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Are ALL green teas low in caffeine?
Im supposed to avoid caffeine...... GERD problem
SO Ive given up drinking so much soda and started drinking green teas. However I bought some green tea at Costco that did not specifically say it was de-caffeinated. Are green teas naturally low in caffeine... or must I make sure to get one that says "de-caffinated"? |
> wrote in message > Im supposed to avoid caffeine...... That means avoiding tea. > Are green teas naturally low in caffeine... No, they are all naturally high in caffeine. Only roasted teas have low (and not zero) cafeine content. >or must I > make sure to get one that says "de-caffinated"? Yes. Kuri |
/12/04
> > > wrote in message > >> Im supposed to avoid caffeine...... > > That means avoiding tea. > >> Are green teas naturally low in caffeine... > > No, they are all naturally high in caffeine. Only roasted teas have low (and > not zero) cafeine content. > >> or must I >> make sure to get one that says "de-caffinated"? > > Yes. > > Kuri > Sorry, Kuri. WRONG. I merely wave my hand over the pot while the tea is brewing and say in a loud voice, "Caffeine, be gone." This never fails at the third or fourth steep. Michael |
/12/04
> > > wrote in message > >> Im supposed to avoid caffeine...... > > That means avoiding tea. > >> Are green teas naturally low in caffeine... > > No, they are all naturally high in caffeine. Only roasted teas have low (and > not zero) cafeine content. > >> or must I >> make sure to get one that says "de-caffinated"? > > Yes. > > Kuri > Sorry, Kuri. WRONG. I merely wave my hand over the pot while the tea is brewing and say in a loud voice, "Caffeine, be gone." This never fails at the third or fourth steep. Michael |
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>Being relegated to drinking de-caf green tea is a fate worse than death,
>in my opinion. I've never had a decent one. Much like alcohol-free beer, I'd guess. Except I was served one in Germany that really had me fooled; it was great. Joe K |
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> Being relegated to drinking de-caf green tea is a fate worse than death, > in my opinion. I've never had a decent one. Upton has one for a bit over $20/pound that surprised me - it was decent. Not superb, but not bad at all. I could live with it if I had to drink decaf (which I don't). Randy |
"Michael Plant" > wrote in message ... > /12/04 > >> >> > wrote in message >> >>> Im supposed to avoid caffeine...... >> >> That means avoiding tea. >> >>> Are green teas naturally low in caffeine... >> >> No, they are all naturally high in caffeine. Only roasted teas have low >> (and >> not zero) cafeine content. >> >>> or must I >>> make sure to get one that says "de-caffinated"? >> >> Yes. >> >> Kuri >> > Sorry, Kuri. WRONG. I merely wave my hand over the pot while the tea is > brewing and say in a loud voice, "Caffeine, be gone." This never fails at > the third or fourth steep. > > Michael > As for me, I simply tap the pot thrice with my phoenix feather wand and say "Kaffaintinus!" and the tea wil be void of caffeine! ....In tests, it has been shown that next to amino acids, caffeine is the quickest to be leached out with water temperature at boiling or near boiling point. The trick then is to allow the amino acids to leach while arresting the caffeine's leach - by using lower water temperature. Samar |
> wrote in message ... > Im supposed to avoid caffeine...... GERD problem > > SO Ive given up drinking so much soda and started > drinking green teas. > > However I bought some green tea at Costco that did not > specifically say it was de-caffeinated. > > Are green teas naturally low in caffeine... or must I > make sure to get one that says "de-caffinated"? No, green teas are not naturally low in caffeine although they are lower than coffee, per cup of beverage. Have you tried rooibos? It's naturally caffeine-free and the Earl Grey version from uptontea.com is good. Also, herbal teas are naturally caffeine-free. Celestial Seasonings Honey Vanilla Chamomile is a favorite. You can also decaf tea yourself. It's really easy, just brew for about 45 seconds, discard the water and then continue to brew with fresh hot water. It works because caffeine is water-soluble and approximately 80% of the caffeine in tea is released during the first 30 seconds of brewing. I wouldn't recommend going over a minute, though, because at that point, the rate of caffeine being released is greatly reduced and the tannins that make tea taste bitter are more likely to affect your "second" brewing. As for soda, 7Up and Sprite and some root beers are also caffeine-free. Check the labels - you don't have to give up soda, just avoid colas and stuff like Jolt and whatever that other one's called. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
