Decaffeinated Green
Tea
Is Decaffeinated Green Tea Less Useful Than Regular
Green Tea?
The main purpose of decaffeinated green tea is to provide
green tea lovers with the antioxidants and some other health
benefits of green tea, without all of the caffeine.
In fact, many people worry that because it is decaffeinated
green tea and not regular green tea, it will make them receive
less beneficial qualities and components which are usually
found in the tea, however this is simply not true.
As a matter of fact, it has been proven that decaffeinated
green tea does have the exact same amount of EGCG as regular
green tea, and if you want to be sure, you can always check
the ingredients listing on the product before you buy it.
There are actually two types of decaffeinating methods which
are used for such products as decaffeinated green tea; one
of which uses ethyl acetate solvent, and it retains only 30%
of the healthy and beneficial polyphenols. The other is considered
as being the more natural process, which makes use of only
water and carbon dioxide. There is actually even a way that
green tea can be decaffeinated by the drinker, which is in
fact used quite often, by the people who do not want caffeine
in their tea.
A cup of regular green tea usually contains anywhere from
15-30mg of caffeine. Although the caffeine is not appreciated
by some, it is actually needed in green tea as it can produce
bitterness. Hence, given the amount of caffeine which a cup
of green tea contains, this mere one cup would be enough to
produce the stimulant effects that are usually related to
caffeine, such as affects to the central nervous system.
Removing caffeine naturally and by yourself can also be done
and it only takes a very simple process. Firstly, steep the
tea for about 45 seconds in hot water, then pour off the liquid.
Then, you add more hot water and then pour off the liquid
for a second time.
Ultimately, you add more hot water and steep as you would
normally for a cup of tea; now up to 80% of the caffeine which
was in the tea has been released in the first infusion of
water, therefore, you really only have minimal amounts of
that caffeine the second time through. The decaffeinating
of your tea carries many positive aspects, such as the fact
that you will not feel any of the nervous or fidgety affects
which caffeine usually produces.
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