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I know that coffee and tea both contain caffeine, but when I drink tea I don’t feel as poorly as after drinking coffee. Is there something else in the coffee that isn’t good for you? Speaking of caffeine, I read that coffee on average has more than tea, (depending I guess on how long you let your tea steep). Someone else told me that tea had more caffeine. Who’s right? Bess Trenchard
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> I know that coffee and tea both contain caffeine, but when I > drink tea I don’t feel as poorly as after drinking coffee. Is > there something else in the coffee that isn’t good for you?
I believe that there is more chemicals in the production of coffee than there is in the production fo the tea leaf. > Speaking of caffeine, I read that coffee on average has more than > tea, (depending I guess on how long you let your tea steep). Someone > else told me that tea had more caffeine. Who’s right?
Weight for Weight Tea has more caffine. But you do not drink the leaves only the extraction from those leaves. And yes it does depend on how long you steep the leaves. You drink the whole part of the coffee.. Graham > Bess Trenchard
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Trenchard) writes: >I know that coffee and tea both contain caffeine, but when I >drink tea I don’t feel as poorly as after drinking coffee. Is >there something else in the coffee that isn’t good for you? >Bess Trenchard
Hi Bess, Coffee is a roasted ground bean. Beans contain oils and oils when heated to high temps can be altered into less healthful compounds.Oils need to be treated with care. Tea on the other hand is a brew made of the leaves of a particular bush. I like to think of tea as a natural herb. Green tea is simply the dried leaves, black tea is the fermented leaves. Tea is a wonderful source of phytochemicals and can replace one serving of the recommeded "5 a day" servings of fruits and vegetables. IMHO, caffeine is a natural stimulant. In small amounts it can be very helpful. I love tea. I remember drinking it from my baby bottle. Maureen in Mukilteo (by the sea) Keane Nutritional Services
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Tea can have much more caffine if it is brewed for any conciderable amount of time. Black or Green tea both have potent anti-oxidants which bind free radicals. These teas are one of the best sources for these anti-oxidanst. The decaff versions have them if caffine is a prob.
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> I know that coffee and tea both contain caffeine, but when I > drink tea I don’t feel as poorly as after drinking coffee. Is > there something else in the coffee that isn’t good for you? > Speaking of caffeine, I read that coffee on average has more than > tea, (depending I guess on how long you let your tea steep). Someone > else told me that tea had more caffeine. Who’s right? > Bess Trenchard
Bess– they may both be right– The way we traditionally brew coffee and tea (at least in the States) yields about 150 milligrams caffeine per 6 oz cup (180 ml). Tea has about 40-50 milligrams. If my memory serves me right,the leaves of tea contain more caffeine by weight than coffee beans, but the net beverage content is as above). Pete
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: I know that coffee and tea both contain caffeine, but when I : drink tea I don’t feel as poorly as after drinking coffee. Is : there something else in the coffee that isn’t good for you? : : Speaking of caffeine, I read that coffee on average has more than : tea, (depending I guess on how long you let your tea steep). Someone : else told me that tea had more caffeine. Who’s right? ‘As poorly.’ I like that, it captures the issue neatly. Tea, in general, has half as much caffeine, or less. —
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