Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour
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Nestea Ice Tea Premix Peach Flavour is a sugar-based powder stirred into cold water, with only a little instant tea and nature-identical peach flavouring. It scores [F]CC3: nutrition rests on added vitamin C, ingredients lose points for the stabiliser and flavouring, and risk is moderate because of the sugar. Best as an occasional sweet drink, not a daily tea.
Ingredients, decoded
6 listed- Sugar
- Instant tea (2.0%)
- Acidity regulators (330 and 296)
- Nature - Identical (Peach) flavouring substances
- Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid)
- Stabilizer (466)
18 teaspoons of sugar in every 100 g of powder · 90.8 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon
| Energy | 399 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 98.5 g |
| Total sugars | 90.8 g |
| Added sugars | 90.3 g |
| Total fat | 0 g |
| Sodium | 5.8 mg |
| Vitamin C | 125 mg |
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What to know about Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour
Mostly sugar, with 2% tea and added vitamin C
Nestea Ice Tea Premix Peach Flavour is a 400 g pack of instant powder: sugar, instant tea (2.0%), acidity regulators (citric acid 330 and malic acid 296), nature-identical peach flavouring, vitamin C and a stabiliser (466). You stir 1 tablespoon (13 g) into a glass of 150 ml cold water, and the pack makes about 30 glasses. People buy it as a quick, cold, fruit-flavoured tea for hot days.
One glass gives about 52 kcal, 11.7 g of added sugar, no protein, no fat and under 1 mg of sodium. The dry powder is 399 kcal and 90.3 g of added sugar per 100 g, and the made-up drink is 31.8 kcal and 7.2 g of free sugar per 100 g. Vitamin C is 125 mg per 100 g of powder, about 16 mg per glass, all of it added as ascorbic acid.
The name promises peach, and the list has only nature-identical peach flavouring, which is an honest flavour name. The back says no artificial flavours, which is true in wording, but the flavouring is not natural-only. CleanPlate scores it [F]CC3. The [F] flag marks that the nutrition grade depends on added vitamin C.
Why Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour scores [F]CC3
Nutrition is a C only because of added vitamin C, with no protein or fibre. Ingredients are a C: sugar leads, and the stabiliser and flavouring cost points. Risk is a 3 on 7.2 g free sugar per 100 g as made.
Adequate nutrient density
- Protein
- 0 g
- Fibre
- Not declared
- Vitamins and minerals
- Vitamin C
- Energy
- 399 kcal
01 Nutrition density: why C
Protein is 0 g and fibre is 0 g per 100 g, so no protein or fibre credit is earned. The grade comes from the vitamin C bonus: 125 mg per 100 g, added as ascorbic acid.
Without that fortification the nutrition grade would fall to an E. The powder is 399 kcal per 100 g, almost all of it sugar.
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal. Protein also has to supply at least 12.5% of the calories to count, and 25% for full credit.
Mixed processing and additives
- Base
- Sugar
- Sweeteners
- Sugar
- Additives
- 3
- Flagged
- None
02 Ingredient integrity: why C
Sugar leads the list and instant tea follows at 2.0%. Citric acid (330) and malic acid (296) cost nothing, but the stabiliser carboxymethyl cellulose (466) costs the most ingredient points of any additive here.
The flavouring is nature-identical and its class is not stated as natural-only, which costs a few more ingredient points. No label promise is hollow, so there is no [L] flag.
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Moderate risk
Per 100 g as made
- Free sugar
- 7.2 g
- Sodium
- 0.46 mg
- Saturated fat
- 0 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
Scored on the drink as made: 13 g in 150 ml of water, from the pack's directions. As sold, the powder has 5.8 mg sodium and 90.3 g added sugar per 100 g.
03 Load risk: why 3
The risk grade is worked out on the drink as made: 13 g of powder in 150 ml of water. That gives 7.2 g of free sugar per 100 g, and sugar is almost the whole risk number.
Energy as made is 31.8 kcal per 100 g, saturated fat is 0 g and sodium is 0.5 mg per 100 g, so none of those move the grade. One glass has 11.7 g of added sugar.
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
[F] Added vitamins or minerals meaningfully lift this product's nutrition grade. Without them it would score lower.
Red flags
- −Red flag: High added sugar (90.3g per 100g)
Green flags
- +Green flag: Low sodium
Does Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour live up to its claims?
The peach and Nilgiri tea claims are real but small, no artificial flavours is true in wording only, and the vitamin C claim holds. Tea is just 2.0% of the powder.