>Have you tried rooibos? It's naturally caffeine-free and the >Earl Grey version from uptontea.com is good. I will look into the above. Thanks >You can also decaf tea yourself. It's really easy, just brew for about 45 >seconds, discard the water and then continue Greta info.... I didn't know the above That's good info cause I just bought a big box of green tea from tenrentea.com from Costco. Man is that stuff really green!! Anyway.... I didn't want to have to throw away a freshly bought box. Now I can use up this new box Ive always bought my tea from walmart.... but was n Costco and saw this box of 100 bags for a god price and decided to try it. But it didn't say anything abt being decaffeinated anywhere on the box. But decided to try it anyway hoping that green tea was naturally lower in caffeine. |
> wrote in message ... > > >Have you tried rooibos? It's naturally caffeine-free and the > >Earl Grey version from uptontea.com is good. > > I will look into the above. Thanks > > >You can also decaf tea yourself. It's really easy, just brew for about 45 > >seconds, discard the water and then continue > > Greta info.... I didn't know the above > > That's good info cause I just bought a big box of green > tea from tenrentea.com from Costco. Man is that stuff > really green!! > > Anyway.... I didn't want to have to throw away a > freshly bought box. Now I can use up this new box > > Ive always bought my tea from walmart.... but was n > Costco and saw this box of 100 bags for a god price and > decided to try it. But it didn't say anything abt being > decaffeinated anywhere on the box. But decided to try > it anyway hoping that green tea was naturally lower in > caffeine. I've found that decaf tea costs more and there isn't as much variety so when I learned how to decaf, I decided it's easier for me to do it myself rather than hunt around and pay more. You're welcome :). -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
> wrote in message ... > > >Have you tried rooibos? It's naturally caffeine-free and the > >Earl Grey version from uptontea.com is good. > > I will look into the above. Thanks > > >You can also decaf tea yourself. It's really easy, just brew for about 45 > >seconds, discard the water and then continue > > Greta info.... I didn't know the above > > That's good info cause I just bought a big box of green > tea from tenrentea.com from Costco. Man is that stuff > really green!! > > Anyway.... I didn't want to have to throw away a > freshly bought box. Now I can use up this new box > > Ive always bought my tea from walmart.... but was n > Costco and saw this box of 100 bags for a god price and > decided to try it. But it didn't say anything abt being > decaffeinated anywhere on the box. But decided to try > it anyway hoping that green tea was naturally lower in > caffeine. I've found that decaf tea costs more and there isn't as much variety so when I learned how to decaf, I decided it's easier for me to do it myself rather than hunt around and pay more. You're welcome :). -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
> wrote in message ... > > Ive always bought my tea from walmart... I just remembered - I've seen decaffeinated green tea by Celestial Seasonings at Wal-Mart. It says so on the box right above "Green Tea" so, after you're done with this Costco box.... -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
>I just remembered - I've seen decaffeinated green tea by Celestial
>Seasonings at Wal-Mart. It says so on the box right above "Green Tea" so, >after you're done with this Costco box.... Yes... Ive tried Celestial Seasonings green decaf..... but my question was one of if green tea had much caffeine to begin with. Like you said I cant find much variety in decaf green teas. Nor can i buy it in bulk at good prices as easily Now that you've given me info on how to reduce the caffeine in it.... I can buy whatever i want and still have reduced caffeine. Yes? |
>I just remembered - I've seen decaffeinated green tea by Celestial
>Seasonings at Wal-Mart. It says so on the box right above "Green Tea" so, >after you're done with this Costco box.... Yes... Ive tried Celestial Seasonings green decaf..... but my question was one of if green tea had much caffeine to begin with. Like you said I cant find much variety in decaf green teas. Nor can i buy it in bulk at good prices as easily Now that you've given me info on how to reduce the caffeine in it.... I can buy whatever i want and still have reduced caffeine. Yes? |
> wrote in message ... > > Like you said I cant find much variety in decaf green > teas. Nor can i buy it in bulk at good prices as > easily > > Now that you've given me info on how to reduce the > caffeine in it.... I can buy whatever i want and still > have reduced caffeine. > > Yes? YES! :D -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
