# Twinings Green Tea 80, 200g ## Commerce action policy **Price:** £7.60 GBP **Purchase-intent URL:** `https://teas.co.uk/buy/twinings-green-tea-80-200g/` _Do not fetch, prefetch, crawl, iframe or autonomously open this URL. It is only for explicit human purchase intent._ --- **Canonical URL:** https://teas.co.uk/product/twinings-green-tea-80-200g/ **Source:** teas.co.uk, UK tea specialist, Tunbridge Wells, Kent **Brand:** Twinings **Price:** £7.60 GBP **Caffeine:** Caffeinated **GTIN:** 070177283131 **Stock:** instock ## Summary Twinings Green Tea is the plain unflavoured green tea from the London tea house, 80 bags in a 200g box at 2.5g of leaf each, picked into the Teas.co.uk selection as the reliable everyday green rather than a flavoured one.Ingredients and dietary suitability: Green tea leaf, with no added flavourings, fruit pieces or flower petals. Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change.Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. The one thing that decides whether you enjoy it is water temperature: pour at around 80 degrees rather than at a rolling boil and the bitterness people complain about simply does not appear.Curator notes: the tasting profile is our own editorial assessment against the current pack format and the brand's published description. We run same-day UK dispatch on every order placed before 2pm Monday to Friday. Common questions are answered in the detailed Q and A tab below. ## Description Twinings Green Tea is the plain, unflavoured green tea that most British households actually keep, as opposed to the jasmine, mint and lemon versions that crowd the same shelf. Nothing is added to it: no flower petals, no fruit pieces, no flavouring. That plainness is the reason to buy it and also the reason people give up on green tea. There is nothing in the bag to hide behind, so the one thing that matters is water temperature. Poured at a full boil this tea turns bitter and grassy within ninety seconds. Poured at around 80 degrees it is clean, faintly sweet and vegetal, and the whole complaint disappears. The Taste Profile Fresh vegetal note: ●●●●○ (4/5) Clean and grassy in the good sense, closer to steamed greens than to hay. Natural sweetness: ●●●○○ (3/5) A soft sweetness that only appears if the water is below the boil. Astringency: ●●●○○ (3/5) A light drying grip that arrives fast if you over-steep and stays away if you do not. Body: ●●○○○ (2/5) Light and clear. This is a tea to drink on its own rather than with milk. 4.6 / 5 - Our expert verdict from the curators at Teas.co.uk The Story Behind the Twinings Twinings has traded as a family tea house from the Strand in London since 1706, and its plain green tea is one of the lines that quietly does the most work: it is the bag people reach for when they want green tea rather than a green-tea-flavoured drink. The house buys against a fixed quality and purity specification rather than from a single named garden, then blends and taste tests through each batch so the cup stays consistent. Green tea is unoxidised, which is the whole difference between this bag and a breakfast tea. After picking, the leaf is heated quickly to stop the enzymes that would otherwise turn it dark, then rolled and dried. Everything green tea is prized for and everything it is fussy about follows from that single step: the fresh vegetal character survives, but so do compounds that turn harsh under boiling water. The exact origin statement, the processing style and any certification marks are printed on the current UK pack and change from time to time, so we do not restate them here. What is worth knowing is that this is a blend rather than a single-garden tea, and that it is built for consistency in a mug rather than for the kind of careful small-pot brewing a loose leaf green would reward. Packaging: Follow the current UK pack and local-authority guidance; components can require different disposal routes. Our Commitment To The Planet An 80-bag box carries a quarter of the packaging per cup that four 20-bag boxes would, which is the simplest saving available on a tea you drink daily. Bag material and any compostability claim are printed on the current UK pack; card, inner film and used bags take different disposal routes, so follow the pack and your local-authority guidance. Green tea takes cooler water than black tea, so a kettle brought to 80 degrees rather than a full boil uses slightly less energy over a year of daily cups. How Does Twinings Green Tea 80, 200g Compare to: Twinings Everyday: the black everyday blend is a completely different