09-05-2008, 06:46 AM
It might be true, but there is also white tea, the uncured and unfermented tea leaf.
White tea is fast-dried, while green tea is roasted in an oven or pan. Oolong and black teas are fermented before being roasted.
White tea is also less far along in the growth cycle, and usually contains buds and young tea leaves, which have been found to contain lower levels of caffeine than older leaves.
So the caffeine content of some white teas may be slightly lower than that of green teas, which are lighter than black and oolong.
But it is a nice thought.
A lot of people would also have used herbs, spearmint, peppermint, and so on. Anything to add flavor to the boiled water, and they knew they had medicinal properties as well, to aid digestion and kept the breath fresh.
White tea is fast-dried, while green tea is roasted in an oven or pan. Oolong and black teas are fermented before being roasted.
White tea is also less far along in the growth cycle, and usually contains buds and young tea leaves, which have been found to contain lower levels of caffeine than older leaves.
So the caffeine content of some white teas may be slightly lower than that of green teas, which are lighter than black and oolong.
But it is a nice thought.
A lot of people would also have used herbs, spearmint, peppermint, and so on. Anything to add flavor to the boiled water, and they knew they had medicinal properties as well, to aid digestion and kept the breath fresh.