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Всички знаят, че кофеинът е вреден особено в големи количества. Оказва се обаче, че традиционни напитки като Coca-Cola и Red Bull имат по-малко от съставката, отколкото най-вероятно предполагате. Всъщност колко точно кофеин на ден можете да потребявате? Според медицинските журнали, здрав човек може да консумира до 400 милиграма кофеин на ден. А колко точно е това изразено в някои популярни напитки? Научни факти, които ще ви мотивират да спортувате Една малка чаша кафе в популярната верига Starbucks, съдържа 260 милиграма кофеин. Това означава, че здравословните дози коефин се получават от максимум чаша и половина кафе. Кафето на веригата за бързо хранене McDonald’s e около два пъти по-слабо от това на Starbucks. Около четири малки чаши кафе във веригата се равняват на максималната доза кофеин допустима на ден. Енергийната напитка Red Bull съдържа далеч по-малко кофеин, отколкото предполагате. Тя съдържа 80 милиграма от съставката или допустими са до пет кена. Разбира се потребителите трябва да имат в предвид, че тук говорим само за кофеина, като всички напитки съдържат и други не особено полезни за здравето съставки. Черният чай също съдържа кофеин. Обикновено шест чаши черен чай на ден съдържат пределно допустимата норма от съставката. По отношение на газираните напитки, 400 милиграма кофеин се съдържат в 12 кена Coca Cola. Тази бройка обаче, съдържа далеч повече от максимално допустимата норма на захар. Близо пет и половина латета на ден съдържат здравословното количество кофеин.
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This is part 3 of Green Tea Science series. In this article, I will answer 19 commonly asked questions about green tea and its element: Caffeine. If you have not yet read the previous parts you can read: Part 3 : Caffeine – Everything You Need to Know (and more) about Caffeine and Green Tea According to the National Library of Medicine, caffeine is a plant product that acts as a central nervous system stimulant. Caffeine can be found in plants grown in the wild. However, it can also be artificially created in a lab. As a central nervous system stimulant, caffeine affects our brains and our metabolism. It can increase our alertness but can also increase agitation. Caffeine has several other side effects, including: increased energy, increased blood pressure, increased urination, and heartburn. Too much caffeine can have additional side effects, such as dehydration, anxiety, dizziness and headaches. Despite these side effects, caffeine is regularly used by many people. When it is removed from plants, caffeine is a bitter, white, crystalline powder. When it hasn't been isolated or created in a lab, caffeine is a biochemical that occurs in plants such as green tea. Back To Top Like many teas, green tea contains caffeine. It can be found in nearly sixty plants, including tea bushes that produce green tea. The science behind the creation of caffeine in plants is complicated. Scientists that study plants have found that caffeine, like the caffeine found in green tea, helps plants kill or disable bugs that want to eat the tea's leaves. Caffeine also helps plants outperform their neighbors and spread quickly. The amount of caffeine in a green tea plant before it is harvested depends on where the plant is grown, the soil quality, and how much sunlight the plant receives. Back To Top Caffeine is naturally occurring in Green tea. As a result, green tea has positive and negative side effects that are associated with caffeine. Green tea increases mental alertness. Increased mental alertness is usually viewed as a positive side effect. However, there are side effects of consuming too much caffeine and therefore green tea. Unless it is decaffeinated, drinking too much green tea can lead to shaking, jitters, difficulty sleeping, and headaches. The Mayo Clinic found that an eight ounce serving of green tea typically contains between 25 and 29 milligrams of caffeine. They also point out that the amount of caffeine can be effected by the tea's origin, how it was processed, how it was prepared, and how long the tea was brewed. The Mayo Clinic suggests that consuming less than 400 milligrams of caffeine a day is usually safe for healthy adults. (400 milligram is about 16 cups of green tea) Green tea contains another element called L-theanine (an amino acid). Combination of caffeine and L-theanine increases the ability to concentrate and provides a calming effect rather than creating a stimulant high. Studies have shown that green tea's combination of caffeine and L-theanine are potent in improving a person's brain function. Back To Top Caffeine reaches its maximum effectiveness one hour after it is consumed. After this, the effects gradually wear away. It is important to note that an individual may still feel the effects of caffeine for up to six hours after it is consumed. This is true for caffeine found in green tea. Med-Health shared that caffeine has a half-life of five hours. This means that after drinking a cup of tea, small levels of caffeine will remain in the body for up to ten hours. How long caffeine remains in the body can be influenced by disease, medications, age, and pregnancy. Back To Top Green tea has many effects on the human metabolism. When unsweetened, green tea is used as a substitution for beverages with a higher calorie content, such as sodas or fruit drinks, the resulting decrease in caloric intake can assist weight loss. In other words, drinking green tea