On Food and Cooking

Norway, Netherlands,    Denmark 400

Germany,    Austria 300

France 240

Britain 200

United  States 170

Caffeine    content,    milligrams  per serving

Brewed  coffee 65–175

Espresso 80–115

Tea 50

Cola 40–50

Cocoa 15

Tea

Though it has lent its name to many other
infusions, tea — from the Chinese word cha
— is a drink prepared from the green leaves
of a kind of camellia. Young tea leaves turn