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  • L lmuth

    Not to get too off topic, but check out the caffine levels in traditional (non-herbal) teas. They're actually much higher than most coffee. Oh, and contrary to what you might think, those dark roasts and even espresso are lower per part in caffine than their lighter roast counterparts. It's all very interesting and there are many good reads on the topic if you're interested.

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    Yep, green tea, is very high in caffine.

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    • I Ian Darling

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      Ken making sense? What is the world coming to? ;)

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        The English are a tough breed even if they dont seem it. Those words are very powerful and very true. :rose:

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          Ken making sense? What is the world coming to? ;)

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          Giles wrote: Ken making sense? What is the world coming to? I have no idea. But I'm about to go do some suitably patriotic drinking to demonstrate solidarity with my countrymen.


          Ian Darling The world is a thing of utter inordinate complexity ... that such complexity can arise ... out of such simplicity ... is the most fabulous extraordinary idea ... once you get some kind of inkling of how that might have happened - it's just wonderful ... the opportunity to spend 70 or 80 years of your life in such a universe is time well spent as far as I am concerned - Douglas Adams

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          • I Ian Darling

            Giles wrote: Ken making sense? What is the world coming to? I have no idea. But I'm about to go do some suitably patriotic drinking to demonstrate solidarity with my countrymen.


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            Giles
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            I like your thinking. Was going to go for a few after work pints, but then realised with the walk, I would probably need to go to the toilet, so held off. Now I'm home, going to have some wine (French belive it or not) and some of that famous English cuisene - pasta. :-D Probably have to go for a London pride tommorow lunch time though.

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            • L lmuth

              Not to get too off topic, but check out the caffine levels in traditional (non-herbal) teas. They're actually much higher than most coffee. Oh, and contrary to what you might think, those dark roasts and even espresso are lower per part in caffine than their lighter roast counterparts. It's all very interesting and there are many good reads on the topic if you're interested.

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              As my friend Ewan would say. Or rather, in the brewing. regards, Paul Watson South Africa PMW Photography Gary Wheeler wrote: It's people like you that keep me heading for my big debut on CNN...

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              • F fakefur

                The English are a tough breed even if they dont seem it. Those words are very powerful and very true. :rose:

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                I'm sure you won't agree with an earlier post[^] that same blogger made.

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                • M Member 96

                  Actually, it depends. Because both coffee and tea are brewed there is no basis for real comparison which is why there is so much conflicting info on this. It's easy enough for me to make a latte at home with my espresso machine that contains far less caffeine than a cup of black tea that is brewed strongly. Percolated coffee has obscenely high levels of caffeine per cup due to the brewing method which is all but designed to extract the most caffeine out of the grounds. It's all averages really and as far as averages go there *seems* to be a slight edge to coffee (on average) being more caffeinated, but not really much and only based on numerous outdated studies done decades ago. Personally speaking I always feel more caffeinated when I drink green *or* black tea or regular drip coffee about equally and too much for my comfort, on the other hand I can drink espresso half shots all day and not feel nearly the same amount of jitterynous so personally I think there is more to it than seems apparent on the surface.


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                  Well, yes it does depend on a lot of thing, like how you make the coffee, how much coffee you use, how much tea you use, etc. If you look at charts of caffeine content, they specify a range and tell you the cup size. The average for a typical cup of drip coffee is at least twice the average for a typical cup of black tea. I don't know anybody who makes percolated coffee, and honestly don't consider a latte to be coffee...that's coffee flavored milk. There's nothing wrong with that, it's just not what I think of as a cup of coffee.

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                  • T Ted Ferenc

                    I'm listening to Radio 5, they just interviewd a couple of people walking home, there comment was 'it's a nice day for a walk'. That, and your comment, does sum up the British 'Stiff upper lip', long may we retain it!