can help a person consume fewer calories. Some websites contribute the weight loss associated with green tea use to its low-calorie content, caffeine content and the presence of antioxidants. This calorie decrease can help promote weight loss. The caffeine partners with flavonoids to enhance the natural metabolic rate. Green tea with caffeine improves insulin activity in the body, improves the oxidation of fat, and provides essential antioxidants to the body. One study conducted in 2005 found that caffeinated green tea was correlated with weight loss in test subjects who did not usually consume caffeine. In other words, green tea may assist with weight loss for individuals who do not currently consume caffeine on a regular basis. (Read more about green tea and weight loss in my other article.) Back To Top Like caffeinated green tea, green tea without caffeine can contribute to weight loss due to its low calorie content. When used as a low-calorie alternative to other beverages, the decrease in total calories consumed can assist an individual in losing weight. Similar to its caffeinated counterpart, decaf green tea has antioxidants and other properties that are beneficial to its consumers. (Read more about green tea and weight loss in my other article.) Back To Top Since caffeine levels vary greatly in green tea, it is important to measure caffeine levels. Unfortunately, measuring caffeine levels is complex and most easily performed in a lab. A 2009 study identified four ways to measure caffeine in a lab. The first two methods involve isolating the caffeine in a tea plant through the use of chloroform or a lead acetate solution. In both cases, substances were used to help extract the caffeine from the tea plants. The second two methods involved analyzing the chemical structures of the tea plants. Caffeine test strips exist, however, these kits are used to accurately identify the presence of caffeine. Therefore, they cannot be used to accurately measure the amount of caffeine in a cup of tea. Other websites enable users to look up specific beverages and teas in order to learn about their beverage's caffeine content. Back To Top Depending on how someone makes their green tea can determine the type of caffeine it has. Brewed green tea, according to Mayo Clinic, has 20 - 29 milligrams of caffeine in an 8 ounce cup. Meanwhile, decaf green tea will have less caffeine in comparison to brewed green tea. However, this also varies depending on the brand of green tea one purchases. For instance, the Journal of Food Science evaluated how much caffeine different brands of green tea had. Various brands of green tea have different amounts of caffeine depending on how they're processed. Read onto next question about more about this topic. Back To Top Different types of green teas have a different concentration of caffeine depending on how they're produced. There are different types of green teas: Bancha, Gyokuro, Hojicha, Sencha, and Matcha. There are more types of green teas, however, these are the most well known and major categories of green tea. Even when buying decaffeinated green tea, it isn't caffeine free because there will always be at least 2-4 milligrams of caffeine per ounce. No type of tea or coffee will ever be caffeine free. Decaffeinated drinks have less than 2.5% of their original caffeine levels. In order to make green tea caffeine free there are two ways to go about it. A tea needs to be in a rolled or crushed leaf form in order for it to be decaffeinated. It cannot be decaffeinated if its a powder like matcha. Although decaf green tea contains less caffeine than regular green tea, some might feel a difference in taste. Each of the dilution processes, pose a problem for retaining the flavor of the green tea. Ultimately, decaffeinated green tea may have less caffeine in it but it also reduces the benefits of it. There are other brands of green tea which will contain less caffeine than others such as bancha green tea. With these options, people can shop for green teas that have less caffeine without it affecting the benefits the tea provides. The caffeine levels in green tea largely depend on where the tea was sourced, what time of year it was grown, and how it was processed. The tea leaves gathered in the springtime produce tea with higher caffeine content because the plants have been hibernating all winter and collecting nutrients. In general, the tea exported from Japan has higher amounts of caffeine. Additionally, the caffeine content increases the longer the tea is brewed. That said, in most cases matcha tea is found to have the highest amounts of caffeine. It is grown in Japan, ground into a fine powder and soaked in water before drinking. On average, matcha contains 32 milligrams of caffeine per eight ounces. The main reason matcha contains more caffeine than other green teas is due to the fact that you are ingesting the entire crushed tea leaf, and not just steeping a bag like with most teas. Green tea contains 20-35 milligrams of caffeine per eight ounces, depending on which type you choose and how long you allow it to brew. In terms of other tea varieties, green tea is a good middle ground in regards to caffeine content. Black tea and oolong tea generally contain more caffeine than green tea containing 25-45 milligrams. White tea has the lowest amount caffeine after green tea, with 10-30 milligrams of caffeine per eight ounces. Coffee contains a significantly higher amount of caffeine than green tea. The average cup of coffee has about 