STRAWBERRY ROOIBOS (Herbal Tea). COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: South Africa. GRADE: Choice Grade #1. MANUFACTURE TYPE: Fermentation turns the leaves from green to deep red and gives a slightly sweet note. CUP CHARACTERISTICS: Outstanding strawberry flavor. INFUSION: Reddish orange to full color. INGREDIENTS: Rooibos, Thistle and Rose petals, Blackberry leaves, natural flavors. TEA INFORMATION: The story of rooibos starts when the locals of South Africa first discovered that the fine needle like leaves of the wild “Aspalathus Linearis” plant made a tasty aromatic tea. They were first to harvest the plants, chop them with axes and bruise them with hammers leaving them to ferment before drying in the sun. Rooibos is a herb that contains no caffeine. Rooibos, however, does contain iron, potassium, calcium, copper, zinc, magnesium, fluoride, manganese and sodium. If you type rooibos into the search engine of your computer you will find pages online of the medical qualities and benefits of this tea. Claims are made that it soothes headaches, aides sleep and helps digestion.