Replied by Earth Clinic on 08/02/2008
Funnily enough, we were just given a thin little book called, "The Healing Power of Tea" a few weeks ago, which provides the low-down on fluoride in tea!
The Healing Power of Tea, by Rebecca D. Williams, Page 36
Fluoride:
"The tea plant absorbs fluoride from the soil and from fertilizer, and the mineral accumulates in the leaves over time. The amount of fluoride in brewed tea varies depending on the type of leaf, the brewing time, and the amount of fluoride in the water. in general, high quality tea, which is made from younger leaves, contains less fluoride. That means white tea, which is made from the very youngest, opened leaf buds, is unlikely to have much fluoride at all. Of the more common teas, oolong tea has the least fluoride (0.1 - 0.2 mg per 8 ounces) while black tea has the most (0.2-0.5) mg per 8 ounces. Green tea is in between the two with 0.3-0.4 mg per 8 ounces. Brick tea, a lower grade of tea made from older leaves and stems, has the most fluoride of all (0.5-1.7 per 8 ounces), but it is rarely consumed in the United States. The fluoride content provided above does not include the water in which the tea is brewed."
