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 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.
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.