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Yes, tea has less caffeine per ml compared to coffee, but you drink much more tea. At least I do. Here in Europe the standard cup used for serving tea is much l
by 4ad 13y ago
Yes, tea has less caffeine per ml compared to coffee, but you drink much more tea. At least I do. Here in Europe the standard cup used for serving tea is much larger than a cup used for serving coffee (might be different in other parts of the world though), and you usually don't drink one cup, but one tea pot, which has around 3-5 cups. I personally drink around 1l of black tea every day.
- mcv 13y agoI believe tea leaves have more cafeine than coffe beans, but coffee tends to be made far stronger than tea. From what I understand, steeping your tea very short won't help much in reducing the cafeine in it; cafeine enters the hot water in the first half minute. You'd barely have any flavour if you steep that short.
- peterwwillis 13y agoThere are a couple shortcuts here. You can use the 4th or 5th leaf pickings, which have reduced flavor, antioxidants and caffeine. These elements are highest in concentration at the bud and reduce in content as you go down the plant, so don't get a bud-heavy tea picking like Silver Needles (an atypical high-caffeine-content White tea). The steep time and water temperature also dramatically impact flavor and the infusion of chemicals from the leaf into the water, which includes caffeine content. And keep in mind that loose leafs transfer less content than broken-up or fine pieces. Also, between 2% and 30% of the caffeine content may transfer in the first 30 seconds of steeping - caffeine actually transfers slower than the antioxidants and vitamins, and never completely in 30 seconds (unless your water was still boiling, which is too hot for any tea!) Another tip: don't disturb the water or tea infuser while steeping, remove it swiftly, and don't let the last drops from the kettle into your cup - they contain the most concentrated part of the tea.