Green tea anti-oxidants?!
Question: Does non-caffeinated green tea have just as many anti-oxidants as the caffeinated?
Answers: Does non-caffeinated green tea have just as many anti-oxidants as the caffeinated?
Q. Does decaf green tea have the same benefits as green tea with caffeine?
A. Drinking green tea is a great way to get flavanols and anti-oxidants. Decaffeinating green does have an effect on the healthy components. According to one green tea study, flavanol content varied from 21.2 to 103.2 mg/g for regular teas and from 4.6 to 39.0 mg/g for decaffeinated teas. The anti-oxidant values varied from 728 to 1686 trolox equivalents/g tea for regular teas and from 507 to 845 trolox equivalents/g for decaffeinated teas.
Decaffeination doesn't destroy all of the healthy components of green tea, however, so if you drink the decaffeinated green tea you will just need to drink more green tea to get the same amount of flavanols and anti-oxidants as regular tea.
Go with rooibos (red) tea. It has 10 times the antioxidants of green tea, and it is naturally caffeine free. :D
I would assume so, if the only thing being removed from the tea is the caffeine content. I'm fairly sure that the antioxident properties aren't a part of calleine.
Yes, decaffeinated green tea has same amount of antioxidants as regular green tea. The caffeine in green tea is only 20-30 mg per cup. The decaffeinated green tea still contains 5% caffeine.Unlike coffee which at 100 mg per cup of coffee. The other forms of tea that have significant anti-oxidant properties are green tea, white tea, oolong tea and black tea. Another form of tea which I believe does not contain caffeine is Rooibos Tea. The purest form of tea is white tea which has not been processed. You might also look into decaffeinated green tea capsules which I believe will provide the same benefit.
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I agree with Rogue Muse. Rooibos makes a great cup of tea and it is naturally caffeine free as well as being packed with antioxidants. The decaffeination process could be iffy...you really need to look into that.
Interesting question though and am not entirely sure on the answer. It is possible that some antioxidants may be lost in the decaffeination process. Having said that, fermentation to produce the dark teas does remove some antioxidants also. The best one to go for would be a green rooibos tea if you can find this: jam packed with antioxidants and caffeine free.
Best wishes.