Yaupon, North America's only source of caffeinated native tea, forms the base of Good+Ready Provisions' Cold Brew Teas, which are concentrated and convenient to prepare. These concentrates made with organic ingredients are ready to make a glass or a half-gallon of iced tea at a moment's notice in flavorful varieties like Ginger & Juniper; Half & Half Lemonade; and Original Unsweet.
Preparing these tea concentrates calls for pairing a few teaspoons with sparkling, still, hot or cold water, and they can also be integrated into cocktails and mocktails for even more variety.
As Good+Ready Provisions describes, "yaupon does not contain tannins and produces a smoother, naturally sweeter version of conventional tea," and the antioxidant-packed yaupon that goes into its products is wild-foraged in Texas without the use of irrigation or pesticides.
What's Driving This Trend
- Concentrated Tea Products
- Ready-to-use concentrated tea products provide a convenient and flavorful way to make iced tea at home.
- Native Caffeine Sources
- Exploring the use of native plants, like yaupon, as a source of caffeine in various food and beverage products.
- Innovative Tea Blends
- Creating unique and flavorful tea blends by combining yaupon with other botanicals or ingredients.
Who This Affects Most
- Beverage Manufacturing
- The beverage manufacturing industry can consider producing and marketing concentrated tea products that cater to consumer demand for convenience and unique flavor options.
- Health Food
- The health food industry can explore incorporating native caffeine sources, like yaupon, into their products to offer natural and antioxidant-rich alternatives to traditional tea and coffee.
- Hospitality and Mixology
- The hospitality and mixology industries can experiment with using yaupon tea concentrates in cocktail and mocktail recipes to create innovative and unique beverages for their customers.
