"Tummy Tamer" Digestion Belly Be Calm Functional Tea

When it comes to human wellbeing, the ancient physician Hippocrates (460 BC - 370 BC) summed it up succinctly: "All disease begins in the gut." Unfortunately, in our busy modern age, gut health too often falls to the wayside. Our busy lives mean many of us rely too much on foods we know aren't good for us. In America alone, more than 50 million people eat fast food every single day - a staggering number to say the least.

With meals-on-the-go a reality for so many of us, what to do? Drink herbal tea! Belly Becalm, a luscious, flavorful concoction of premium herbs and flowers was blended to combat the problem. The blend, a smorgasbord of ingredients selected for their purported ability to aid digestion and soothe the gut, hits all the right notes.

We start with peppermint, prized as a digestive aid by Native Americans for millennia. According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, peppermint "calms the muscles of the stomach and improves the flow of bile, which the body uses to digest fats." Belly Becalm also incorporates cinnamon, cardamom, lemon balm and ginger, a collection of herbs said to aid digestion, by Ayurvedic practitioners. Rounding out the blend are antioxidant rich licorice, fennel and Burdock root, all considered to be digestive powerhouses by adherents of traditional medicine.

PRODUCT TYPE: TY - Compostable Pyramid Teabags - Functional Tea

INGREDIENTS: Ginger, Peppermint, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Lemon balm, Licorice, Fennel, Burdock root, Cornflower petals.

LATIN / BOTANICAL NAMES FOR THE PLANT BASED INGREDIENTS: Zingiber officinale, Mentha piperita, Cinnamomum loureirin, Elettaria cardamomum, Glycyrrhiza glabra, Funiculus vulgare, Melissa officinalis, Arctium Lappa, Centaurea cyanus.

ORGANIC EQUIVALENCY: Not applicable. Conventional farming techniques.

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Processed, manufactured, blended, and packed in Canada.

FUNCTION / CLASSIFICATION: Foodstuff of common consumption.

MICROBIOLOGICAL PARAMETERS:
Aerobic Microbial Count (Cfu/G) (Method MFHPB-18):< 1e7 Mold (Cfu/G) (Method MFHPB-22):< 1e5 Yeast (Cfu/G) (Method MFHPB-22):< 1e5 E. Coli (Cfu/G) (Method MFHPB-34):< 10 Salmonella (ND/25g) (Method MFHPB-20):ND
WATER ACTIVITY MEASUREMENT: Water activity predicts safety and stability with respect to microbial growth, chemical and biochemical reaction rates, and physical properties. The product should have a water activity measurement of < 0.60aw for there to be no microbial proliferation.

PHYSICAL AND SENSORY PARAMETERS:
Appearance (Dry Product): Dried leaves, spices and roots with some petals Color (Dry Product): Predominantly green with some golden brown, dark brown and pink Dry Leaf Aroma: Mint, ginger, lemon, cardamom notes Taste: Minty notes intertwined with sweet cinnamon on licorice. Feel better already! Infusion / Cup Color: Lightly yellow green

PRESENTATION: Clear view woven pyramid tea bags are manufactured from the plant based material PLA. This is a backyard compostable and biodegradable material woven from strands derived from corn or sugarcane.. The string is also PLA, while the tag is composed of paper and PLA material. The teabag and string material are certified compostable based on the international standard ISO 14855 and the European standard EN 13432. Teabags are vacuum packed in a custom bag that controls atmospheric pressure. This bag protects them from moisture, oxygen, and light.