Iced Tea

[torrle]

So.

Yesterday I had the most painful non-migraine headache of my life so far, and I think I've narrowed down the culprit, learning something on the way.

Powdered iced tea mix goes bad, eventually.Typically I let my nose do the good/bad judgement, but iced tea mix never stops smelling delicious. ... so it must be just fine, right? What a great way

Comments

[dalesql]

Some of the artificial sweeteners have very short shelf lives. I think it's nutrasweet that turns into a close relative of formaldahyde over time, and the warmer the storage temperature, the faster that conversion happens. Regular sugar, as long as it is kept dry and intact in a semi-airtight container, will last pretty much indefinitely. Same for honey. there were jars of dried honey recovered from egyptian tombs that are perfectly edible and tasty.

[torrle]

It contains regular sugar. Only things in it that, in my mind, could possibly go bad is citric acid, instant tea, or 'natural lemon flavours'