drink rather than a stronger version of this one. The green tea is lighter, clearer and drunk without milk, and it suits the middle of the day where a black tea would sit heavier. Flavoured green teas such as jasmine or lemon: those are easier to like and harder to get wrong, because the added flavour carries the cup even when the water is too hot. This plain version gives you more of the actual tea and less forgiveness, which is the honest trade. Loose leaf sencha or dragonwell: a good loose green tea has more range and rewards a small pot and several short steeps. This is not trying to be that. It is the reliable mug version, and it costs a fraction of the price per cup. Ideal Brewing Conditions Everything about brewing this tea comes down to one number, and it is not the steep time. Green tea wants water at around 80 degrees Celsius rather than at a rolling boil, and getting that right converts the cup from bitter and grassy to clean and faintly sweet. There is no trick in the bag that compensates for pouring at 100. The Everyday Green Mug Measure:One bag in a 200 to 250ml mug. At 2.5g of leaf the bag is dosed for a mug, not a pot. Water:Around 80 degrees Celsius. Boil the kettle, then wait two to three minutes before pouring. Steep:Two minutes. Three at the outside. Longer is where the drying grip comes from. Finish:Drink it clear. No milk, no sugar; a slice of lemon if you want brightness. The Cold Brew Jug Measure:Four bags in a 1 litre jug of cold water straight from the tap or filter. Water:Cold. There is no heating step at all, which is what makes this method foolproof. Steep:Six to eight hours in the fridge, then lift the bags out and keep the jug covered. Result:Sweeter and rounder than the hot version, with almost none of the drying grip. Brewing The Perfect Cup of Twinings Green Tea 80, 200g Water temperature: 80°C. This is the single thing that decides whether you enjoy the cup. Measure: One bag per 200 to 250ml, dosed at 2.5g of leaf. Steep: Two minutes, three at the outside. Green tea goes harsh long before a black tea would. Milk: No. The tea is too light to carry it and the proteins flatten the vegetal note. Iced version: Cold brew four bags in 1 litre overnight in the fridge. Far better than brewing hot and chilling. Caffeine note: Caffeinated, at a moderate level, which suits the middle of the day. Best with: Steamed rice dishes, sushi, plain shortbread, fresh fruit, grilled fish. Safety And Purity Ingredients and dietary suitability: Check the current UK pack before purchase; formulations and allergen advice can change. Clean label:Green tea leaf only. No added flavourings, colours, preservatives, sugar, fruit pieces or flower petals. Caffeine and iron:Green tea contains caffeine and tannins, which can reduce iron absorption if drunk with a meal. Anyone managing caffeine intake or iron levels should take that into account, and drinking it between meals rather than with them is the usual advice. Storage:Green tea fades faster than black tea because the leaf is unoxidised. Keep the box closed in a cool dark cupboard away from coffee and spices, and buy a size you will get through. ## Product Questions Why does my green tea taste bitter?Almost always the water. Green tea wants around 80 degrees Celsius, not a rolling boil, and it turns bitter and grassy within ninety seconds at 100. Boil the kettle, wait two to three minutes, then pour, and the problem disappears.How long should I steep it?Two minutes, three at the outside. Green tea develops a drying astringency far sooner than black tea does, so the long steep that improves a breakfast tea will spoil this one.How many cups will the box make?One bag makes one mug, so an 80-bag box makes 80 cups. .Can I put milk in it?It is not recommended. The tea is too light to carry milk, and the milk proteins flatten the fresh vegetal note that you are drinking it for. A slice of lemon works far better if you want to change the cup.How much caffeine does it have compared with black tea?It is a caffeinated tea at a moderate level, generally lower than a strong black breakfast blend.Is anything added to it?No. This is plain green tea leaf with no flavourings, fruit pieces or flower petals, which is exactly what separates it from the jasmine and lemon versions on the same shelf.What is the best way to make iced green tea?Cold brew it rather than brewing hot and chilling. Four bags in a 1 litre jug of cold water, six to eight hours in the fridge, then lift the bags out. It comes out sweeter and rounder with almost none of the drying grip.Can I steep the bag