On 3/7/04 1:19 PM, in article , "Jon
Nossen" > wrote:

> "Joel Reicher" > wrote in message
> ...
>>>> I've heard it said that white tea has a mildly depressant
> quality, more
>>>> than being a stimulant.
>>>
>>> It does not have very much caffeine in it at all
>>
>> This is a MYTH! There is nothing in the way the other kinds of
> tea are
>> processed that could *introduce* caffeine. If anything, it
> might break
>> it down, but that doesn't happen either.
>
> I guess that's true enough, but white tea is usually made from
> buds, and it is possible that the caffeine content in buds is
> lower than in leaves.

I just looked it up - she is right - caffeine levels in tea is roughly the
same, though actual levels will depend upon steeping time.