Raspberry tea and caffeine
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008None of our fruit teas are caffeine free including raspberry tea. I have outlined for you some scientific information directly relating to tea used by Australian Fruit Tea as it relates to caffeine.
The smaller the leaf – the stronger the extraction of caffeine. A tea bag filled with cut tea and dust will release nearly twice as much caffeine per cup as a whole leaf tea. Australian Fruit Tea only uses whole leaf tea which is grown without pesticides or herbicides. Additionally, the shorter the brewing time the less caffeine ends up in your cup. Our fruit teas should not be brewed so caffeine ending up in your cup will be very minimal. Please make your Raspberry tea strictly as instructed on the packet and you will be sure to be getting very little caffeine. (I personally only use 1/2 a teaspoon per cup and I find that perfect for me).
Because caffeine is a natural component of tea and extraction of this component would leave residues of chemicals used in the extraction, my company will never consider using a decaffeinated tea.
Caffeine’s primary effects last about 15 to 45 minutes, depending on an individual’s sensitivity, you should not experience any caffeine effect from drinking our fruit teas provided they are made as instructed even if you enjoy several cups at one time.
I hope this clarifies your question for you and thank you for supporting Australian Fruit Tea.
