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Originally Posted by nvictor  Tea has caffeine? All kinds of tea? |
All true tea has caffeine in it (even decaf has a little bit). There are lots of things
called tea that don't: "peppermint tea" "Rooibos tea" etc. but these are all actually from different plants.
As to decaf coffee, it's often made by treating the coffee beans with chemicals which are, in themselves, not good for you. You
can get coffee that has been decaffeinated via a water-based process that uses a
lot of water - this may or may not be an ethical concern for you.
Tea is good for you (full of anti-oxidants). But it
does have caffeine in it. Tea has about 2/3rd as much caffeine as coffee, so if you drink 10 cups of tea a day, that's the same as 6-7 cups of coffee, caffeine-wise.
Current thought is that black tea is about as good for you as green tea - green tea has a lot more of one particular type of anti-oxidant, but black has a more even mix of them. However, adding milk largely negates the anti-oxidant benefits, either way.