A newly discovered tea plant is caffeine-free

Re:A newly discovered tea plant is caffeine-free by baldfat on Thursday December 13, 2018 @08:16AM (#18672053)

Caffeine is tasteless so technically it should have the same exact flavor.

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Re:A newly discovered tea plant is caffeine-free by mallomarmeasle on Thursday December 13, 2018 @08:31AM (#18672138)

Caffeine, like nearly all alkaloids is characteristically bitter. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/caffeine#section=E...

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Re:A newly discovered tea plant is caffeine-free by lawlessone on Thursday December 13, 2018 @09:12AM (#18672384)

It's very bitter, decaffeinated tea and coffee both taste very mild relative to normal tea and coffee.

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Re:A newly discovered tea plant is caffeine-free by beagle3 on Thursday December 13, 2018 @09:29AM (#18672495)

But cold brew (which has same amount of caffeine but less acids) tastes less mild than decaf, so it’s probably acidity as well.

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Re:A newly discovered tea plant is caffeine-free by mkirklions on Thursday December 13, 2018 @08:30AM (#18672130)

I thought its bitter.

I think I can taste the difference in sodas.

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