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On 24/03/2015 03:02 pm, notbob wrote:
> One of my fave teas is good ol' Earl Grey. I've found only one brand
> I did not like, but this outta many EGs. Basically, I wanna know if
> EG and other black teas use a dye. Not only is my white tea cup
> stained after a cuppa EG, but my stainless steel tea spoon is also
> stained! I've yet to run across anything that would stain stainless
> steel. Only Earl Grey tea.
>
> Is this true of other black teas?
>
> nb
>


Yes, all black teas stain, but it's not a dye, it's the tannin in the
tea, English Breakfast certainly does...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phenolic_content_in_tea