Which black tea has them most L-Theanine?

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Dec 9th, '13, 11:54
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Which black tea has them most L-Theanine?

by ClarG » Dec 9th, '13, 11:54

Which black tea has them most L-Theanine?

I know that green tea probably has more L-Theanine than black but i want to know the types of black teas that have a lot of L-Theanine.

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Dec 12th, '13, 09:07
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Re: Which black tea has them most L-Theanine?

by MEversbergII » Dec 12th, '13, 09:07

Kukicha, IIRC, has the most.

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Dec 12th, '13, 14:57
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Re: Which black tea has them most L-Theanine?

by ClarG » Dec 12th, '13, 14:57

OK thanks. I thought Kukicha was a green tea? Or do some people technically consider it a black tea or in its own category?

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Re: Which black tea has them most L-Theanine?

by MEversbergII » Dec 12th, '13, 15:14

Embarrassingly, I confused your two threads :oops:

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Re: Which black tea has them most L-Theanine?

by ClarG » Dec 12th, '13, 18:16

It's OK :)

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