Twinings Salted Caramel Green Tea

Twinings Salted Caramel Green Tea, in summary: A dessert flavoured green: a low calorie, sweet tasting treat substitute. What it is, and how to brew it.

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Last reviewed by the teas.co.uk team in May 2026.

Twinings Salted Caramel Green Tea is one of the brand's most distinctive flavoured green teas: a Chinese green tea base with caramel and salt flavouring. It is polarising. Fans find it indulgent and unique, an excellent calorie free dessert substitute; sceptics find the salt and green pairing odd or industrial. Worth trying once for the curiosity. Mainstream pricing.

The blend

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A Chinese green tea base, natural caramel flavour, salt and salt flavoured crystals (the "salted" in the name), and occasionally a touch of vanilla depending on batch. The bag looks like standard green tea; the surprise is in the cup.

How it tastes

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Sweet caramel hits first, a slight salted edge follows (less than a salted caramel chocolate bar but recognisable), and green tea grassiness sits underneath. The salt and caramel pairing is familiar from confectionery; this tea translates it into a calorie free cup. Anyone who likes Werther's Originals, salted caramel ice cream or a salted caramel mocha will enjoy it; tea purists will not. Curator Rating: 4.9/5.

How to brew

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1 bag in 200ml water at about 80°C, not boiling.
Cover the cup; the caramel and salt aromatics are volatile.
Steep 2 to 3 minutes only; the green base over extracts.
Drink black, or add a splash of milk for a near dessert salted caramel latte.
For a fuller dessert: brew double strength, steam 100ml whole milk, combine, and add a drizzle of maple syrup.

Use cases

A dessert tea substitute when you don't want a biscuit.
A sweet craving stand in for drinkers cutting sugar.
Variety in a green tea rotation.
A tea latte base for salted caramel drinks.
A cosy evening cup with a small piece of dark chocolate.

The salted caramel story

Salted caramel went from niche French confectionery (caramel au beurre sale from Brittany) to a mainstream British high street flavour in the 2010s, peaking in coffee shop syrups around 2015 to 2018. That is why Twinings put it in the flavoured green range, and also why it polarises: the flavour reads as modern coffee shop, not tea tradition.

At a glance

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Aspect	The read
Type	Green base + salted caramel flavour; dessert style
"Sweet meets healthy"	Marketing; it is a flavoured tea, not a health drink
Caffeine	Standard modest green load; a daytime cup
Brew	Off the boil, short; no sugar needed

Pairings

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Salted caramel chocolate (mirrors the cup; not subtle).
Vanilla ice cream or sorbet.
Plain shortbread or biscotti.
Coffee shop pastries (cinnamon roll, almond croissant).
Apple pie with a scoop of vanilla.

FAQ

Caffeine? 20 to 30mg per cup.

Vegan? Yes typically; check the pack for dairy derived caramel flavouring.

Calories? Near zero; the caramel and salt are flavouring, not real sugar.

Worth trying? Yes, once, even if you bounce off it.

Curator's note: Twinings Salted Caramel Green Tea is a distinctive dessert flavoured green tea. Worth trying for variety. Lee, Teas.co.uk, Tunbridge Wells.

What to buy now

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Buy Twinings Salted Caramel Green Tea for a dessert flavoured green, or as a calorie free sweet craving substitute. For the plain baseline, try Twinings Pure Green. Browse the wider green tea range and the Twinings range.

From the curatorteas · Free UK delivery starts at £35, which is two or three good bags. Build a small order rather than a single splurge.

Green tea reading

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Reference noted

PubMed: Green tea catechins and human health

The bottom line

A pleasant, low calorie dessert flavoured green: a mild green base carrying a salted caramel note. A genuine treat substitute rather than a health drink, despite the "sweet meets healthy" framing. Brew it off the boil and short, with no sugar needed; a splash of milk turns it into a near dessert latte.