http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/white-tea-faq/ Sun, 26 Dec 2010 00:51:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://teafinelybrewed.com/blog/white-tea-faq/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 Trey Thu, 12 Aug 2010 13:18:05 +0000 http://teafinelybrewed.com/?p=108#comment-1529 It certainly seems to make sense that white tea contains more caffeine than other teas, since it is made from buds and young leaves. My personal experience, gauged by my own sensitivity to caffeine, tells me that the caffeine content can vary greatly between different teas, or even between different brands of the same tea. As with any biochemical, it probably varies from individual to individual, i.e. from one tea bush to the next. Surely factors like soil, sunlight, and other parameters play at least limited roles in how much caffeine a tea contains. And then there's the whole question of how it is brewed... :) It certainly seems to make sense that white tea contains more caffeine than other teas, since it is made from buds and young leaves. My personal experience, gauged by my own sensitivity to caffeine, tells me that the caffeine content can vary greatly between different teas, or even between different brands of the same tea. As with any biochemical, it probably varies from individual to individual, i.e. from one tea bush to the next. Surely factors like soil, sunlight, and other parameters play at least limited roles in how much caffeine a tea contains. And then there’s the whole question of how it is brewed…

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