recipe.

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