> wrote in message ... > > Like you said I cant find much variety in decaf green > teas. Nor can i buy it in bulk at good prices as > easily > > Now that you've given me info on how to reduce the > caffeine in it.... I can buy whatever i want and still > have reduced caffeine. > > Yes? YES! :D -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
> wrote in message > Now that you've given me info on how to reduce the > caffeine in it.... I can buy whatever i want and still > have reduced caffeine. > > Yes? We can't answer you. It's sure rinsing reduces the cafeine content, but there is no way to know how much is left. I don't know your condition, but if your diet is zero cafeine, the trick is not reliable. I have been kept awake by third infusions of teas. Normally that's not a problem for me. But I can be very sensitive to cafeine (and similar stuff), on periods when I am tired/stressed, that makes me nervous and unpleasant. I reduce the deshydratation effect of cafeine by drinking 1 large glass of fresh water for each small cup of tea/coffee I have in the morning. And the rest of the day, I drink hooji-cha (Japanese roasted tea), mugi-cha/soba-cha (rye tea, buckwheat tea), rooibos, tisanes (linden and hazelnut are my favorite), cold infusion of fresh herbs and lime, water... Kuri |
> wrote in message > Now that you've given me info on how to reduce the > caffeine in it.... I can buy whatever i want and still > have reduced caffeine. > > Yes? We can't answer you. It's sure rinsing reduces the cafeine content, but there is no way to know how much is left. I don't know your condition, but if your diet is zero cafeine, the trick is not reliable. I have been kept awake by third infusions of teas. Normally that's not a problem for me. But I can be very sensitive to cafeine (and similar stuff), on periods when I am tired/stressed, that makes me nervous and unpleasant. I reduce the deshydratation effect of cafeine by drinking 1 large glass of fresh water for each small cup of tea/coffee I have in the morning. And the rest of the day, I drink hooji-cha (Japanese roasted tea), mugi-cha/soba-cha (rye tea, buckwheat tea), rooibos, tisanes (linden and hazelnut are my favorite), cold infusion of fresh herbs and lime, water... Kuri |
> wrote in message > Now that you've given me info on how to reduce the > caffeine in it.... I can buy whatever i want and still > have reduced caffeine. > > Yes? We can't answer you. It's sure rinsing reduces the cafeine content, but there is no way to know how much is left. I don't know your condition, but if your diet is zero cafeine, the trick is not reliable. I have been kept awake by third infusions of teas. Normally that's not a problem for me. But I can be very sensitive to cafeine (and similar stuff), on periods when I am tired/stressed, that makes me nervous and unpleasant. I reduce the deshydratation effect of cafeine by drinking 1 large glass of fresh water for each small cup of tea/coffee I have in the morning. And the rest of the day, I drink hooji-cha (Japanese roasted tea), mugi-cha/soba-cha (rye tea, buckwheat tea), rooibos, tisanes (linden and hazelnut are my favorite), cold infusion of fresh herbs and lime, water... Kuri |
>And the rest of the day, I drink hooji-cha (Japanese roasted tea),
>mugi-cha/soba-cha (rye tea, buckwheat tea), rooibos, tisanes (linden and >hazelnut are my favorite), cold infusion of fresh herbs and lime, water... Ok I will look for the above teas.... but I live in a very small town and they may not be available to me. One reason why Ive started drinking tea and give up soda is for the health benefits that tea has. Do these teas above have same health benefits as green teas? |
>And the rest of the day, I drink hooji-cha (Japanese roasted tea),
>mugi-cha/soba-cha (rye tea, buckwheat tea), rooibos, tisanes (linden and >hazelnut are my favorite), cold infusion of fresh herbs and lime, water... Ok I will look for the above teas.... but I live in a very small town and they may not be available to me. One reason why Ive started drinking tea and give up soda is for the health benefits that tea has. Do these teas above have same health benefits as green teas? |
>And the rest of the day, I drink hooji-cha (Japanese roasted tea),
>mugi-cha/soba-cha (rye tea, buckwheat tea), rooibos, tisanes (linden and >hazelnut are my favorite), cold infusion of fresh herbs and lime, water... Ok I will look for the above teas.... but I live in a very small town and they may not be available to me. One reason why Ive started drinking tea and give up soda is for the health benefits that tea has. Do these teas above have same health benefits as green teas? |
