Leaf unsweetened black real brewed tea
Leaf unsweetened black real brewed tea by Pure Leaf has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
- Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 1
Plant-based foods and beverages / Beverages / Hot beverages / Plant-based beverages / Teas / Tea-based beverages / Iced teas
How This Score Is Built
Leaf unsweetened black real brewed tea draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.
Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.
Where Leaf unsweetened black real brewed tea sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
5 Top 15% higher than 85% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Unprocessed or minimally processed foods are whole foods that have been altered only by removal of inedible parts, drying, crushing, filtering, or pasteurization.
Full Ingredients List
Brewed black tea, citric acid.
Product Details
- Brand
- Pure Leaf
- Barcode
- 0012000181726
- NOVA Group
- 1 — Unprocessed or minimally processed
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does Leaf unsweetened black real brewed tea's safety score compare to other products?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Leaf unsweetened black real brewed tea's 5/5 average puts it in the safer 85%, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should Leaf unsweetened black real brewed tea's 5/5 score be read?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Leaf unsweetened black real brewed tea's mapped ingredients average out to 5/5, which is the Generally Safe tier.
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