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Susan L
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Susan L asked in Food & DrinkNon-Alcoholic Drinks · 1 decade ago

Does sugar in tea take away from the antioxidants that are in tea?

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  • redunicorn
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    The sugar does not affect the antioxidants.

    Source(s): http://www.mayatea.com/teainfo/health/
  • metalambience
    1 decade ago

    usually no, the oxygen is too electronegative to let glucose act as a free radical before you drink the tea, without the proper enzymes

  • CHANNING TAUM HOTTIE<3
    1 decade ago

    not usually it all depends on how much sugar you put in your tea.

  • huggz
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    No, its the milk that does the damage :)

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