Tea is a drink that combines tradition, enjoyment, and health benefits into a single cup. Whether you’re sipping it to relax, boost your memory, or simply stay hydrated, true tea has a lot to offer.

Dr. Dravid and his team tested how different types of tea — black, white, oolong, green, rooibos, herbal, loose leaf and plain old Lipton — behaved in water with varying amounts of lead.

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The Different Types Of White Tea. Spoonful of tea leaves - Praethip/Getty Images. The five grades of white tea are silver needle, white peony, tribute eyebrow, noble eyebrow, and Fujian new craft.

These two types of tea make up about 99% of tea consumed. Both black and green tea have antioxidants, which can help lower blood pressure and better heart health.

During the study, the researchers tested different types of tea, tea bags and methods of brewing to gauge how well they absorbed lead, chromium, copper, zinc and cadmium.