{"id":2253,"date":"2023-01-24T15:35:33","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T22:35:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/?p=2253"},"modified":"2024-05-02T11:49:03","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T17:49:03","slug":"caffeine-tea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/caffeine-tea\/","title":{"rendered":"A Guide to Caffeine in Tea + Beating the Winter Blues"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Guide to Caffeine in Tea + Beating the Winter Blues<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Last week we endured \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blue_Monday_(date)\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Blue Monday<\/span><\/a>,\u201d the third Monday of January, a day held up as the saddest of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, based on sunlight and other factors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Blue Monday isn\u2019t rooted in science \u2014 it began as a PR stunt \u2014 it nevertheless does draw attention toward the winter doldrums: the bright holidays and their spectacle of cheer have passed, spring is months away, the days are short and cold, and many of us struggle to remain chipper. For people who suffer from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/seasonal-affective-disorder\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20364651\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">seasonal affective disorder<\/span><\/a> (SAD), the experience is profound: they wrestle with crippling depression during the dark months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People suffering from SAD should seek professional help. But for those who just feel a bit drained of zip, a wide range of pursuits can help. Most experts recommend exercise, for example. Booze, a depressant, should also be handled with care. Meditation can counter winter\u2019s challenges, and ditto for getting together with friends and stoking the social fires.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We think <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/energy-teas-february-cold\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">tea serves as an outstanding winter companion<\/mark><\/a>, too. And not just for its flavor and warm comforts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wrens-teas-ku-cha\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Tea\u2019s measured quotient of caffeine can help lift us<\/mark><\/a> when we awake to another day of gray skies, cold temperatures, and an early dusk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caffeine and Beverages<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ryan-ancill-1PNJjnBmiqo-unsplash-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Caffeine and tea\" class=\"wp-image-2257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ryan-ancill-1PNJjnBmiqo-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ryan-ancill-1PNJjnBmiqo-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ryan-ancill-1PNJjnBmiqo-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ryan-ancill-1PNJjnBmiqo-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ryan-ancill-1PNJjnBmiqo-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ryan-ancill-1PNJjnBmiqo-unsplash-1600x2400.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/ryan-ancill-1PNJjnBmiqo-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Yerba Mate tea, from the South American shrub, contains high concentrations of caffeine. (Photo Credit: Ryan Ancill from Unsplash)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Caffeine is an alkaloid found in 60 plant species including coffee, tea, yerba mate, cocoa beans and kola nuts. Among other things, it acts as a natural pesticide, protecting the plants that contain it from insects. Guaran\u00e1, a shrub in Brazil known as Brazilian cocoa, has the highest caffeine content of any plant: its beans\u2019 caffeine ranges between 2.5% and 5%. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/yerba-mate-health-energy\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">The plant with the next highest concentration of caffeine<\/mark><\/a> is yerba mate; the tea from yerba contains about 70 milligrams of caffeine, compared with coffee at 57 milligrams and tea with 26 milligrams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) treats caffeine in a novel fashion: officials regulate it as a food additive, a drug and a dietary supplement. But that\u2019s only when the compound is added, as an ingredient. The energy microshot DynaPep, the most caffeine-abundant drink in the world, contains 714.29 milligrams of caffeine in just one ounce; it\u2019s a good thing the shots are only 14% of an ounce, which has 100 milligrams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike DynaPep and a wide range of energy drinks and other food products with added caffeine, tea and coffee are not regulated by the FDA.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Caffeine in Tea<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sentidos-humanos-QAYLR4oSK6Q-unsplash-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Caffeine and tea\" class=\"wp-image-2258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sentidos-humanos-QAYLR4oSK6Q-unsplash-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sentidos-humanos-QAYLR4oSK6Q-unsplash-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sentidos-humanos-QAYLR4oSK6Q-unsplash-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sentidos-humanos-QAYLR4oSK6Q-unsplash-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sentidos-humanos-QAYLR4oSK6Q-unsplash-1365x2048.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sentidos-humanos-QAYLR4oSK6Q-unsplash-1600x2400.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/sentidos-humanos-QAYLR4oSK6Q-unsplash-scaled.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Matcha contains the highest concentration of caffeine among teas.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>As the caffeine found in tea leaves is natural, rather than added, most tea contains roughly the same amount of caffeine, about 26 milligrams. But still, not every tea is the same. Some tea rivals coffee in its punch, while others offer just whispers of the plant compound.