- Partly true
“Peach flavour”
No peach is listed. The taste comes from nature-identical peach flavouring substances, so the name is an honest flavour name.
- On the packPartly true
“Made with Nilgiri tea leaves”
Instant tea is real but only 2.0% of the powder. Sugar leads the list.
- On the packBe careful
“No artificial flavours”
True in wording, but the flavouring is nature-identical, made to match the natural compound, and not natural-only.
- On the packHolds
“Source of Vitamin C+++”
125 mg per 100 g, about 16 mg per 13 g serve, from added ascorbic acid. The pack says one glass meets 20% of the daily requirement.
What's in Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour?
Sugar leads the list, with 2.0% instant tea after it. Watch the sugar first, then the stabiliser (466) and the unspecified flavouring.
The ingredient list, read for you
Sugar comes first, so the powder is mainly sweetener. Instant tea follows at 2.0%. Citric acid (330) and malic acid (296) give the tang, nature-identical flavouring gives the peach, vitamin C is added as ascorbic acid, and the stabiliser (466) helps the powder mix into water.
Ingredients to watch
- Added sugarConcern
90.3 g per 100 g of powder, so one 13 g glass has 11.7 g. It is almost the whole risk grade.
- Stabiliser (466, carboxymethyl cellulose)Worth watching
It costs the most ingredient points of the additives listed. It is there for mixing, not for taste or nutrition.
- Flavouring, class not stated as naturalWorth watching
Nature-identical peach flavouring costs a few ingredient points, and there is no real peach in the list.
- Acidity regulators (330, 296)Fine
Citric and malic acid cost no ingredient points.
- Vitamin CFine
125 mg per 100 g, about 16 mg per glass, but it is added, not from fruit or tea.
What it doesn’t have
- No protein or fibre: both are 0 g per 100 g.
- Caffeine is not declared on the panel, so the amount from the 2.0% instant tea is unknown.
Who should eat Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour?
An occasional drink for most adults and for children. Sodium is negligible, but the sugar is the reason to keep it to now and then.
- Most adultsOccasionally
One glass has 11.7 g of added sugar and little else of value.
- Children and teensOccasionally
11.7 g of added sugar per glass, and the tea is only 2.0% of the powder.
- PregnancyOccasionally
Caffeine is not declared, and the glass is mostly sugar at 11.7 g.
- Heart conditionsOccasionally
Sodium is under 1 mg per glass, but 11.7 g of added sugar adds up.
Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour: common questions
What is the CleanPlate score of Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour?
Nestea Ice Tea Premix Peach Flavour is a sugar-based powder stirred into cold water, with only a little instant tea and nature-identical peach flavouring. It scores [F]CC3: nutrition rests on added vitamin C, ingredients lose points for the stabiliser and flavouring, and risk is moderate because of the sugar. Best as an occasional sweet drink, not a daily tea. Nutrition C, ingredients C, load risk 3; nutrition and ingredients run A to E, risk runs 1 to 5, and A and 1 are best.
How many calories and how much protein are in Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour?
Per 100 g of powder, Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour has 399 kcal, 0 g protein, 98.5 g carbohydrate, 0 g fat and 90.3 g added sugar. Load risk is scored on the product as made (13 g in 150 ml of water), which gives 0.46 mg sodium, 0 g saturated fat and 7.2 g free sugar per 100 ml.
What are the ingredients in Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour?
6 ingredients, in label order: Sugar, Instant tea (2.0%), Acidity regulators (330 and 296), Nature - Identical (Peach) flavouring substances, Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid), Stabilizer (466).
Does Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour live up to its claims?
4 claims checked: 1 holds, 2 are partly true, 1 needs care. "Peach flavour" is partly true: No peach is listed. The taste comes from nature-identical peach flavouring substances, so the name is an honest flavour name. "Made with Nilgiri tea leaves" is partly true: Instant tea is real but only 2.0% of the powder. Sugar leads the list.
Who should limit Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour?
Most adults: occasionally. One glass has 11.7 g of added sugar and little else of value. Children and teens: occasionally. 11.7 g of added sugar per glass, and the tea is only 2.0% of the powder. Pregnancy: occasionally. Caffeine is not declared, and the glass is mostly sugar at 11.7 g.
How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour have?
Per 100 g of powder, Nestea Ice Tea Premix - Peach Flavour has 90.3 g added sugar and 6 mg sodium (about 0 g salt). The FSSAI and UK FSA "high" lines are 10 g added sugar, 600 mg sodium and 5 g saturated fat per 100 g. It is high in sugar.
Last reviewed October 21, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label. Spotted a mistake? .
