Decaffeinated 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. 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.