100 to 200 mg of caffeine. That is over twice the amount of caffeine found in green tea. Also, a 1 ounce shot of espresso has between 47 and 64 milligrams of caffeine, which can equate to almost two, 8-ounce cups of green tea. Though it has a higher concentration of caffeine per volume than coffee or tea, most espresso drinks only call for one shot or sometimes two. As such, even a double-shot of espresso would have roughly the equivalent of a cup of drip-coffee. Green tea contains the amino acid L-theanine which most people find makes them feel alert but relaxed. So while these people are actually consuming less caffeine, they feel more refreshed and energized. Given the negative health risks associated with high levels of caffeine, green tea is viewed as a healthier option for those who still need a little kick to get them going during the day. The common belief is that espresso coffee contains more caffeine than a cup of drip coffee. Depending on how you look at it, this can be both correct and incorrect. One two ounce espresso shot has about 80 milligrams of caffeine, whereas 12 ounces of drip coffee contains 120 milligrams caffeine. So in this case, the cup of coffee will give you a bigger caffeine boost than a small shot of espresso. But if you evaluate in terms of volume, the espresso has the drip coffee beat. Espresso shots contain 40 milligrams of caffeine per ounce and a brewed cup only has around 10 milligrams in each ounce. So depending on how you view the situation, there is truth to both perspectives. Comparatively, regular green tea contains 35 milligrams of caffeine in each eight ounce cup while 2 grams of matcha tea powder contains up to 70 milligrams when mixed with water. The volume of water the matcha soaked in does not affect the amount of caffeine. An 8-ounce can or bottle of soda contains between 24 and 46 milligrams of caffeine, but soda is most commonly sold at supermarkets in 12 ounce bottles. According to the researchers at the University of Utah, a 12 ounce bottle of Coca-Cola Classic contains 34 milligrams of caffeine. This means that whether you're drinking 8 ounces or 12, one drink of Coke would be roughly equivalent to an 8 ounce cup of green tea. Like green tea, the amount of caffeine found in chocolate varies depending a variety of factors. These factors include but are not limited to: the percentage of cacao in each serving, location of growth, and which processing technique was used. On average, the cocoa bean contains between 0.1% and 0.7% caffeine. From this, cacao nuggets are made which contain slightly larger amount of caffeine. Since dark chocolate contains large amounts of cacao, it generally has more caffeine than other types of chocolate. Milk chocolate with no cacao contains a very small amount of caffeine; in 20 grams, there is only four milligrams. Comparatively, 20 grams of dark chocolate with 70% cacao content contains about 28 milligrams of caffeine. Compare that to green tea and it seems most chocolate only contains trace amounts of caffeine. You would need to eat several servings of chocolate in order to ingest the amount of caffeine found in the average cup of green tea. Back To Top There are Japanese green tea which are low in caffeine. These tea from JapaneseGreenTeaIn.com are naturally low in caffeine. Back To Top If you are looking for Japanese green tea which have higher in caffeine content, you want to try out matcha, gyokuro or covered tea. When these tea are covered before harvesting, level of caffeine increases; therefore, they have higher caffeine then other type of green tea. If you have ever thought that Green Tea is an “acquired taste” or that it is “too bitter” to enjoy, we’re here to change your mind! We want everyone to experience the health benefits of Green Tea and show you that this can be an amazing, refreshing, and delicious drink when made correctly. With just a few tips on how to brew this powerful leaf we can change your mind about the taste and enjoyment of drinking Green Tea. Download our Green Tea Science Brewing Technique Book to learn about 12 Scientific Tips for Brewing Green Tea to Taste Better. Don’t miss out on the health benefits of tea! We know that you will love this tips to brewing tea and getting the most flavor and elegance out of every cup. Sign up for Free Japanese Green Tea Club and get this great informative manual on brewing green tea. You will learn what it is that makes it one of the most popular beverages in the world. The E-Book also includes the chapter of Kei Nishida's book, "Art of Brewing Japanese Green Tea" where he teaches you how to brew hot and cold Japanese Green Tea. Sign up free to Green Tea Club to get tips and exclusive articles about how to use your matcha and green tea for a healthy lifestyle. Green Tea Club is hosted by Kei Nishida, Author of Cook with Matcha and Green Tea and CEO of Japanese Green Tea Company. 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Here are some of the pictures from the fair and my personal thoughts from the first-time experience of this type of event so that you can see how it was like at the fair, and read about my thoughts and all the lessons-learned from this event. On September 21st 2018 issue of J-Weekly, Kei Nishida's article about Japanese green tea was featured on full page. J-Weekly is Japanese newsletter in San Francisco Bay Area and Northern California circulating 33,000 copies every Friday. J-Weekly approached Kei to write about Japanese green tea in their special fall gourmet issue.