13-03-2017, 20:05
(This post was last modified: 13-03-2017, 20:08 by surferjoe2007.)
Of note, in the original study they used 5g for each of the two cups of tea. A typical tea bag is 1.25g.
I don't think it's likely that you can OD on mint nor almost any seasoning. Not practically speaking anyway. Like many things that reduce T I'll bet that it has little or no benefit past the normal amount though. Regardless I'd just stick to exactly what they did in the study so that there's less guesswork. 5g per cup and spread out the two cups.
Based on this 5g is a little over 3 tbsp, or about 10 tsp. Dry spearmint must be really fluffy:
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/308?fgcd=&manu=&lfacet=&format=&count=&max=50&offset=&sort=default&order=asc&qlookup=spearmint&ds=&qt=&qp=&qa=&qn=&q=&ing=
In fact I bet it could vary depending on how much it's packed down. I'd measure by weight instead of volume if possible.
I don't think it's likely that you can OD on mint nor almost any seasoning. Not practically speaking anyway. Like many things that reduce T I'll bet that it has little or no benefit past the normal amount though. Regardless I'd just stick to exactly what they did in the study so that there's less guesswork. 5g per cup and spread out the two cups.
Based on this 5g is a little over 3 tbsp, or about 10 tsp. Dry spearmint must be really fluffy:
https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/308?fgcd=&manu=&lfacet=&format=&count=&max=50&offset=&sort=default&order=asc&qlookup=spearmint&ds=&qt=&qp=&qa=&qn=&q=&ing=
In fact I bet it could vary depending on how much it's packed down. I'd measure by weight instead of volume if possible.