Abstract: A sweet tea product, and a process for the preparation of that sweet tea product. The process comprises blending tea leaves with hydrangea leaves to create a tea leaf and hydrangea leaf blend, and then steeping the tea leaf and hydrangea leaf blend in a solvent, to extract flavor components of both leaves. The solvent is preferably water. The resulting sweet tea is advantageous, in that it has the characteristic high sweetness of sweet tea, yet is made without the addition of either artificial or natural sweeteners.
Abstract: The present invention is directed to a material for use in making beverage infusion packages including a plurality of fibers woven with at least one heat-bondable synthetic fiber. Preferably, the fibers are cellulosic fibers such as bamboo and the heat-bondable synthetic fibers are biodegradable fibers, such as polylactides or polylactic acid. The present invention is also directed to beverage infusion packages made from the material and methods of making the infusion package.