Re: Caffeine in tea

Jul 01, 2003 6 Replies
B

It depends on what you mean by "selective." If you mean entirely conscious or forced breeding, then *mostly* yes (albeit primarily in the modernized world, and outside of arranged marriages and the like). If you mean selection according to evolutionary, cultural or imagined criteria relating to beauty, power, health, and/or fertility, then according to a growing number of evolutionary psychologists and geneticists, no.



Bert



Sure, we have the same biology, but there's a fair amount of
> variation. One difference between humans and agricultural plants (so
> far, at least!) is that we don't get subjected to selective breeding
> designed to differentiate and standardize individuals.
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L

Hmmm, seems reasonable. I tend to look at scientific data. However, it makes sense that there would be minor genetic differences in the plants based on the region they are grown in. I suppose it really does not matter if they are officially categorized as different species or subspecies of camellia sinensis if they actually produce tea leaves with palatable differences. However, the same type of cow, raised and fed different food, in different regions produces milk that tastes different, but this does not make the cow a different species.

Cheers!

-LG

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L

You know, of course, that you've raised a vital question: MOF (milk out first) or MOL (milk out last?)

/Lew

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B

You use my name to introduce the paragraph, set up an outrageous straw-man example that has nothing to do with what I posted about, and then finish with insults such as "benighted cultureless moron." A. Such insulting language does nothing at all to further your points; quite the opposite. B. Responding to me in such an indirect, passive-aggressive manner (followed by "giggle" I suppose as a way of protecting yourself from having to be responsible for the insults), I guess means that your logic has failed you. That's unfortunate. C. If I were confronted with a benighted cultureless moron, the last thing I would do would be to bother to respond to such a person, even indirectly. What would be the point? To do so would say as much about me as the object of the vitriol.

Bert

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L

Okay...I don't even take milk but MILK OUT FIRST! Do you suppose we could breed the cows to produce different types of tea? Perhaps feed it bergamot until it's an Earl Grey cow?

Tee hee hee

-LG

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W

You know green tea contains L-theanine which can counter many effects of caffeine.

Follow this link they have a chart about the content of green tea

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L

Sorry people if I will sound somehow provocative. As I already stated in another discussion, there are many kinds of beverage. If you are so afraid of the effects on one of the MAIN contents of tea, can't we say that maybe tea is not the right drink for you! L

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