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Are you trying to cut down on caffeine? If you’re ditiching coffee and soda for tea, you’ll want to educate yourself on which teas are the lowest in caffeine. This guide will help you determine how much caffeine is in each type of tea so you can make wise choices.

If you’re switching from drinking coffee, you maybe interested to learn an eight-ounce serving of coffee contains 150-200 milligrams of caffeine. You can use this scale to compare teas, which is presented from highest level of caffeine to lowest.

Black tea has the most caffeine in it, containing 60-90 milligrams of caffeine per eight-ounce serving. Black teas are the basis for Earl Grey, Irish Breakfast, English Breakfast, and you traditional orange pekoe teas. It can be drank straight, with lemon, or with milk and honey.

If you drink oolong tea, you’ll be taking in 50-75 milligrams of caffeine each time. That’s what you usually are served in Asian restaurants. It is served plain, with no sweetener.

Green tea usually contains 35-70 milligrams of caffeine. You can find a variety of green teas, most of them combined with lemongrass, all of which are best served plain.

If you drink white tea, you’ll get 30-55 milligrams of tea per cup. Many people like white teas over green beause the taste is milder.

Red rooibos tea is caffeine-free, as are herbal teas. Try red rooibos tea if you like sweet, creamy teas–it’s best with milk and honey. When checking out herbal teas, you’ll discover there are a myriad of choices containing all combinations of rose hips, berries, citrus zest, spices, and mint leaves.

One unusual caffeine-free tea is yerba matte; it contains a stimulant similr to caffeine that a lot of people like. You can find yerba matte everywhere in South America. Many people like yerba matte, saying the stimulant it contains is smoother and gentler than caffeine.