Matcha green tea

[Janith]

Hello … I am thinking about starting to drink this type of tea. I have read that it is very healthy. I cannot drink coffee because it is too caffeinated. This supposedly has half the caffeine per cup but it is still somewhat caffeinated. Has anyone tried this type of tea? I am afraid that it might bring on an afib attack?? Thank you!!

[sassy59]

I only drink decaf coffee and decaf tea including fruit and herbal teas. I’ve never tried matcha green tea though. X

[Threecats]

Hi Janith, I have some matcha tea in powder form and, so long as I make a very weak cup, I seem to be ok. Can’t touch ordinary caffeinated drinks otherwise. I did read somewhere that if you use tea bags to make tea and pour away the first brew, the subsequent one will contain less caffeine. I’ve not tried that myself (too much of a chicken as I don’t want to trigger an AF episode!) I have discovered Clipper decaf green tea though, which I find very good, as it’s decaffeinated by natural means rather than with the use of harsh chemicals.

[Janith in reply to Threecats]

Thank you!!

[Bunnyuk]

Matcha is pretty high in caffeine, so I'd be cautious. I'm super sensitive to caffeine so I could definitely not drink matcha personally. But you could always try a very weak cup and see...

[Janith in reply to Bunnyuk]

Caffeine doesn't work in my system ... I fear that it might trigger an attack. Still thinking .....

[CDreamer]

My favourite beverage and has no affect but then I don’t avoid caffeine as it really doesn’t affect my AF. I drink both the powder form and the tea.

[Janith in reply to CDreamer]

Thank you!!

[Hidden]

The caffeine content of teas (per 100ml) is roughly as follows:

Black tea-37mg

Green tea-31mg

White tea-27mg

So white tea is the best option. If you brew it correctly, using water at about 80 degrees instead of boiling, that further reduces the caffeine content. If you buy a high quality white tea from, for example, Fujian, you can discard the first infusion as the Chinese do, reducing the amount of caffeine even further. White tea is absolutely delicious and has health benefits surpassing even green tea. Avoid white tea bags as these often contain "dust". I have found that some tea sellers online sell tea which is quite old and not very fresh. Best to buy locally if you can. If you buy a really high quality single estate tea you probably won't want to drink coffee again.

For the health benefits see: healthline.com/nutrition/wh...

I should add that I drink white tea-typically 4 cups daily without it having any (apparent) effect on PAF. Black tea, however, does have an adverse effect.

[Janith in reply to Hidden]

Thank you!!! White tea ... good idea ... I don't drink coffee ... can't stand the stuff ... long before afib!!

[Thomas45]

We are all different. I can drink tea and cola without any effects. I cannot drink coffee. It's not the caffeine in coffee which affects me but coffee itself

[beach_bum]

Matcha is a green tea. It contains caffeine like all teas. I switched to decaf coffee...thought it would be horrid, as I was a bit of a “coffee snob”..it wasn’t.In fact, if it was a blind taste test, I’d have guessed it was an expensive barista blend. Keep in mind, the last time I tried decaf was 20 years ago and it was horrid lol. So when I tried it this time, I was pleasantly impressed.

I don’t work for, have no association with, or receive any compensation from any company for anything, so when I recommend Maxwell house decaf, it’s my taste speaking. I know I know...”Maxwell house???...ewwww, that is so not coffee” ya....surprised me as well. I buy the 100% compostable pods.

[belindalore]

Yes as stated here everyone is different. Some people have no problem with teas or coffees. Some do. Articles state that tea or coffee can be beneficial for Afib and actually stop or cut down on Afib episodes. But once again it depends on how your system reacts to the tea or coffee. Decaffeinated or not. I can't drink anything with the caffeine. And even some of the decaf bother me. I have a super sensitive system. A real drag sometimes.Peppermint tea is okay for me but small amounts as it can lower blood pressure. But it's also good to cut down palpitations. Rooibos tea is touted as a good choice but not a lot of it as it can affect liver enzymes. And yet it also has good benefits. I think a person has to know how well their system reacts to different things and go by trial and error. And read about pros and cons of whatever you want to try.

Good luck. Take care.

[Janith in reply to belindalore]

I only drink Rooibos tea ... one cup per day ... love it. Thank you!!

[EctopicAnnie]

I drink matcha tea in powder form but only one cup a day and l have no effects from it but then we are all different in our physiology aren’t we.l did read somewhere that although matcha has caffeine in it it is in a different chemical form to coffee and is therefore more slowly absorbed by the body so won’t cause problems to caffeine sensitive people in the same way a cup of coffee containing the same amount of caffeine would but obviously l don’t know if this is actually the case and l wouldn’t want you to have an attack on my say so!Even decaf coffee has some caffeine in it although not as muchas regular and some people are sensitive to chocolate in quantity as a chemical in that can have similar effects to caffeine in some people.l know that if l eat a lot of chocolate in the evening l don’t sleep well.Trial and error l am afraid.

[Janith in reply to EctopicAnnie]

Thank you so much ... I would never drink more than one cup per day ... but I am still thinking about it ... Jan