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The Green Tea Super Substance
EGCG. In the future you’re going to see these initials quite often. EGCG is short for epigallocatechin gallate, a substance found in certain herbsand in high amountsin green tea. Many of the benefits of drinking green tea are ascribed directly to EGCG.
You can obtain EGCG from drinking green tea or taking a green tea extract supplement which lists the amount of EGCG per capsule. On average, a cup of green tea will have roughly 100 mg of EGCG per 8 ounces. The amount of EGCG present in green tea varies with different brands of the product, the region the green tea is grown, the amount of brewing time, and the age of the green tea leaves. A cup of green tea may have as much as 20 mg of caffeine. (As a comparison, the average cup of coffee has 100 mg of caffeine.)
