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Black Coffee vs Black Tea for energy

Short answer: For energy, users rate them about the same: 100% report improvement with Black Coffee (6 reports) and 100% with Black Tea (4 reports).

Black Coffee has 0 meta-analyses and 15 randomized trials on PubMed; Black Tea has 64 and 126.

Based on 16 reports about Black Coffee and 37 about Black Tea. Not medical advice.

Black Coffee
Substance
Black Tea
Substance
Users say it helped100%helped11 reports · few reports84%helped12 reports · few reports
Verdict
Mostly positive
Mostly positive
ResearchBResearch: ModerateAResearch: Strong
Meta-analyses / RCTs0 / 1564 / 126
Mainly used for
Energy
% reporting improvement
100% (6)100% (4)
Anxiety
% reporting improvement
—100% (5)
Common side effectsNone reportednausea, jitteriness, stomach issues
Typical dose reported—1 cup (200ml) / daily
Black Coffee
What a user said
“Black coffee works perfectly well for me. It works even better to suppress appetite with an added 500mg of L-Theanine.”
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Black Tea
Latest review conclusion

This meta-analysis provided a clear picture of the behavioral and nutritional factors associated with the development of stomach cancer. These results may be utilized for ranking and prioritizing preventable risk factors to implement effective prevention programs.

Epidemiol Health, 2020 ↗
What a user said
“I switched from coffee to black tea for the same reasons. My body just reacts so much better to tea.”
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