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In Shakespeare’s time, average folk believed the body contained four essential “humours,” including blood and bile. Today, many of us would add to that list the coffee and tea that seem to flow through our veins. So many of us can’t (or won’t) start our day without one of them. Both brews provide energy, along with a constant stream of studies proclaiming their health benefits.
But, in the battle of tea vs. coffee, is one “better” than the other? You might be surprised by the answer.
Caffeine in Tea vs. Coffee
Coffee has about twice the caffeine of black tea, which is more caffeinated than green tea. Here’s how the caffeine content of different types of coffee and tea stack up:
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration says that a caffeine intake of
400 mg a day is not generally associated with dangerous, negative effects. That’s four cups of coffee, give or take, eight cups of black tea, or nearly 14 cups of green tea! When comparing green tea vs. coffee, consider how many more cups you can consume of the former.
Which One Has More Benefits?
Let’s compare tea and coffee across the three benefits most associated with caffeinated beverages.
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