> wrote in message > >And the rest of the day, I drink hooji-cha (Japanese roasted tea), > >mugi-cha/soba-cha (rye tea, buckwheat tea), rooibos, tisanes (linden and > >hazelnut are my favorite), cold infusion of fresh herbs and lime, water... > One reason why Ive started drinking tea and give up soda is for the > health benefits that tea has. Do these teas above have same health > benefits as green teas? Different ones. The ideal is to vary, so you get the health benefits from everything without suffering of the side-effects due to excess. Kuri |
> wrote in message > >And the rest of the day, I drink hooji-cha (Japanese roasted tea), > >mugi-cha/soba-cha (rye tea, buckwheat tea), rooibos, tisanes (linden and > >hazelnut are my favorite), cold infusion of fresh herbs and lime, water... > One reason why Ive started drinking tea and give up soda is for the > health benefits that tea has. Do these teas above have same health > benefits as green teas? Different ones. The ideal is to vary, so you get the health benefits from everything without suffering of the side-effects due to excess. Kuri |
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> >And the rest of the day, I drink hooji-cha (Japanese roasted tea), > >mugi-cha/soba-cha (rye tea, buckwheat tea), rooibos, tisanes (linden and > >hazelnut are my favorite), cold infusion of fresh herbs and lime, water... > > Ok I will look for the above teas.... but I live in a very small town > and they may not be available to me. > > One reason why Ive started drinking tea and give up soda is for the > health benefits that tea has. Do these teas above have same health > benefits as green teas? In a word, no, but probably not as much research has been done with all of these. If you want to stick to something that has strongly documented health benefits, then stick to real tea. -- Randy (if replying by e-mail, remove SPAMFREE and DeLeTe from my address) |
> If you want to stick to something that has strongly
>documented health benefits, then stick to real tea. Real tea as in green tea? |
> If you want to stick to something that has strongly
>documented health benefits, then stick to real tea. Real tea as in green tea? |
> wrote in message ... > > If you want to stick to something that has strongly > >documented health benefits, then stick to real tea. > > Real tea as in green tea? Real tea (green, oolong, black, white, Pu-Erh) comes from the tea plant, Camellia Sinensis. Others (rooibos, herbal, etc.) are commonly referred to as "tea" because the beverage is prepared in the same manner, but are not real teas simply because they don't contain tea leaves. However, beverages made from rooibos, herbals, etc., are naturally caffeine-free and boast their own health benefits. Since your primary goal appears to be the avoidance of caffeine, I suggest that you vary your consumption to suit your taste. After all, they're all healthier than the caffeinated, carbonated, colored sugar water that you were drinking previously. If, however, you're supposed to _eliminate_ caffeine, then, yes, drinking real tea, even decaffeinated, won't do and you'll need to stick to Kuri's suggestions and plain water, filtered, bottled, or distilled if you don't like the taste of your tap water. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
> wrote in message ... > > If you want to stick to something that has strongly > >documented health benefits, then stick to real tea. > > Real tea as in green tea? Real tea (green, oolong, black, white, Pu-Erh) comes from the tea plant, Camellia Sinensis. Others (rooibos, herbal, etc.) are commonly referred to as "tea" because the beverage is prepared in the same manner, but are not real teas simply because they don't contain tea leaves. However, beverages made from rooibos, herbals, etc., are naturally caffeine-free and boast their own health benefits. Since your primary goal appears to be the avoidance of caffeine, I suggest that you vary your consumption to suit your taste. After all, they're all healthier than the caffeinated, carbonated, colored sugar water that you were drinking previously. If, however, you're supposed to _eliminate_ caffeine, then, yes, drinking real tea, even decaffeinated, won't do and you'll need to stick to Kuri's suggestions and plain water, filtered, bottled, or distilled if you don't like the taste of your tap water. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
"Bluesea" > wrote in message ... > > ...you'll need to stick to Kuri's suggestions and > plain water, filtered, bottled, or distilled if you don't like the taste of > your tap water. I forgot juice. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
"Bluesea" > wrote in message ... > > ...you'll need to stick to Kuri's suggestions and > plain water, filtered, bottled, or distilled if you don't like the taste of > your tap water. I forgot juice. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