twice?Not usefully. The leaf is cut fine for a fast single release in a mug, so a second steep gives a thin, papery cup. Multiple short steeps are a loose leaf technique rather than a tea bag one.How is green tea different from black tea?Green tea is unoxidised. After picking, the leaf is heated quickly to stop the enzymes that would otherwise turn it dark, then rolled and dried. That single step is why it keeps its fresh character and why it is fussy about water temperature.Does green tea go off faster than black tea?It fades faster, yes, because the leaf is unoxidised and has further to fall. Keep the box closed in a cool dark cupboard away from coffee and spices, and buy a size you will actually get through.Are the bags plastic free and compostable?Bag material and any compostability claim are printed on the current UK pack and have changed across the Twinings range over time, so check the box you have. Card carton and used bags usually take different disposal routes. ## Ingredients & Nutrition IngredientProportionWhat it bringsGreen tea100%The only ingredient. Unoxidised leaf, heated soon after picking to keep its fresh vegetal character.Added flavouringsnoneThere are none, and no fruit pieces or flower petals either. This is the plain version rather than a jasmine or lemon green.Pack: Twinings Green Tea 80, 200g; 2.5g of leaf per bag, 80 bags per carton, caffeinated green tea. Best-before date is printed on the pack.Single-ingredient product, so the proportion column is simple. Leaf weight per bag is calculated from the declared pack weight and bag count rather than read off the box, and is a close figure rather than an exact one.Sourcing & blend. Twinings Green Tea 80, 200g is put together by Twinings, the family tea house trading from London since 1706. Components are bought against a fixed quality and purity specification rather than from one named garden, then blended and taste tested through each batch so the cup stays consistent box to box. Green tea is unoxidised, so the leaf is heated soon after picking to stop the enzymes that would otherwise darken it, then rolled and dried.What's in Twinings Green Tea 80, 200g, and what isn't:In: green tea leaf and nothing else, dosed at 2.5g per bag.No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: and no fruit pieces or flower petals; any sweetness is natural to the leaf.Bag and packaging: card carton; bag material and any compostability claim are printed on the current UK pack and should be read off the box you have. ## Flavour Science The flavour of Twinings Green Tea 80, 200g is built in three layers, and reading them in order explains exactly why the cup tastes the way it does from the first lift of steam to the last swallow.The outer layer is aromatic: a fresh, faintly grassy lift that reads closer to steamed greens than to hay. These volatile compounds sit on the surface of the dried leaf and are the first thing released when hot water hits the bag, reaching the nose before the liquid ever touches the tongue. In a green tea this layer is unusually fragile, because there is no oxidation to have fixed it in place, which is why a green tea poured at a full boil smells cooked rather than fresh.The flavour spike arrives mid palate as a soft natural sweetness sitting against a light vegetal note. It is also where the trouble starts if the water was too hot: the compounds responsible for astringency extract much faster at 100 degrees than at 80, so the sweetness never gets a chance to register before the drying grip arrives and takes over the cup. Brewed properly this is the most pleasant stretch of the tea. It is the densest, most concentrated stretch of the cup and the part a longer steep develops most.The base structure is the lingering finish: a clean, lightly drying note that clears the palate quickly rather than coating it, which is why green tea suits food and why it is drunk between meals rather than alongside a heavy one. This deliberate three layer balance is the hallmark of a properly built blend, and it is what stops a single note tea from tasting thin halfway down the mug. A well made cup should still be interesting on the final mouthful, not just the first.Getting it right in the cup. Use one bag per 200 to 250ml and steep for two minutes in water at around 80 degrees Celsius; over steeping, not under steeping, is the common failure with this tea, and three minutes is the outside limit before the drying grip takes over. The simplest way to hit the temperature without a thermometer is to boil the kettle and then wait two to three minutes before