1. Tea has caffeine
There was a friend who told me she couldn't sleep that night after she had a cup of my jasmine pearl tea. Well here's a clarification, tea does have caffeine value approximately 26mg per 8 oz cup. There are some teas that are decaffeinated but for tea to be decaffeinated it has to go through a process where organic chemicals are added in or strained with hot water to remove the caffeine values.
2. Tea has 50-75% less caffeine than coffee.
Coffee can hold up to 150-200mg of caffeine per cup. Certain teas like normal green tea can hold 30-50mg of tea while Oolong tea holds 50-75mg of caffeine. Black tea is considered one of the strongest tea with the highest value of caffeine of 60-90mg. Even matcha green tea, green tea leaves crushed finely into a powder substance has a concentrated bitter taste has only 34-70mg of caffeine.
3. Tea has many more health benefits than coffee (plus it comes with variety).
Although coffee promises a large value of caffeine for people who need it to wake up, tea can help calm you, strengthen your immune system, and relieve symptoms of sickness. For example, herbal teas like chamomile, lemon grass, and ginger can help defend against colds, fevers, and sooth sore throats. Teas can also assist in managing cholesterol and diabetes. My dad, for one, drinks three cups of a specific green tea every day and it replaced some of his medication he had to take for diabetes.
4. Tea is a great connection to people of different cultures.
In the past, tea was the most consumed beverage because it was a better than drinking the stale water in surrounding environment other than coffee. Within many cultures, tea has been integrated to be where people gather around over a cup of tea to socialize. It also is a sign of hospitality in homes and a significant practice as an art such as English tea parties or traditional tea ceremony. Drinking tea with friends or offering tea to guest can be a welcoming gesture and tea for international guest is a nostalgic feeling of their cultural practices. Makes the perfect way to reach out to other people of different ethnicities.
5. Tea is less costly than coffee (on an average basis).
Whenever you go to a coffee house or to a grocery store, some may see the price of tea cheaper than coffee. Tea has a pretty basic principle to consist of hot water and a tea bag. The low cost only applies to if you go to a coffee shop. If you go to a grocery store yu may use $2-4 dollars for a box of 12-16 tea bags. One tea bag meets up to one serving. In some cases, coffee is much better cost wise at home than tea, but if you are a devoted tea or coffee drinker then any could work either way.
