Tea is the new coffee as Bigelow boost caffeine content
Tea drinkers longing for a stronger wake-up brew and coffee drinkers wanting to add variety to their repertoire of caffeinated beverages now have options.
Bigelow Tea has introduced a line of super-caffeinated teas that contain 50% more caffeine than the average cup of tea. The new line of robust black teas are naturally formulated and branded as American Breakfast. According to the company the teas are specially formulated with natural black tea extract - a concentrated form of brewed black tea - to deliver 60mg to 90mg of caffeine per cup, versus the typical 30mg to 60mg in regular black tea.
Despite the significantly higher caffeine content, Bigelow contends drinkers will not experience the “rush and crash” effect typical of coffee thanks to L-Theanine, the naturally occurring compound found almost exclusively in tea.