For comparison, the two best tasting samples earned taste test scores of 96% (Chatime Brown Sugar Milk Tea) and 90% (Chatime Passionfruit Iced Tea). It's a shame these lower sugar varieties scored so low on taste, with taste test scores of 12% and 6%, respectively. Much of the sweetness of these drinks comes from sweeteners like erythritol and stevia. They each contained 1.6g of sugar per 100g – significantly lower than the test average of 6.3g of sugar per 100g. The two bubble teas that claimed to contain 50% less sugar were Naked Life's Betta Boba Brown Sugar Bubble Tea and Betta Boba Milk Bubble Tea. HSRs for this category simply come down to energy and sugar content. The lowest Health Star Rating (HSR) of the products we tested was 0.5, and the highest was 2. The creamers used in most of the milky bubble teas are a mixture of non-dairy fats and yes, more sugar – in the form of glucose. By way of comparison, a Coca-Cola Classic drink contains 10.6g of sugar per 100g. The average sugar content of the bubble teas we tested was about 6.3g per 100g. Remember, sugar by any other name is still sugar, and sugar-sweetened beverages are linked to obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes. Shoppers at Top Ryde eagerly awaiting their bubble tea samples.īubble teas contain numerous types of sugars to make them sweet, including sucrose, fructose and glucose. The fruit Chatime bubble teas already had the popping pearls prepared, so were generally easy to make as well. The pearls were able to be microwaved in the pouch for 20 seconds (warning: they were very hot to handle), which after that only required the addition of water to the mix. Our testers found the Avalanche brand bubble teas easier to make. While this can be very exciting to some people, others may find it fiddly and time consuming. Let's face it: if you're going to make bubble tea at home it needs to be simple to put together, otherwise it's easy to justify spending the extra dollars at Gong Cha.īBT Club and Boba Luxe products had multiple components and steps, which included draining of the tea and cooking the pearls on the stove. Over time, making it yourself could mean big savings, particularly if you're a regular buyer. The average price per serve of the supermarket bubble teas we tested was $2.30, compared to about $7 from a bubble tea store like Chatime. It's much cheaper to make bubble tea at home than it is to buy it from a bubble tea retailer. These toppings are added to various teas, coffee, slushies and milk flavours and are enjoyed hot or cold, drunk through a wide straw.Īnatomy of a bubble tea: Wide straw to fit the bubbles, fruit tea or milky tea, and toppings such as pearls, boba or bubbles. The various bubbles or pearls used in bubble tea are referred to as 'toppings', and include black pearls (the standard black tapioca ball), balls filled with syrups, and other creative concoctions in a range of shapes, sizes and flavours. Its 'bubbles' or 'pearls' are 1cm diameter balls made from a starchy component like tapioca or algae gum. The CHOICE score is based on the public taste test results (80%), nutrition score (Health Star Rating, 10%), and ease of preparation score (10%).īubble tea, boba, or pearl tea can be traced back to the early 1980s in Taiwan, but it didn't take off in the Western world until the 2000s. Lotus Peak Bubble Tea Matcha Green Tea: 33%īubbleme At Home Bubble Tea Kit Taro Flavour: 15% Naked Life Betta Boba Brown Sugar Bubble Tea Can: 52%īubbleme At Home Bubble Tea Royal Black Tea: 35% Naked Life Betta Boba Milk Bubble Tea: 57%
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