Caffeine Shall I Drink a Bucket?

May 12
16:16

2008

Sander Bel

Sander Bel

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This FAQ is dedicated to all beverages and products that contain caffeine; including tea, coffee, chocolate, mate, caffeinated soft drinks, caffeinated pills, coffee beans, etc.

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These are important point you must know

  • How does caffeine taste?Caffeine is very bitter. Barq's Root Beer contains caffeine and the company says that it has "12.78mg per 6oz" and that they "add it as a flavoring agent for the sharp bitterness" There is some question of the validity of the caffeine as a flavor agent argument for soft drinks.
  • Effects of caffeine on pregnant women. - Caffeine has long been suspect of causing mal-formations in fetus,Caffeine Shall I Drink a Bucket? Articles andthat it may reduce fertility rates. These reports have proved controversial. What is known is thatcaffeine does causes malformations in rats, when ingested at rates comparable to 70 cups a day for humans. Many other species respond equally to such large amounts of caffeine.
  • How do you pronounce mate?MAH-teh. MAH like in malt, and -teh like in Gral. Patten.
  • Is it true that espresso has less caffeine than regular coffee? An espresso cup has about as much caffeine as a cup of dark brew. But servings for espresso are much smaller. Which means that the content of caffeine per millilitre are much higher than with a regular brew.
  • How much caffeine is in decaf coffee?In the United States federal regulations require that in order to label coffee as "decaffeinated" that coffee must have had its caffeine level reduced by no less than 97.5 percent.
  • How much theobromine/theophylline there is in? - cocoa 250mg theobromine bittersweet choc. bar 130mg theobromine 5 oz cup brewed coffee no theobromine tea 5oz cup brewed 3min with teabag 3-4 mg theophylline Diet Coke no theobromine or theophylline
  • How and why does caffeine effect the pulse rate of a person?The short answer is that caffeine increases pulse rate because caffeine increases the strength and frequency of heartbeats. Since that doesn't really tell you any more than you already knew, I'll give you the long answer, which, unfortunately, requires a lot of cell biology and biochemistry
  • How much caffeine do energy drinks contain and how does this compare with other caffeine-containing beverages?The typical energy drink provides about 80 mg of caffeine per can (although this varies between brands). This is about the same as the amount of caffeine provided by an average strength cup of coffee, and about twice that in a cup of tea. It is also about twice the level of caffeine found in a can of carbonated, cola-flavoured soft drink.