📋 Basic overview
Type: Sencha
green tea
Origin: Dilmah (Sri Lankan tea brand)
Packaging: 20 teabags × 1.5 g
Alcohol: 0 % – non-alcoholic, contains caffeine
Character:
Sencha is a traditional Japanese style of green tea with fresh, grassy and delicately sweet notes. Dilmah Sencha offers a clean and refreshing flavour profile with low bitterness — ideal for everyday drinking.
🍃 Flavour profile
✔️ grassy / fresh green notes
✔️ light sweetness
✔️ delicate herbal freshness
✔️ low bitterness when prepared
correctly
✔️ clean and refreshing finish
☕ How to prepare
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Place 1 tea bag in a mug or teapot.
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Pour 200–250 ml of warm water over it – the ideal temperature is ~75–80 °C (not boiling).
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Steep for 1.5–3 minutes (depending on taste).
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Remove the tea bag and serve warm or leave to cool over ice.
💡 Tips for a better flavour:
• A lower temperature and shorter steeping time help to reduce bitterness and bring out the tea’s delicacy.
• Serve with a slice of lemon or a few mint leaves for extra freshness.
📊 Approximate nutritional values (per 100 ml of prepared tea)
(Green tea does not usually require mandatory nutritional labelling; the following is for guidance only.)
| Nutrient | Value (approximate) |
|---|---|
| Energy | ~1–2 kcal |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g |
| Fat | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Caffeine | ~15–30 mg (depending on the strength of the brew) |
➡️ The tea is low in calories, provided you don’t add sweetener or milk.
🍽️ Recommended pairings
✔️ light breakfast (fruit, yoghurt, muesli)
✔️ sushi or vegetable dishes
✔️ salads and light meals
✔️ desserts with fruit or honey
🍃 Properties and benefits
✔️ 0 % alcohol
✔️ contains antioxidants (polyphenols)
✔️ a delicate, refreshing drink
✔️ suitable served hot or iced
✔️ promotes hydration without calories
💡 Summary – Dilmah Sencha Green Tea 20 × 1.5 g
✔️ Sencha green tea in tea bags
✔️ non-alcoholic drink containing caffeine
✔️ low-calorie and refreshing
✔️ easy to prepare (75–80 °C, 1.5–3 min)
✔️ suitable for everyday drinking
