The Matcha Alternatives Blog
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A fully referenced, anti-pseudoscience exploration into the glorious world of tea science. We publish once per week, with posts ranging from cool tea science to delicious recipes to how to have fun with tea!
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White Tea Caffeine Levels (More than you think! + how caffeine brews)
Posted by Matcha Alternatives
A shocking number of tea ‘experts’ claim white tea is basically caffeine free. But…it’s really not! We compare caffeine levels in Silver Needle, Bai Mu Tan & more, plus why tea is caffeinated & how brewing changes caffeine levels. Busting the myth of ‘decaf’ white tea + why this tea is great for calm & focus
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A shocking number of tea ‘experts’ claim white tea is basically caffeine free. But…it’s really not! We compare caffeine levels in Silver Needle, Bai Mu Tan & more, plus why tea is caffeinated & how brewing changes caffeine levels. Busting the myth of ‘decaf’ white tea + why this tea is great for calm & focus
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Are Tea, Coffee or Caffeine Good or Bad for Your Liver? What Teas Are Best?
Posted by Stephany Morgan
Coffee, tea and herbal teas are all linked to liver health, protecting against injury + liver fibrosis and slowing liver disease. But not all teas do the same thing - some are even bad. Learn what teas are good for your liver, tea vs coffee vs caffeine for liver health, and why liver ‘cleanses’ are not good for you!
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Coffee, tea and herbal teas are all linked to liver health, protecting against injury + liver fibrosis and slowing liver disease. But not all teas do the same thing - some are even bad. Learn what teas are good for your liver, tea vs coffee vs caffeine for liver health, and why liver ‘cleanses’ are not good for you!
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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop's Journey Part 2: The Big Reveal
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Our teashop's Carbon Footprint calculations for going carbon positive! Learn our small business' carbon emissions, how many trees we're planting / tons of carbon we're offsetting. Plus what trees to plant to offset, who to partner with, and how to address the risk of greenwashing as part of being net carbon negative
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Our teashop's Carbon Footprint calculations for going carbon positive! Learn our small business' carbon emissions, how many trees we're planting / tons of carbon we're offsetting. Plus what trees to plant to offset, who to partner with, and how to address the risk of greenwashing as part of being net carbon negative
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MatchaAlternatives.com Goes Carbon Positive - Our Teashop’s Journey Part 1: How We Got Here
Posted by Matcha Alternatives
All the essential questions for our carbon journey: Why are carbon footprints important to us and tea? Why & how have we taken this teashop Carbon Positive? What about criticisms of Offsetting and Tree Planting? Why aren’t we going Carbon Neutral? What does a tea business need to do to be net carbon negative?
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All the essential questions for our carbon journey: Why are carbon footprints important to us and tea? Why & how have we taken this teashop Carbon Positive? What about criticisms of Offsetting and Tree Planting? Why aren’t we going Carbon Neutral? What does a tea business need to do to be net carbon negative?
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Antioxidants in Black vs Green Teas: What's the Difference? (Antiox Part 5)
Posted by Stephany Morgan
Learn all about black tea antioxidants, and how they differ to those in green tea. What free-radical fighters are in each type of these teas and how do they differ in antioxidant capacity? We then go through the literature to find the antioxidant benefits of black tea and green tea, from Theaflavins to EGCG and ECG. We have some huge studies to share with you!
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Learn all about black tea antioxidants, and how they differ to those in green tea. What free-radical fighters are in each type of these teas and how do they differ in antioxidant capacity? We then go through the literature to find the antioxidant benefits of black tea and green tea, from Theaflavins to EGCG and ECG. We have some huge studies to share with you!