Green tea not only has much less caffeine than coffee — about 70 percent less — but it is absorbed more slowly and metabolized more slowly, too. This means that when the caffeine does kick in, you get a gentle lift, instead of a coffee-like jolt. It also means a gentle landing when the caffeine wears off, instead of a coffee-like crash.
This is yet another reason why green tea is such a mellow beverage, and why it can be your oasis of calm in an otherwise busy, hectic day.

There's a lot of goodness in these leaves — but not too much caffeine.
—Mellow Monk
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