A. Green tea like regular black tea comes from leaves of the Camellia Sinensis plant. Unlike black tea, green tea leaves are steamed, or baked, shortly after plucking. Because green tea is not fermented, the finished leaves are very similar to the natural leaves from a tea bush. Because young leaves and the bud make the best tea, hand plucking is the preferred method. Almost all of the world's green tea is produced in either China or Japan.
China alone produces almost ninety percent of the world's green tea.
This compares to a cup of black tea, which has about 40 milligrams, and a cup of brewed coffee, which has 120 milligrams of caffeine. A brewed cup of Salada naturally decaffeinated green tea contains only 2 milligrams of caffeine per cup. The effect of the decaffeination process on the health benefits of green tea depends on the decaffeination process. Some other tea brands use the chemical, ethyl acetate, which can destroy most of the best antioxidants found in green tea. All of the results to date are extremely positive.