A Bit of Caffeine Trivia

Tea leaves contain about twice as much caffeine as coffee beans. But since a pound of tea leaves produces more beverage than a pound of coffee beans, the tea we drink contains less caffeine. On average, a cup of tea contains one-third to one-half the caffeine in a similar cup of coffee. These averages are deceiving, since some of the stronger teas, such as Twining's English Breakfast, has more caffeine than some coffee.