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From: rcj@burl.UUCP (R. Curtis Jackson)
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Subject: Re: Caffein Content of Tea - explanation
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Date: Mon, 9-Apr-84 11:23:04 EST
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Posted: Mon Apr  9 11:23:04 1984
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The misconception comes from these two FACTS -- both are true:

1) Coffee has more caffeine than tea.

True -- a cup of your average coffee contains much more caffeine than
a cup of your average tea.

2) Tea has more caffeine than coffee.

True -- X grams of raw tea leaves contain more caffeine than X grams
of coffee beans.  I believe that it is the grinding of coffee beans
which presents more surface area to the water that makes this
seeming contradiction possible.
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