"Bluesea" > wrote: > If, however, you're > supposed to _eliminate_ caffeine, then, yes, drinking real tea, even > decaffeinated, won't do and you'll need to stick to Kuri's suggestions and > plain water, filtered, bottled, or distilled if you don't like the taste of > your tap water. I would have to disagree with this if the poster gets high-quality teas that are decaffeinated using carbon dioxide instead of ethyl acetate. This method removes 99% of the caffeine and leaves no residual chemicals. I'll go way out on a limb and say that leaving 1% of the caffeine in the leaf ain't gonna hurt nobody, nohow. -- Randy (if replying by e-mail, remove SPAMFREE and DeLeTe from my address) |
"Bluesea" > wrote: > If, however, you're > supposed to _eliminate_ caffeine, then, yes, drinking real tea, even > decaffeinated, won't do and you'll need to stick to Kuri's suggestions and > plain water, filtered, bottled, or distilled if you don't like the taste of > your tap water. I would have to disagree with this if the poster gets high-quality teas that are decaffeinated using carbon dioxide instead of ethyl acetate. This method removes 99% of the caffeine and leaves no residual chemicals. I'll go way out on a limb and say that leaving 1% of the caffeine in the leaf ain't gonna hurt nobody, nohow. -- Randy (if replying by e-mail, remove SPAMFREE and DeLeTe from my address) |
"RJP" > wrote in message news:4jdmd.44258$5K2.28921@attbi_s03... > > "Bluesea" > wrote: > > > If, however, you're > > supposed to _eliminate_ caffeine, then, yes, drinking real tea, even > > decaffeinated, won't do and you'll need to stick to Kuri's suggestions and > > plain water, filtered, bottled, or distilled if you don't like the taste of > > your tap water. > > I would have to disagree with this if the poster gets high-quality teas > that are decaffeinated using carbon dioxide instead of ethyl acetate. > This method removes 99% of the caffeine and leaves no residual > chemicals. I'll go way out on a limb and say that leaving 1% of the > caffeine in the leaf ain't gonna hurt nobody, nohow. I'd agree with you except that I don't know precisely what the situation is. The OP does and will choose accordingly. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
"RJP" > wrote in message news:4jdmd.44258$5K2.28921@attbi_s03... > > "Bluesea" > wrote: > > > If, however, you're > > supposed to _eliminate_ caffeine, then, yes, drinking real tea, even > > decaffeinated, won't do and you'll need to stick to Kuri's suggestions and > > plain water, filtered, bottled, or distilled if you don't like the taste of > > your tap water. > > I would have to disagree with this if the poster gets high-quality teas > that are decaffeinated using carbon dioxide instead of ethyl acetate. > This method removes 99% of the caffeine and leaves no residual > chemicals. I'll go way out on a limb and say that leaving 1% of the > caffeine in the leaf ain't gonna hurt nobody, nohow. I'd agree with you except that I don't know precisely what the situation is. The OP does and will choose accordingly. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
"RJP" > wrote in message news:4jdmd.44258$5K2.28921@attbi_s03... > > "Bluesea" > wrote: > > > If, however, you're > > supposed to _eliminate_ caffeine, then, yes, drinking real tea, even > > decaffeinated, won't do and you'll need to stick to Kuri's suggestions and > > plain water, filtered, bottled, or distilled if you don't like the taste of > > your tap water. > > I would have to disagree with this if the poster gets high-quality teas > that are decaffeinated using carbon dioxide instead of ethyl acetate. > This method removes 99% of the caffeine and leaves no residual > chemicals. I'll go way out on a limb and say that leaving 1% of the > caffeine in the leaf ain't gonna hurt nobody, nohow. I'd agree with you except that I don't know precisely what the situation is. The OP does and will choose accordingly. -- ~~Bluesea~~ Spam is great in musubi but not in email. Please take out the trash before sending a direct reply. |
>I would have to disagree with this if the poster gets high-quality teas
>that are decaffeinated using carbon dioxide Where would I buy such teas? Or how would I know they've been treated this way? |
>I would have to disagree with this if the poster gets high-quality teas
>that are decaffeinated using carbon dioxide Where would I buy such teas? Or how would I know they've been treated this way? |
>I would have to disagree with this if the poster gets high-quality teas
>that are decaffeinated using carbon dioxide Where would I buy such teas? Or how would I know they've been treated this way? |
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