Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Caffeine in Black Tea


When people are looking for a pick me up during the day, most of the time they will go for a nice big cup of coffee. However black tea has the same kind of caffeine that is found inside of a cup of coffee. This boost from caffeine can help to increase alertness and improve your overall concentration.

Many believe that it is best to stay away from caffeine all together but there is a great amount of benefits that can come from consuming it. Caffeine can help to reduce heart disease and it also helps the overall performance of the human brain.

If you are looking to indulge in some caffeine without overdoing, black tea is the perfect alternatives. A typical cup of coffee has 16mg of caffeine while a cup of black tea has half of that. So drinking a few cups of black tea through out the day is far less dangerous than it would be to have several cups of coffee.

Black tea undergoes a complete oxidation process which is responsible for the amount of caffeine and he strong taste that it has compared to other teas. How long you decide to steep your tea will also account for the amount of caffeine that will be found inside of your cup. 

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