Posted by UBE.25
Short answer: no, ube contains no caffeine. Ube is a tuber, like a potato or sweet potato, and these naturally contain no caffeine. However, an ube drink can contain caffeine. It depends on what you add to it.
Why does ube contain no caffeine?
Caffeine is found in certain plants, such as coffee beans, tea leaves, and cocoa. Ube is a purple yam and is not one of them. Pure ube powder, such as ube powder from UBE.25 with 99.7% ube and 0.3% vanilla, is therefore caffeine-free. Read exactly what is in it in what is in ube powder?
When does an ube drink contain caffeine?
- Dirty ube latte: an ube latte with a shot of espresso.
- Ube matcha latte: matcha is green tea and contains caffeine.
- Ube cold foam on coffee: the cold foam itself does not, but the coffee underneath does.
- Ready-made mixes: some "ube latte" mixes contain tea or coffee. Check the label.
How to make a caffeine-free ube latte
- Whisk 2 to 2.5 grams of ube powder with 20 ml of hot water using a bamboo whisk.
- Add 180 to 200 ml of warm or cold milk.
- Sweeten to taste. Done.
The full recipe can be found for the ube latte and the iced ube latte.
Ube or matcha?
Are you torn between ube and matcha? The biggest difference is caffeine: matcha has it, ube does not. Read the full comparison in ube or matcha: what is the difference?
For the hospitality industry
A caffeine-free option on the menu is useful for guests who do not want coffee in the afternoon or evening. Simply add "caffeine-free" to it on the menu. Read more tips in ube as a hospitality trend, or request a free sample pack.
