Nutritional Information On Bigelow Herb Tea

A nice, warm cup of herbal tea can be very relaxing. Sixty years ago, tea connoisseur Ruth Bigelow found a colonial tea recipe calling for the addition of spices and orange peel and thought it would make a zestier tea. Her experiments in the kitchen led to the inception of Bigelow's still-popular "Constant Comment" tea. Over the ensuing years, the company, which is still family owned, has grown to include numerous other flavors of black tea, green tea, iced tea and herb teas, which can be found in many American supermarkets.

Calories

Made with only hot water, Bigelow herbal teas do not contain any calories. The calories in any tea come from the addition of milk and sugar or honey. According to LIVESTRONG.COM MyPlate, there are a little over 8 calories in 1/2 oz. of 2 percent milk, which is the amount found in one coffee creamer-sized container. There are nearly 12 calories per teaspoon of sugar and 20 calories per teaspoon of honey. If you add two containers of 2 percent milk and 2 tsp. of sugar or honey to your herb tea, it then contains 40 to 56 calories.

I Love Lemon Herb Tea

One 8 oz. cup of Bigelow's I Love Lemon herb tea without any additions contains no fat, cholesterol, sodium or protein. According to the nutrition website MyFitnessPal, it does have 1 g of carbohydrate and 15 mg potassium. It also supplies 100 percent of your vitamin C requirement for the day. Potassium and vitamin C are obtained through your diet; potassium is needed for nerve and heart function and vitamin C is needed for strong bones.

Wild Blueberry Acai Tea

There are no carbohydrates, protein, sodium, fat or cholesterol in one 8 oz. cup of Bigelow's Wild Blueberry Acai herbal tea served plain. However, 1 cup does supply 30 mg of potassium with 15 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin A and 100 percent of the daily requirement of vitamin C. According to the Institute of Medicine, adult women need 500 mcg of vitamin A daily and up to 900 mcg if they are pregnant or nursing. Adult men require 625 mcg of potassium per day.

Cozy Chamomile Tea

One teabag of Bigelow's Cozy Chamomile herbal tea in 8 oz. of water has no fat, cholesterol, carbohydrates or protein. One teabag of Cozy Chamomile does provide 25 mg of potassium. According to The Institute of Medicine, adult men and women require 4.7 g of potassium per day; adult women who are pregnant or breastfeeding need up to 5.1 g of potassium daily. If you add two 1/2 oz. containers of 2 percent milk and 2 tsp. of sugar or honey to this herbal tea, it then contains less than 1 g each of fat and protein, 6 g of carbohydrates and 16 mg of sodium.