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether you seek a caffeine wallop or a gentle caress, we have you covered at Ku Cha House of Tea. Among our teas, for example, matcha, gyokuro and Irish breakfast contain the highest concentrations of caffeine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wrens-teas-ku-cha\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Teas offering medium amounts of caffeine<\/mark><\/a> include our oolongs, including Lemon Blossom oolong; whites like Silver Needle; greens like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/pearl-teas-treasures-ku-cha-house-of-tea\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Jasmine Pearl<\/mark><\/a>, and even some blacks, such as Blueberry Lavender Bliss, Yunnan Black, and Darjeeling 1st Flush. For low-caffeine teas consider hojicha and green kukicha, both from Japan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As winter\u2019s grip persists across February and into March, consider these teas to help you skip across the weeks with vigor. Before we know it, daylight saving arrives again, on March 12, and the sun sets at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tea and Caffeine: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/product\/Premium%20Matcha%20Powder%20Green%20Tea\/2744\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Matcha<\/span><\/a> (High Caffeine)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"534\" height=\"534\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/matcha-can.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/matcha-can.jpeg 534w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/matcha-can-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/matcha-can-150x150.jpeg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Our matcha will make you swoon &#8211; and come back for more!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Most of us are familiar with the emerald green powder called matcha, which coffeeshop baristas use to create brilliant lattes and bakeries incorporate into muffins, cookies and more. But those represent outlier uses for matcha: for most matcha lovers, the Japanese elixir is prepared and sipped as a tea. And it\u2019s the most caffeine-dense tea in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, measuring it is not always straightforward. An eight-ounce mug of matcha with one teaspoon of the powder contains about 70 milligrams of caffeine. But not every serving of matcha involves just one teaspoon of powdered tea leaves. Meanwhile, an eight-ounce cup of regular coffee will present between 95 and 200 milligrams of caffeine, depending upon the coffee\u2019s strength based on volume of coffee used to brew the beverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So generally, a morning matcha will contain less caffeine than coffee, but probably not by much.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tea and Caffeine: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/product\/Silver%20Needle%20White%20Tea\/1936\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Silver Needle White<\/span><\/a> (Medium Caffeine)<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wt_silverneedle_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2259\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wt_silverneedle_02.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wt_silverneedle_02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/wt_silverneedle_02-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Silver Needle white tea is thirst-quenching, rare and contains a healthy balance of caffeine.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This, the sweetest of white teas, will coat your mouth with a clean, smooth sweetness after every sip. Also known as Bai Hao Yin Zhen, tea farmers create Silver Needle by picking only tea buds in early spring, and then drying them in the sun before being lightly fired over charcoal at a low heat. The process not only completes the drying process; it also preserves the tea\u2019s lovely silver color. We love Silver Needle year-round when we feel like pampering ourselves a little bit. Since production is limited, it is a relatively rare tea. Exquisite, too! And with a measured dose of caffeine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tea and Caffeine: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/product\/Kukicha%20Green%20Tea\/1938\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Green Kukicha<\/span><\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"493\" height=\"493\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gt_greenkukicha_02.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gt_greenkukicha_02.jpg 493w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gt_greenkukicha_02-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.kuchatea.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/gt_greenkukicha_02-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 493px) 100vw, 493px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Kukicha tea from Japan is often entirely stems. Our blend contains both stems and green tea leaves.<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>We think our green kukicha is an outstanding all-day tea, as it is delicious and low in caffeine, thanks to the abundance of stems in the tea. Some kukichas are brewed entirely from stems, and contain just trace amounts of caffeine. Ku Cha\u2019s is blended with green tea, which adds more caffeine to the tea. But still, as much of our green kukicha is tea stems, the caffeine concentration is quite lower than typical teas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The addition of stems contributes more than diminishing the caffeine. It also infuses a high concentration of L-theanine, an amino acid, into the tea. As L-theanine acts as a caffeine-absorption inhibitor, it mitigates the rate at which the brain absorbs caffeine. The L-theanine yields sweet notes, too, without adding any sucrose; L-theanine adds a savory-sweet characteristic to the tea, one electric with umami and satisfying, round flavors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Guide to Caffeine in Tea + Beating the Winter Blues Last week we endured \u201cBlue Monday,\u201d the third Monday&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2254,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Tea and Caffeine: Concentrations of Plant Compound Vary in Teas<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Most teas contain about half the caffeine of a typical cup of coffee. 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