Is it true that tea loses nutrients when it gets cold?!
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Yes and no. There's some truth to this statement but it's not strictly true. The issue is that the antioxidants in tea break down over time once the tea has been brewed, not that cold tea is any less healthy. This is why bottled tea has fewer antioxidants and is generally less healthy -- I have a page that explains this: http://ratetea.net/topic/bottled-tea/4/
Always be skeptical when someone says "tea experts". Tea experts? WHO? If they don't cite names, it's a weasel word - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_word
>If you look at nutritional NLEA statements (the label nutrition) or you check it out on line, tea has very little nutrient in it at all. Some teas provide an antioxidant property, mainly from tannins. Tannins form when you break the pigment down under heat, so in fact, tannins are formed due to heating and this means, that the antioxidant property is actually INCREASED! Tannins do not break down further when they get cold.
