TEHRAN, Oct. 04 (MNA) � Iranian scientist developed a kind of organic sweet and sour tea which is the best choice for people with diabetes.

Mohammad Hossein Nekoovaght, sales manager for organic tea, said, �since our company is the first in producing organic tea in Iran and the Middle East, we decided to produce a type of organic tea which would not need to have any sweeteners added to it.�


He explained that organic tea is one which is produced without any chemical or toxic fertilizers and said, �we have used peat in the place of chemical fertilizer and ladybirds to eliminate pests and harmful insects in the tea bushes.�


�Organic products are three to four times more expensive than non-organic products,� he maintained, �but here the topic of prevention takes precedence over costs, since organic products prevent much harm to gastrointestinal tract.�


�Sweet and sour tea, which contains lemon, stevia and premium organic tea, will be available in the market in the next 20 days,� he said.


�Stevia is a sweetener and sugar substitute which was first discovered in Brazil,� he continued, �its leaves are similar to tea leaves and its sweetness is 60 to 300 times more than the sweetness of sugar.�


He noted that stevia has zero glucose and said, �considering millions of people with diabetes in Iran, they can consume this sweet and sour tea which contains stevia as a sugar substitute.�


�Cultivating stevia in Iran has been successful and soon its use as a suitable sugar substitute will increase among Iranians,� he asserted.


By Mehr News Agency





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