Frequently Asked Questions

YOGI TEA® is available nationwide in natural food stores and health food shops, as well as at selected chemist’s shops and supermarkets. 

To get the most out of your cup, we recommend following the suggested brewing instructions found on the back panel of each of our tea cartons. These instructions can also be found on the back of each individual tea envelope. You can also visit our individual product pages for brewing information.  

For optimal results, we recommend using 8 oz water per tea bag. Bring the water to boiling or just to boiling (depending on the tea variety), and steep for the time indicated on the outer carton. Once fully steeped, you can remove the tea bag from the cup, allow the infusion to cool to your desired temperature, and enjoy! Please note that for our green teas in particular, we suggest a 3 minute brew time for optimal flavor, as brewing green teas longer can result in a more bitter-tasting cup of tea.  

One of our principles is to only obtain the raw materials that meet the highest quality standards from throughout the entire world. None of our teas contain artificial ingredients. All of the ingredients used in the YOGI TEA®s are from controlled ecological cultivation and certified according to the EU Organic Regulation (EC) 834/2007. For all of our raw materials, we have analysis certificates that confirm the compliance with the legal guidelines. You are welcome to find additional information on our website.

YOGI TEA® is a vegan product. You can also find this information on the product packaging.

Some of our YOGI TEA®s include black or green tea, which naturally contains caffeine (within the context of teas, this is occasionally still called "theine"). Especially the caffeine contained in green tea is usually absorbed more slowly from the intestines into the blood, so the stimulating effect -  compared with coffee or black tea - is correspondingly  mild and longer lasting. The varieties of YOGI TEA® with guarana, mate and/or dried kombucha drink contain caffeine, but just in traces in the latter case. All of the other varieties can be considered caffeine-free (note: cocoa shells contain traces of theobromine, which is similar to caffeine, but considerably less than the cocoa bean and its beverages).

In some of the teas, we use organic extracts and oils since ingredients such as cinnamon, ginger or cardamom only release their valuable contents (e.g. secondary plant substances and essential oils) after being cooked for a longer period of time. However, the use of their extracts and oils allows them to already pass into the infusion during preparation with boiling water and enrich it with their powerful flavours, among other things. In a few of the teas, such as some of the green teas and YOGI TEA® Rose, we use natural aromas when the analogue extracts are not available to round off the taste in a somewhat fruity/flowery way. These are actually aroma extracts and substances from botanical, flavouring raw materials – und not pseudo-natural substances that are acquired through fermentation or the like, as some consumers fear when they see the phrase "natural aromas." However, the Aroma Regulation, which is the basis for the declaration on every package of food, does not allow for any differentiation in the description here.

Unfortunately, the cups that are illustrated on our packages are not available for sale. But we are very pleased to hear that you really like our product design.

No amount of calories is consumed by the body when enjoying YOGI TEA®. We have had the infusions of various YOGI TEA® products tested for their nutritional values and calorie content by an external laboratory. The following values were determined in this process:

Fat: 0.1 g / 100 ml

Protein: 0.1 g / 100 ml

Carbohydrates: 0.1 g / 100 ml

Nutritional value (kcal): 1 kcal / 100 ml

Nutritional value (kJ): 2 kJ / 100 ml

Depending on their composition, the various tea mixtures can have a substantially different volume since the ingredients involved are sometimes (light) flowers or grasses and sometimes (heavy) bark chips, roots or seeds. Because we use uniform boxes for all types of tea due to production-technical reasons, it is unavoidable that some packages are filled somewhat less or more than others. However, all of our products that have the current packaging are fully compliant with legal requirements.