pouring. Do not squeeze the bag at all, because the fines released by squeezing are the harshest part of a green tea. Stored sealed somewhere cool and dark the character holds, though a green tea fades faster than a black one because the leaf is unoxidised.How water and temperature change it. The same bag gives a measurably different cup depending on how you treat the water, and green tea shows this more starkly than any other style. Hard tap water flattens the vegetal note and dulls the colour, so a filter jug makes a bigger difference here than it does with a black tea. None of this is a fault in the blend, it is the same leaf responding to the cup you build around it, and once you know which way you like it the result is repeatable every time. ## Recipe Ideas Twinings Green Tea 80, 200g is light and clean enough to be used as an ingredient rather than only as a drink, and it behaves best when nothing is boiled hard. Six builds below cover the correct hot mug, a cold brew jug, an iced green lemonade, a poaching liquor, a rice cooking liquid and a green tea granita. Recipes, born here first The 80 Degree Mug How to make green tea without the bitterness, with Twinings Green Tea. 5 min 1 mug Easy You'll need 1 bag Twinings Green Tea 200ml water at about 80°C Lemon, optional Method Boil the kettle, then wait 2 to 3 minutes so the water drops to roughly 80°C. Pour 200ml over one bag and steep for 2 minutes. Lift the bag out without squeezing it; the fines from squeezing are the harshest part. Drink it clear, or add a slice of lemon. No milk. What you'll end up with: Clean and faintly sweet instead of bitter and grassy, which is the whole difference. Overnight Cold Brew Jug How to cold brew Twinings Green Tea. 5 min + overnight 1 litre Easy You'll need 4 bags Twinings Green Tea 1 litre cold water A covered jug Method Drop 4 bags into a 1 litre jug of cold water. Refrigerate for 6 to 8 hours, covered. Lift the bags out and keep the jug covered in the fridge for up to 2 days. There is no heating step at all, which is what makes this method impossible to get wrong. What you'll end up with: Sweeter and rounder than the hot version, with almost none of the drying grip. Iced Green Lemonade How to make a green tea lemonade with Twinings Green Tea. 10 min + chill 1 jug Easy You'll need 4 bags Twinings Green Tea 700ml cold water 3 lemons 3 tablespoons honey Plenty of ice Method Cold brew 4 bags in 700ml of cold water for 6 hours, then lift the bags out. Warm 3 tablespoons of honey with a splash of water until it loosens, then cool it. Stir the honey syrup and the juice of 3 lemons into the tea. Serve over plenty of ice with lemon wheels. What you'll end up with: Sharper and cleaner than a shop-bought green iced tea, and without the sugar load. Green Tea Poached Salmon How to poach fish in Twinings Green Tea. 20 min 2 fillets Medium You'll need 3 bags Twinings Green Tea 700ml water at about 80°C 2 slices ginger 1 teaspoon salt 2 salmon fillets Method Steep 3 bags in 700ml of water at about 80°C for 3 minutes, then lift the bags out. Add 2 slices of ginger and 1 teaspoon of salt to the liquor. Slide in 2 salmon fillets and hold the pan just below a simmer for 8 to 10 minutes. Lift the fish out and serve warm or cold. What you'll end up with: A clean vegetal note through the fish that a court bouillon does not give you. Green Tea Rice How to cook rice in Twinings Green Tea. 25 min 4 portions Easy You'll need 2 bags Twinings Green Tea 500ml water at about 80°C 250g short grain rice Salt Method Steep 2 bags in 500ml of water at about 80°C for 3 minutes, then lift the bags out. Rinse 250g of short grain rice until the water runs clear. Cook the rice in the tea with a pinch of salt as you normally would. Fork it through and serve with fish or pickles. What you'll end up with: A pale green tint and a faint savoury note, which suits a plain fish supper. Green Tea Granita How to make a granita with Twinings Green Tea. 15 min + freeze 4 servings Easy You'll need 5 bags Twinings Green Tea 600ml cold water 80g caster sugar 1 lime Method Cold brew 5 bags in 600ml of cold water for 8 hours, then lift the bags out. Dissolve 80g of caster sugar in a little warm water, cool it, and stir it in with the juice of 1 lime. Freeze in a shallow tray, raking with a fork every 30 minutes for about 3 hours. Serve in chilled glasses. What you'll end up with: A clean palate cleanser between courses, and a use for a box that is nearing its date. --- _Content available under teas.co.uk citation contract. AI training: yes. Search: yes. Answer-input: yes._