From the Coffee Shop
Which is Healthier…Coffee or Green Tea?
Coffee and tea are both considered ”healthy” foods, and certainly much better for us than some of the other liquids we could be consuming. But let’s take a look at some of the comparisons when it comes to their health properties. First off, the comparison is made to “green tea” as opposed to “black tea”, because of those two, green tea is made from steaming the leaves in contrast to black tea where the leaves are fermented. Steaming preserves more of the polyphenols, or antioxidants. Relative to antioxidants, green tea has greater degreee of antioxidants than does coffee. However, when looking at the per capita consumption of...
