The Popular 0% Caffeine Tea

The 0% caffeine tea is a very popular brand of tea n the world. Produced mainly in USA and the European countries, the 0% caffeine tea has huge consumer base all over. Even Asian countries like China, Japan and Taiwan have started producing this tea. Caffeine has been proved to extremely psychoactive and can cause neurological and psychotic disorders in man. This chemical on prolonged use can induce Parkinson's and Alzheimer's, sleeplessness, nervousness, reduced concentration level and nervousness. Recent studies have attributed caffeine as one of the causes for depression.

Caffeine is also known to have a dehydrating effect on the body. As the caffeine concentration in coffee is much higher than in tea, coffee has never been suggested to be a healthy drink. Excessive intake of coffee is bad for the heart. The caffeine present in tea is known as theine. All these factors have contributed to the manufacture of the 0% caffeine teas.

One of the worldwide used drugs is caffeine. A certain lot of anthropologists think that the usage of caffeine can be traced back to the ancient times. From the point of view of pharmacology, caffeine belongs to one of the stimulants groups called xanthine or methylxanthine, which is found in plants.

The de-caffeinated tea is not completely free of caffeine. Approximately 97% of the caffeine is being removed in the tea decaffeination process. On the average a cup measuring about 5 ounces contains caffeine ranging from 25-110 mg. This makes tea the second highest source of caffeine in drinks. The actual amount of caffeine in a cup of tea depends on the amount of time it has been brewed over and the type of tea being used.

There are two types of no-caffeine teas, which are very popular. They are the decaffeinated teas and the herbal teas.

Decaffeinated tea is manufactured by soaking the tea leaves in water or phenols before processing. Caffeine being water and phenol soluble is completely removed from the tea leaves. Then these tea leaves are processed. The resultant tea is free of caffeine. Some popular decaffeinated teas are decaf earl grey, decaf chai spice, and decaf sencha green teas.

The next no caffeine tea is the herbal tea. It is actually a misnomer because herbal tea is not a tea at all. It is not made from the leaves of camellia sinesis (or the tea bush). On the contrary it is made from the leaves of certain herbs and then mixed together. Herbal tea is a substitute of natural tea. Herbal tea is made from flowers (fresh or dried), roots, seeds or leaves by pouring boiling water over them and letting it steep for sometime. Alternatively, they can also be boiled together over a flame in a pot. The herbal tea is then strained and served. It maybe sweetened if required. Herbal tea should be blended in right proportions to give a great taste. It can be harmful if not mixed in the right proportion.

Having given a clear idea of the two most popular varieties of caffeine tea, one thing should be kept in mind that caffeine does have some benefits as antioxidants, which is absent in these brands of teas.



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