Green Tea Caffeine Content?
Green tea caffeine content
although minimal and less than half that in a cup of coffee, is still of some concern to those conscious of their caffeine content.
The rich antioxidants in green tea are recognised as being extremely beneficial to our health.
Chemically decaffeinated green tea however, contains fewer amounts of antioxidants than regular green tea.
Here are some tips on how to decrease the caffeine released into your green tea naturally, thereby reducing the caffeine-induced effects, while keeping the potency of the antioxidants
Use loose green tea leaves instead of tea bags. Tea bags release twice as much caffeine as loose leaves.
Make sure that you buy your green tea from a knowledgeable source. You should be told that tea plants grown in shady conditions and the top tips of young plants have a higher caffeine content than others.
(Easier to achieve perhaps) - use a small pot in which to brew - this will prevent the tea from 'steeping' too much.
Use fewer leaves and brew the tea for under 1 minute to prevent too much caffeine being released.
Don't use boiling water - water at just below boiling point is the correct way to brew green tea, as well as minimizing the caffeine released.
Or infuse the tea leaves twice - throw away the first infusion and keep the same leaves to re-infuse. This will get rid of about 80% of the caffeine.
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