Ascorbic acid and sucrose bolster the green tea effects

Posted on 10. Sep, 2009 by ARK in Health

Ascorbic acid (aka vitamin C) and sucrose (common sugar) when added to green tea (which maybe the usual way that green lemon tea is taken) can actually aid in greater absorption of catechins from the tea.
According to researchers from Purdue University, adding ascorbic acid and sucrose (common sugar) to tea increase absorption of catechins, the [...]