Do you know how many times you can brew a tea bag?

Some seek to save on tea and do not throw away the bag immediately after use, as manufacturers recommend. The question arises: is it worth it? And how many times can one sachet actually be brewed?

Well, technically as many times as you want until the pouch breaks. But of course this doesn't make sense. Get from it a drink similar to tea, you can a maximum of two times.

In general, there are loose, or long leaf, teas that recommended brew several times - with each iteration they acquire new taste and aromatic shades.

But most packaged varieties are not. They are made from small particles of tea leaves - the so-called tea dust (tea dust). In composition, such a crumb is identical to ordinary tea, but due to its size, it gives off taste and aroma much faster.

Therefore, it is pointless to brew a bag more than 1-2 times: the drink will simply be tasteless.

There are also allegations on the Web that reusing bags is unhealthy because they contain microplastic particles. To some extent, this is true

confirm researchers at McGill University in Montreal.

But the smallest particles of plastic are not only in tea bags, but also in water bottles, cosmetics, car tires, synthetic fabrics and much more. And, accumulating in the body, they are in theory may lead to the formation of blood clots, as well as negatively affect the human endocrine system.

unknownin what quantities microplastics are dangerous to humans. But while WHO does not consider its particles in drinking water are a health hazard. Scientists believethat a person receives much more plastic by inhaling house dust.

So keeping the house clean is apparently still more important than giving up tea bags.

It is also sometimes claimed that all sorts of unsafe bacteria and fungi begin to multiply in the used bag. But this also applies to loose tea: try leaving the tea leaves for a few days, especially in warm weather, and it will turn sour. Seriously poisoned by such a drink is unlikely to succeed, but to earn intestinal disorder - completely.

However, you are unlikely to store used tea bags for several days, so you should not worry about them turning sour. And if you still can’t resist and decide to leave this delicious bag for tomorrow, put it on a plate and put it in the refrigerator.