Steven Dodd > wrote:
>
>It's mostly commonly thought/observed that white tea has the least and
>black tea has the most caffeine. white -> green -> oolong -> then
>either black or puerh tea.

Unfortunately this is a hasty generalization with no real fact behind it.
The caffeine in the leaves isn't affected much by processing, so it has
a lot more to do with the particular variety and the soil and weather
conditions than anything else.

>A lot of sites have a table like the one on http://www.stashtea.com/caffeine.htm
>I also found this page (http://nobleharbor.com/tea/caffiene.html)
>which thought these figures were all hooey. Try some lighter teas and
>if they don't give a bad buzz then stick with them.

The figures are all hooey, and the lighter teas may not be any lower in
caffeine. Without measuring, you don't really know, although you can expect
a pre-steep to reduce the caffeine levels somewhat.
--scott
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