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Maya Heritage Recipe Devi Chai

Contains cane sugar

This spicy black tea concentrate mixes with milk for a chai drink. Each 1 oz serving has 16 g of added sugar, plus natural flavors and preservatives.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$8.99 6 oz · lowest price at Maya Tea Retail
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (30ml)
Protein
1g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
16g▼
Sodium
0mg
Saturated fat
—
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Ingredients: Tea infusion (water, black tea, spices), organic evaporated cane sugar, natural flavors, black tea concentrate, sodium bisulfate, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as beveragesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%37
Ingredients · counts 30%62
Processing · counts 10%35
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 37 · 16 g added sugar per 1 oz; otherwise typical for drinks
Ingredients 62 · Cane sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (additive, −10); Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 35 · Sweetened concentrate with natural flavors and preservatives
Sourcing 40 · No origin or growing practices stated; cane sugar is an ingredient
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes unspecified natural flavors
16 g added sugar
Natural flavors and preservatives
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for cane sugar
Varies by additive−18 for benzoates, sorbates, natural flavours
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Ingredients
Tea infusion (water, black tea, spices) Organic evaporated cane sugar Natural flavors Black tea concentrate Sodium bisulfate Potassium sorbate Sodium benzoate
7 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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