Hello everyone,
I'm new to this group - I'm sorry if this has been discussed before.
Could someone please clear this up for me? I've been told and have read contradicting information about white tea and its caffeine counts. Some say it contains the least amount, some say it has the most. I don't quite know who to believe anymore!
Thanks!
Don't believe blanket statements that white teas as a group have the most or the least caffeine. But to the extent that white teas *tend* to be made from the buds or growing tips of the tea plant, they will have more caffeine than average teas. But there are many variables that contribute to the amount of caffeine in the cup.
/Lew
If we go by a majority, I've always heard tell it has the least. :-)
Aaron W. Hsu
Google "Nigel Melican" and Caffeine for some correct information on tea and caffeine
Amen that.
/Lew
What weighs more a gram of White tea or a gram of Black tea. What that really means is the density of the leaf determined by oxidation levels ie the more oxidation like Black teas the easier to leach caffeine because of the density. Think of leaf as a sponge. The White leaf will be more water logged but normally it will reach a caffeine saturation point after brewing limits.
Jim
Don't believe any of them.
The problem is.... one white tea might have more caffeine than one black tea, while another white tea has less and another black tea has more.
On top of that, I might steep a white tea a lot longer than you would, and I might get a lot more caffeine from the same tea as a result.
The problem is that there's no good field test for caffeine level, so all you can do is just relax and see how you feel after you drink it.
--scott
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