It's not caffeine, because coffee doesn't substitute, neither does green tea.
So it must be some stimulant unique to black tea.
Maybe theobromine, theophylline, or L-Theanine? (see http://www.healthline.com/nutrition/stimulants-in-tea - maybe a questionable source...)
It's not caffeine, because coffee doesn't substitute, neither does green tea.
So it must be some stimulant unique to black tea.
Maybe theobromine, theophylline, or L-Theanine? (see http://www.healthline.com/nutrition/stimulants-in-tea - maybe a questionable source...)