Jon /9/04


> "Lewis Perin" > wrote in message
> news
>>>>> and it is possible that the caffeine content in buds is
> lower
>>>>> than in leaves.
>>>>
>>>> I don't think so, based on the small collection of numbers
> on the
>>>> Holy Mtn caffeine content page.
>>>
>>> I'm not sure if that is a reliable source. Don't they state
> that
>>> the teas they tested were made from tea bags? *Tea bags of
> white
>>> tea*?
>>
>> I'm unable to cerify those numbers independently, but I don't
> see any
>> reason to doubt them. I believe in tea-leaf freedom as much
> as
>> anyone, but I don't see why incarceration would invalidate the
>> caffeine figures.
>
> Do tea bags with white tea actually exist? Seems like a very
> strange animal to me.
>
> According to the site, "The finely ground tea was extracted with
> hot water."
>
> So is the amount of caffeine in white tea consisting of *whole
> leaves or buds* similar to the amount in *finely ground* tea?
> Just wondering.
>
>


Jon,

I think consistency is the key here; we are getting an accurate reading of
*relative* amounts of caffeine from tea to tea, but not the specific amount
you might expect from *your" cup of tea. What we might be able to deduce
from the tables is that one tea has more caffeine than another, all other
things being equal. I'm highly skeptical about these tables and their value
anyway, having nowhere near the faith that Lew has. Regarding caffeine in
tea, I just keep asking until I get the answers I want. Then I stop.

Michael