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Organic Chemistry Lab
What is the content of caffeine in tea? Cite your sources.
On an average it contains 35-45 mg of caffeine in 237ml or 8oz. Of tea.
in detail
For brewed tea
Black tea- 14-70 mg
Green tea - 24-45 mg
For iced tea
Instant prepared with water - 11-47 mg
Bottled, ready to drink- 5-40 mg
Adapted from Journal of food science , 2010