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Unfortunately even tea is too caffeine intense for me so I've been sticking to decaffeinated coffee. A factoid, the color of a tea does not relate to its caffei

Unfortunately even tea is too caffeine intense for me so I've been sticking to decaffeinated coffee. A factoid, the color of a tea does not relate to its caffeine content.

Entinel 4y ago
There is still a world of tea for people that are caffeine sensitive. I find a lot of jasmine teas are light on caffeine, cha hua is tea made from the flowers of the tea plant and that is barely caffeinated and if that is still too much there is always rooibos, honeybush, and other herbals.
- sammalloy 4y ago
  Came here to put in a good word for rooibos. When I went through a caffeine-free phase for several years, it was my go to drink. It also makes fantastic iced tea.
  - hinoki 4y ago
    Rooibos is delicious plain (black? neat?), and also with honey+milk or honey+lemon. You can also pull it like espresso and make great caffeine free lattes.
- cercatrova 4y ago
  Yes tisanes are a good option. However all teas of the camellia sinensis plant have caffeine.
- wawjgreen 4y ago
  rooibus is not just a tea alternative--it is a tea in itself--and very healthy and beneficial one at that.
triyambakam 4y ago
You can buy loose leaf tea and brew your own concentration. I brew about 1/4th of a gram per liter which is... probably imperceptible to most (which probably brew about 4 grams per liter)
Iwan-Zotow 4y ago
vodka has zero caffeine content!
- pdc56 4y ago
  tsesting your thoery now
- fredophile 4y ago
  It's true. I drank some vodka and had no trouble falling asleep right away.
godelski 4y ago
> A factoid, the color of a tea does not relate to its caffeine content. While it is not exclusively true, there is a pattern. You do have a general rule of thumb that black > green > white. These, of course, assume you follow the "proper" steeping times and water temperatures. Your caffeine content will vary with both these factors. The longer and hotter, the more caffeine. If you want a low caffeine test I would take green or white tea and blanch it with hot water. Then make the tea. Or alternatively throw the first steep away and drink the second one.
papito 4y ago
Doesn't decaf still have a ton of caffeine in it? Like, half?
- SapporoChris 4y ago
  Decaffeinated coffee has 2-20% of the original caffeine. Tea appears to be around 18% percent, but many teas starts out with lower caffeine anyway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeination
meken 4y ago
Herbal tea?

Unfortunately even tea is too caffeine intense for me so I've been sticking to decaffeinated coffee. A factoid, the color of a tea does not relate to its caffeine content.

Entinel 4y ago

There is still a world of tea for people that are caffeine sensitive. I find a lot of jasmine teas are light on caffeine, cha hua is tea made from the flowers of the tea plant and that is barely caffeinated and if that is still too much there is always rooibos, honeybush, and other herbals.

sammalloy 4y ago
Came here to put in a good word for rooibos. When I went through a caffeine-free phase for several years, it was my go to drink. It also makes fantastic iced tea.
- hinoki 4y ago
  Rooibos is delicious plain (black? neat?), and also with honey+milk or honey+lemon. You can also pull it like espresso and make great caffeine free lattes.
cercatrova 4y ago
Yes tisanes are a good option. However all teas of the camellia sinensis plant have caffeine.
wawjgreen 4y ago
rooibus is not just a tea alternative--it is a tea in itself--and very healthy and beneficial one at that.

triyambakam 4y ago

You can buy loose leaf tea and brew your own concentration. I brew about 1/4th of a gram per liter which is... probably imperceptible to most (which probably brew about 4 grams per liter)

Iwan-Zotow 4y ago

vodka has zero caffeine content!

pdc56 4y ago
tsesting your thoery now
fredophile 4y ago
It's true. I drank some vodka and had no trouble falling asleep right away.

godelski 4y ago

> A factoid, the color of a tea does not relate to its caffeine content. While it is not exclusively true, there is a pattern. You do have a general rule of thumb that black > green > white. These, of course, assume you follow the "proper" steeping times and water temperatures. Your caffeine content will vary with both these factors. The longer and hotter, the more caffeine. If you want a low caffeine test I would take green or white tea and blanch it with hot water. Then make the tea. Or alternatively throw the first steep away and drink the second one.

papito 4y ago

Doesn't decaf still have a ton of caffeine in it? Like, half?

SapporoChris 4y ago
Decaffeinated coffee has 2-20% of the original caffeine. Tea appears to be around 18% percent, but many teas starts out with lower caffeine anyway. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeination https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decaffeination

meken 4y ago

Herbal tea?