Ah - yes. I understand your question now. Let me explain in some detail.
A person with fructose malabsorption problems is sensitive to excess fructose which is the amount of fructose in excess to glucose. For example, white and brown sugar has exactly equal amounts of fructose and glucose. In moderation white and brown sugar present no problems for fructose malabsorbers. On the other hand 100 grams of honey contains about about 34 grams of glucose and 42 grams of fructose. It has 8 excess gram of fructose compare to glucose. 100 grams of apple contains about 2 grams of glucose and 8 grams of fructose. So it has about 6 excess grams of fructose. The excess fructose causes the problems.
Here is the tricky part. Some people with fructose problems can consume up to 25 grams of excess fructose and not experience many if any problems. On the other hand some people cannot handle 1 gram of excess fructose. I am in the later category.
Generally speaking herbal teas are made from plants that contain little excess fructose unless they contain things like apples and pears. Also, the amount of excess fructose that might find its way into the tea from a small tea bag will be quite small - probably much less than 1 gram. Most herbal teas are quite safe just keep your eye open for teas that contain apple and pear.
There is a table of fruits and sugars on this web page that gives the amount of different types of sugars in various fruits and other foods. Also, some time ago I posted a message with links to three detailed articles on fructose malabsorption. They are quite technical. However, the second article contains a table (Figure 2) of favorable and unfavorable foods for people with fructose malabsorption problems and IBS. You may find it helpful
Good Luck
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