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                    Colin Angus Mackay
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                    Ted Ferenc wrote: they just interviewd a couple of people walking home, there comment was 'it's a nice day for a walk'. In 1995 it was a very very nice summer. One day I got out of work just to miss the bus. So I thought, why not just walk a fews stops ahead and get the next one rather than wait here. So I did and it was lovely. Within a couple of weeks I was regularly walking the 5 miles home. That summer I saved a lot of money and my weight reduced by just over 15kg (33lbs in old money). So this is just the thing to kick start a great healthy habit. :-D


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                    • C CyberSky

                      lmuth wrote: Not to get too off topic, but check out the caffine levels in traditional (non-herbal) teas. They're actually much higher than most coffee. That's nonsense. A cup of black tea has about half the caffeine as a cup of drip coffee, and oolong, green, and white teas have even less.

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                      It does, as others say have a lot to due with the brew. When I said "most coffee" perhaps I should've said "potable coffee". This means that coffee that's done properly (AKA not that sludge in the break room) has less caffeine. If coffee tastes bitter, then it wasn't roasted or brewed properly and the methods used most likely do extract a lot of caffeine.

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                      • M Marc Clifton

                        lmuth wrote: It's all very interesting and there are many good reads on the topic if you're interested. I'd be curious as to the source of your information, especially with regards that tea has more caffine than coffee. This certainly isn't my experience reading the comparison charts. Marc My website
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                        My fiancee is obsessed with coffee, the roasting, the brewing, everything. We have some good titles at home and if I remember when I get home, I will post what they are.

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                        • T Ted Ferenc

                          I'm listening to Radio 5, they just interviewd a couple of people walking home, there comment was 'it's a nice day for a walk'. That, and your comment, does sum up the British 'Stiff upper lip', long may we retain it!


                          "An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you do know and what you don't." - Anatole France

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                          Ted Ferenc wrote: That, and your comment, does sum up the British 'Stiff upper lip', long may we retain it! Hear, hear!! :)

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                          • G Giles

                            And a biscuit. Nice. Looks like most of us here in London have a bit of a walk home this evening. Stretch the old legs. [edit] Just found this - http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com/[^] [edit]

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                            Giles wrote: http://www.nicecupofteaandasitdown.com[^] I've never had cause to use the phrase "ridiculously charming" before. Now I do. :-D


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                              Dude why don't you and all of your idiot cowboy war-mongering buddies FUCK RIGHT OFF and don't post comments to me in future. I think your attitude sucks. I think what you appear to stand for sucks. I think the way you would try to achieve those things absolutely sucks. Do I make myself clear? Thank you.

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                                Dude why don't you and all of your idiot cowboy war-mongering buddies FUCK RIGHT OFF and don't post comments to me in future. I think your attitude sucks. I think what you appear to stand for sucks. I think the way you would try to achieve those things absolutely sucks. Do I make myself clear? Thank you.

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                                fakefur wrote: Dude why don't you and all of your idiot cowboy war-mongering buddies f*** RIGHT OFF and don't post comments to me in future. Wow, sounds like you're no different than the war-mongerers. fakefur wrote: I think your attitude sucks. I think what you appear to stand for sucks. I think the way you would try to achieve those things absolutely sucks. Sounds like you're no different than anyone that refuses to accept some people have a different way a life that what you're accustomed to. fakefur wrote: Do I make myself clear? Yes you do, we are now aware of the fact you can't hold an intelligent conversation. Jeremy Falcon

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                                • F fakefur

                                  Dude why don't you and all of your idiot cowboy war-mongering buddies FUCK RIGHT OFF and don't post comments to me in future. I think your attitude sucks. I think what you appear to stand for sucks. I think the way you would try to achieve those things absolutely sucks. Do I make myself clear? Thank you.

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                                  Jason Henderson
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                                  Wow, nice attitude. Grow up and start thinking.

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                                  • F fakefur

                                    Dude why don't you and all of your idiot cowboy war-mongering buddies FUCK RIGHT OFF and don't post comments to me in future. I think your attitude sucks. I think what you appear to stand for sucks. I think the way you would try to achieve those things absolutely sucks. Do I make myself clear? Thank you.

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                                    Colin Angus Mackay
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                                    fakefur wrote: Do I make myself clear? Yes, clearly you are a child.


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