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decaf green tea?

Posted by joslynn on March 5, 2006, at 22:22:12

So I keep hearing more about the benefits of green tea. However, I try to stay away from caffeine (I think it makes me a bit more anxious than usual) and I am wondering if decaf green tea would have the same benefits, or is there some synergy in the combo of green tea and caffeine that works?

I drink tea anyway, so I thought trying to switch to green tea wouldn't hurt, but I would want to do the decaf.

Would decaf green still have the same benefits as caff green?

Re: decaf green tea? » joslynn

Posted by JenStar on March 7, 2006, at 13:56:12

In reply to decaf green tea?, posted by joslynn on March 5, 2006, at 22:22:12

hi joslynn,
I think if it's decaf'd naturally (without carcinogenic chemicals) it could be OK. I know they can do that with coffee, although it costs $arm.leg to get the naturally decaf'd coffee.

The only concern is that when they take out the caffeine, would other nutrients/components go too as part of the process?

I was looking at some tea websites myself recently and some teas are listed as being "low" in caffeine, or "lower" in caffeine. If you can't find decaf, do you think you might want to try a low-caff one?

If I find any useful info, I'll post it. I'm also getting really into teas lately so I've been looking up a lot of stuff on the web.

JenStar

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