Science Questions

What gives the best caffeine high, Tea or Coffee ? Paula, Royston

Tea leaves contain much more caffeine that coffee, but since less Tea than coffee is used in making a cup of each beverage, a cup of coffee actually has a much great caffeine content and hence you get a greater hit from a coffee than a tea. Unless you brew your tea really strong and make weak coffee !
Article about why plants make caffeine and how caffeine affects the body.

July 2002