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MYTH Sadly The Truth Behind DIY Decaf Science has not only disproves the idea that you can make naturally decaffeinated tea with a hot water rinse but, worse y
by baldfat 8y ago
MYTH Sadly
The Truth Behind DIY Decaf
Science has not only disproves the idea that you can make naturally decaffeinated tea with a hot water rinse but, worse yet, studies have shown that this kind of preparation method removes many of the antioxidants, but very little of the caffeine.
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- crazygringo 8y agoThen it seems like the obvious conclusion would be... to do the exact opposite? Steep the tea for just 30 seconds and then drink that? Because then you'd get most of the antioxidants and very little caffeine? (And a very decent amount of flavor, even if it's not the full palette -- plus very few tannins.)
- gnulinux 8y agoBut then it'd taste like water. The idea is also for it to taste like good tea.
- criddell 8y agoWhy are you worried about antioxidants being removed? I thought that the supposed health benefits of antioxidants had turned out to be mostly not what we thought.