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Rooibos tea caffeine content? None.

Posted in Red rooibos, Rooibos tea health on 01/04/2009 06:06 pm by admin

Rooibos tea, known also as red tea, is actually a caffeine-free tisane made <a href=”http://www.rooibos-benefits.com/”>rooibos tea benefits</a> from the leaves of the rooibos plant Aspalathus linearis.

If you are looking for a caffeine-free tea, you should definitely try African Rooibos tea. Since it is not harvested from the tea plant Camellia sinensis, it is entirely without caffeine. But there is more to it than just being caffeine free. To make decaffeinated tea, a decaffeinating process is required, but this process nullifies antioxidant qualities of the tea. Rooibos on the other hand retains all these vital compounds because it is naturally caffeine free.

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Because Rooibos has no caffeine and is low in tannin, it can be enjoyed all day long without any unpleasant side effects. It also makes it a great tea for pregnant women and nursing mothers.

 

Red rooibos tea

Posted in Red rooibos on 12/12/2008 07:19 pm by admin

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Red rooibos is the classic and better known variety of rooibos. Prepared after the modified traditional method the red bush is first cut and bruised then left to ferment and finally dried in the African sun.

The oxidation step is what gives the tea its famous mahogany-red color and rich taste. Because of the strong and rich fragrant taste the tea is often mixed with other herbs. The most known are vanilla-rooibos, almond-rooibos or some more exotic lemon-apple-rooibos varieties.

The ways to enjoy this tasty and rich healthy alternative to coffee and tea are truely unlimited.