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NESTEA Iced Tea is a popular summer convenience drink, bought mainly for its ease of preparation and refreshing lemon-tea taste. The product is overwhelmingly sugar — added sugar alone accounts for over 90% of the dry powder by weight, and a single serving contributes 22% of an adult's recommended daily added-sugar allowance, meaning three glasses would nearly exhaust the WHO daily limit. While the Vitamin C fortification and genuine Nilgiri tea content are genuine positives, the presence of a chemically synthesised 'nature-identical' lemon flavouring and the E466 stabiliser (carboxymethyl cellulose, flagged by EFSA for gut-microbiome concerns) push this firmly into ultra-processed territory. The single most useful thing a curious consumer should know: this drink is closer to a sweetened flavoured powder than to brewed tea — sugar is the first and dominant ingredient.