Facts About The Oolong Tea Caffeine

For most of us it is almost impossible to start the day without sipping the cup of tea. With people becoming more health conscious, the preference for oolong tea has multiplied. Oolong tea is known to have originated in China and is a semi-oxidized tea.

As oolong tea comes from the plant of Camellia sinsensis, it contains caffeine. The type of tea and used to prepare the oolong tea does not have much effect on the caffeine levels, but the method adopted by you to prepare the oolong tea determines the caffeine levels in your oolong tea. If you are wondering about the quantity of oolong tea caffeine, keep on reading further.

A cup of oolong tea gives you almost 12-55mg of caffeine, which is a lot lesser than the caffeine content in black tea.

Factors that affect the content of caffeine in oolong tea are:

1. Steeping: Tea steeping is an integral part of tea making. This process involves the introduction of tea leaves or tea bags to the boiling water. After adding the leaves, it is important to keep boiling for the refreshing flavor and getting the desired color. The steeping time determines the content of oolong tea caffeine. They share a direct relationship, more the steeping time, more is the caffeine. Less the steeping time, less is the caffeine.
2. Size of leaf: Oolong tea made of smaller tea leaves of China plant is low in caffeine content in comparison to the tea made from bigger leaves from India.

The other way to reduce caffeine level is to throw the first infusion and then pour the boiling water on the same leaves and make the tea out of it. Benefits of consuming oolong tea caffeine:

1. The tea has stimulating effect and decreases mental fatigue and increases the alertness that helps you perform better at the work front or academic front.
2. The caffeine in the oolong tea has a positive effect on the nervous system that helps in uplifting the mood.
3. Caffeine in oolong tea aids the metabolic rate and helps in weight loss.