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Tannin
Tannin in coffee contains approximately 90,000 ppm. Tannin is also found in other products including red wines and apple cider.
Real tea, that is tea brewed from the Camellia sinensisplant, contains tannin because the leaves of the plant from which tea is made contains tannin. "Herbal teas" (also known as "tisanes"),made from infusions of fruits or herbs may or may not contain tannin depending the nature of plant used, but most seem to contain tannin and in some instances the amount is greater than that of real tea. Lemon grass 'tea' is a tasty herbal tea that does not contain tannin if it is 100% lemon grass.
Tannin
Tannin solutions are acids responsible for the color and some flavor in tea.
All tea from the Camilla Sinensis plant contains tannin. So Orange Pekoe, since it is a type of Ceylon tea, it does contain tannins. Tannin is that bitter flavor you get if you over steep a cup of tea. You can control how much tannin you put in the water by regulating how long you steep the tea leaves.Short Steep- Less tanninLong steep- More tanninhttp://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art50563.asp
because of the curative properies of tannin in tea.
The stimulating effect of a tea is mainly due to what is called alkaloid caffeine which is then linked with tannin found in a tea leaf
Yes. Green Tea contains polyphenols (aka catechins), which are a specific type of tannin.Green Tea contains more of these substances (30-42% of the extractable solids) than Black Tea or Oolong Tea. Oolong Tea has 8-20% catechin content, and Black Tea is about halfway between Green Tea and Oolong Tea in catechin content. Note tea does not contain Tannic Acid. Please see Related Linksfor Urls for reference and additional information.
I read somewhere that tea has tannin in it, may be coffee does too.
No.Tea contains polyphenols (aka catechins), which are a specific type of tannin. Green Tea contains more of these substances (30-42% of the extractable solids) than Black Tea or Oolong Tea. Oolong Tea has 8-20% catechin content, and Black Tea is about halfway between Green Tea and Oolong Tea in catechin content. Tea does not contain Tannic Acid. See articles "Green tea composition, consumption, and polyphenol chemistry" at PubMed (National Center for Biotechnology Information); and "The Chemistry of Tea" at HerbalGram (American Botanical Council). Click Related Links below to view these articles.
Black Tea averages 40mg per serving.