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Coffee And Tea Compare And Contrast

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Coffee or tea? That's a question asked on many occasions. At first glance, these drinks seem quite different, and both coffee and tea enthusiasts will agree that the two beverages are in no way comparable. However, if you take a closer look you can see quite a lot of similarities between the two drinks.

In our society, coffee and tea are extremely popular drinks. Tea is the second-most consumed drinks in the world, surpassed only by water. Coffee too is one of the most well liked beverages, and popular all over the world. Though, it cannot completely live up to tea in terms of sales. Although unroasted coffee is one of the worlds most traded agricultural goods, the yearly sales of tea almost double the sales of coffee.

Comparing their history, both coffee and tea have been around for quite a long time. According to legends, tea was first discovered in southwestern China 3000 BC during the Chinese Tang dynasty. It became popular among Chinese and Japanese priests and scholars who drank it during meditation, but was not introduced to Europe until the 16th century. Soon after tea was made known in Europe, it became fashionable in Britain and is still considered one of Britain's cultural beverages. Coffee on the other hand was …show more content…

A standard cup of brewed filter coffee has 80 to 115 milligrams of caffeine, whereas the same portion of black tea contains about half as much. Since the caffeine content of tea strongly depends on the type of tea and brewing method, it's amount caffeine varies stronger than coffee's, where the contended mostly depends on brewing method. As a result of the caffeine, either drink has a stimulating, alertness enhancing effect on humans, and is thus essential for lots of people to properly wake up in the morning and start their day. Therefore, both coffee and tea are an important part of many people's

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