A brewed cup of tea has about 1/3 of the amount of caffeine that is in a brewed cup of coffee. There is more caffeine in tea by weight in the dry form. There is less caffeine in a brewed cup of tea but more in the dry form is because the amount of tea used to brew a cup is much less than the amount of coffee used to make a cup.

​Yes, white tea comes from the camellia sinensis plant, which naturally has caffeine.

Polyphenols are found naturally in plants and tea has one of the highest levels of polyphenols of all food and beverages. They act as antioxidants and help work against ‘free radicals’ which form in our bodies as a result of many different pollutants.

Yes, all of our Higgins & Burke™ teas are Kosher certified.

Yes, all of our Higgins & Burke™ teas are gluten-free.

Yes. We currently have Orange Pekoe decaffeinated and Green decaffeinated.

Yes. All of our herbal and Rooibos teas are caffeine-free.

Yes. By the pitcher, the steps are: 1) Add six (6) Higgins & Burke™ tea bags to a 64 oz glass carafe and fill with 20 oz of freshly boiled water. 2) Steep for five (5) minutes. 3) Squeeze bags into liquid and remove. 4) Add one (1) teaspoon of sugar for each teabag (6 bags = 6 teaspoons of sugar). Stir and dissolve. 5) Add 40 oz of cold, filtered water. 6) Serve over ice. 7) Garnish as desired.

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Different types of teas have been oxidized for different lengths of time or not oxidized at all during processing to make them green, white, black or oolong tea. This causes the chemical makeup and fragility of the leaves to differ in the various teas resulting in the need to adjust steeping times and water temperatures to accommodate these differences.