2007-01-12 11:26:05 · 9 answers · asked by benjamin b 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks
Black, green, oolong, and white tea all are from the same plant, the camelia sinensis bush, and all contain caffeine-- anywhere from 20 to 60 mg per 6 oz cup. Yerba mate has twice as much caffeine as traditional tea, and adds a mellowing jolt of Ephedra, to boot. Look on the label-- if any of these things are in the ingredients, and there's no "Decaffeinated" label anywhere, then it's the real thing. Most herbal teas and blends (except for yerba mate) are caffeine-free, including rooibos/redbush, honeybush, mint types,and any flower-or fruit- based herbal teas.
You can greatly reduce the amt of caffeine in teas just by soaking the leaves or the teabag in an ounce or two of very hot (not boiling) water, and allowing them to steep for 30 seconds. Dump the water and brew like usual. Since caffeine is very soluble in hot water, and most of the flavor components require boiling water to bloom, it's usually one of the first compounds the water picks up when you brew tea. You can get rid of about 1/2 to 2/3 of the caffeine without ruining the taste of the tea.
2007-01-12 11:33:25 · answer #1 · answered by Angela M 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Many will have a label on the side that indicates the amount of caffiene. Usually, black tea has the most (about 100 mg per 5 oz cup), then oolong at about 50 mg, green at about 30 mg, and then white, which generally has less than 10 mg. Most (not all) herbal teas are decaffinated, as they contain no actual tea, nor any other caffiene containing ingredients. As caffiene is very water soluable, you can generally get rid of 50 to 80 percent of the caffiene if you let your tea steep for 60 seconds, pour that water out, and pour new boiling water over the same tea (or teabags).
2007-01-12 19:34:33 · answer #2 · answered by Mangy Coyote 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Black tea has caffeine, green tea has more -
Teas without caffeine will say so on the box.
2007-01-12 19:35:30 · answer #3 · answered by kate 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
when you buy the box of tea it tells you just like soda if it does or doesn't have caffeine.
2007-01-12 19:34:28 · answer #4 · answered by natie90 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Read the package. If there is no caffeine, it will say decaffeinated. If it doesn't say, then it has caffeine.
2007-01-12 21:55:21 · answer #5 · answered by nellie 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
any tea with caffiene will say so on the box. if it is caff-free, it will usually say so on the front. check the nutrition info
2007-01-12 19:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by habs_freak 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
all tea does
2007-01-12 19:58:40 · answer #7 · answered by Celia 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
most are listed on the package .if it is not listed then it probably has caffine , most camomile has no caffine , also read the ingedents to see if it has been added
2007-01-12 19:35:39 · answer #8 · answered by chotpeper 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
it says it on the box ! duh
2007-01-12 22:30:14 · answer #9 · answered by Barbie 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