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Common Fruit "Herbal Teas" / Tisanes

Caffeine-Free Fruit Infusions

By , About.com Guide

Tisanes come in many shapes, sizes and colors

Fruit tisanes are often blended with non-fruit ingredients. Clockwise from top left: chamomile flowers, lemon verbena leaves, mixed dried fruits/berries, a cocoa nib/spice/rooibos blend and a seed/spice/lemongrass blend

Lindsey Goodwin
Fruit tisanes are rarely as simple as "apple" or "orange." They are often blends of tisanes (a.k.a. "herbal teas" or "herbal infusions") that include a particular fruit as a featured flavor. Here are the most common fruit tisane blends on the U.S. market:

  • Apple Cinnamon
  • Apple Chamomile
  • Apricot (often with rooibos and/or other fruits)
  • Banana-based blends (Banana is usually blended with chocolate, coconut or other tropical flavors, then the tisane is named for the two most prominent ingredients.)
  • Blackberry (often with hibiscus, citrus and other ingredients)
  • Blood Orange (often with other fruits and sometimes with rooibos)
  • Blueberry (often with hibiscus, citrus and other ingredients)
  • Cherry (often with hibiscus, citrus and other ingredients)
  • Citrus with Hibiscus (There are many variations on this blend.)
  • Coconut blends (Coconut blends often contain rooibos as a base. Some have "coconut" in the name, like "Coconut Cream Pie," while blends with other tropical flavors may have more exotic names, like "Pina Colada" or "Tropical" something.)
  • Cranberry (usually with spices, citrus and/or apple bits)
  • Lemon Ginger
  • Lemon Hibiscus (Celestial Seasonings calls their version of this "Lemon Zinger")
  • Mango (often with other exotic fruits and/or "fillers" like rooibos and apple bits)
  • Orange Spice
  • Peach (often with other fruits)
  • Pomegranate (often with other fruits or rooibos)
  • Plum (sometimes with rooibos and/or other fruits)
  • Raspberry (often with hibiscus, citrus and other ingredients)
  • Strawberry (often with rooibos, "cream" flavors or kiwi)
  • "Wild" or "mixed" berry blends (a mixture of berries, often with apple bits, hibiscus and/or rooibos)

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