Lychee Coconut Bubble Tea
Inspired by techniques from NYT Cooking.
A tropical twist on bubble tea: jasmine tea, lychees and coconut milk blended into a frosty slush and poured over chewy pearls soaked in brown sugar syrup.
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EU nutrition claims
- Low salt: 0.03 g salt per 100 ml (limit ≤ 0.3 g)
Per 100 ml of the finished dish, worked out from the nutrition per serving and the lowest likely cooked weight (about 289 ml a serving), so the true values are, if anything, lower. Thresholds from the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Caffeine · Free sugars
- Per serving: at least 15 mg caffeine (serving: 1 glass (about 125 ml green tea)). Source: about 125 ml brewed per serving × USDA FDC SR Legacy #171917 (brewed green tea, 12 mg/100 g) This brew uses more tea per ml than standard brewed tea, so the real amount is likely higher..
- Scaling: making more servings does not change the caffeine in each serving; what counts is how many servings you drink in a day. 1 serving: 15 mg · 2 servings: 30 mg · 3 servings: 45 mg · 4 servings: 60 mg.
- General guideline: EFSA Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine (2015): for healthy adults, up to 200 mg in a single dose and up to 400 mg per day do not raise safety concerns. 1 serving = 4 % of 400 mg. EFSA
36.3 g per serving
72.6 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 145.2 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- small saucepan
- medium saucepan
- slotted spoon
- blender
- 2 tall glasses (about 450 ml)
- 2 wide bubble-tea straws
Nutrition per serving (estimated values)
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 474 kcal |
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 72.6 g |
| of which sugars | 39 g |
| of which free sugars | 36.3 g |
| Fat | 21 g |
| of which saturates | 18.2 g |
| Fibre | 0.9 g |
| Salt | 0.09 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
0.7 g High Protein needs ≥ 5 g (20% of energy)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
