Decaf vs Caffeine-Free

If you are super sensitive to caffeine or must remove caffeine completely from your diet, please read this!  The term "decaffeinated" is different from "caffeine-free." 

Decaffeinated Tea

"Decaffeinated" refers to a product that originally contained caffeine and then underwent a process to remove most of its caffeine content.  "Caffeine-free" refers to a product that never contained caffeine to begin with. Decaffeinated tea is NOT caffeine-free.  The decaffeination process leaves a minute amount of caffeine in the leaf. By law, tea labeled as “decaffeinated” must have less than 2.5 percent of its original caffeine level, which usually equates to less than 2 mg per cup.

Caffeine-Free Tea

Caffeine-free products are labeled as such on our website and include our herbals blends, honeybush and rooibos. The one exception is Yerba Mate, which contains a compound very similar to caffeine called matteine.