Great info, thanks. Do you remember where did you get these numbers from?
I think these are correct estimates, but if you happen to to remember the
ref, it would be nice.
I am especially interested in the caffeine distribution between steeps. Is
it possible to remove the bulk of it by washing tea just a bit longer?
If only I has an access to a liquid chromatograph at home!
Thanks.

Alex.


"Space Cowboy" wrote in message
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For a bench mark tea has 50% levels of caffeine compared to coffee.
The convention is to throw the first cup of tea which contains 80% of
the caffeine which is another bench mark. So the cup is low in
caffeine to start and almost gone by the second cup. Another
alternative is brew the cup normally and dilute it 10 to 1. A weak
cup of tea is what I suggest for beginners regardless of the caffeine.
An everyday cuppa for the beginner is often just too much tea. So
start weak and develop your taste. When we mention tea here if comes
from a certain plant. In general use it means any plant. My local
tea shoppe has customers weaning themselves from coffee so it stocks
decaffeinated teas and tisanes (herbals). My blend for coffee guests
is chocolate tea with sweet(clotted) cream. For coffee drinkers a
decaffeinated coffee would be more satisfying than tea.

Jim

"Alex Chaihorsky" wrote in message
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Dave, you have answered your question yourself.
Jasmin tea is TEA, i.e. leaves of C. sinensis, so how could it not have
caffeine?
All tea that is made of C. sinensis leaves have caffeine. Unless it was
decaffeinated.
If you have sleep disorder stay clear of tea.
Try mate (made of Yerba) the alcaloid tyere is not caffeine but mateine,
it
is said to actually help sleep.

Alex.


"Dave" wrote in message
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Please forgive the ignorance, but I really do not know anything about
Tea.
Does Jasmine tea (made with Jasmine blossoms and green tea) contain
caffeine?

Am currently doing research, and getting sucked into the world of Tea.
I
also have a sleep disorder, and am supposed to stay away from caffeine.
Therefore, the question.

Any help is appreciated. Very happy to have found this group, and look
forward to many happy cups together.

Dave