Thursday, November 7, 2013

Everything You May Find Noteworthy About Caffeine

By Debrah Elliot


Fact: an average American gets a normal dose of 200 mg of caffeine every day. The Food & Drug Administration can attest to this information. However, it is not America who holds the "most caffeine consumption daily" title as a recent BBC article states that Finland is the top caffeine-consuming country. The average adult in Finland consumes about 400 mg caffeine per day. While much of this caffeine is consumed by drinking coffee, you might be surprised to know that there are many other sources of caffeine. Here's some information about caffeine that you might enjoy reading.

Of course, coffee contains a great deal of caffeine and coffee comes from the seed of the coffee tree. The seeds are green and must be roasted and ground in order to finally come up with the coffee which we make into various hot or cold drinks. It is possible to actually separate the caffeine from the coffee seed, and this caffeine is crystalline and white. Do you know that caffeine is not only found in coffee beans because others like the tea leaves, kola nuts and cocoa beans also naturally come with caffeine? Yes, there are more than 60 plants with caffeine in the leaves, seeds or fruits and while we enjoy the energy boost from caffeine, the plants use caffeine as a natural deterrent against insects.

Because of the fact that caffeine is not merely limited to coffee beans, a number of other foods and beverages we consume can also contain it. In fact, it can also come as man-made if it is used as additives to products. One interesting fact is that contrary to what we think about coffee beans having the highest amount of caffeine, tea leaves in fact comes with a higher amount. The only thing is that we tend to consume smaller amount of tea and add the fact that it is more diluted hence giving tea of lesser caffeine effects on the one drinking.

Do you have the appetite for chocolates too? Then you should know that you will also get that "kick" when you eat chocolates along with drinking some cola because these too have caffeine. The only thing is that colas of today mostly use caffeine and artificial flavors already as compared to back when caffeine for colas were actually extracts from coca leaves and kola nuts.

Many people drink coffee because apart from the energy boost, it also contains antioxidants and nutrients like the B vitamins. There have been studies showing that caffeine may have health benefits including the reduction of risks from Type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. This is why some people still remain regular coffee-drinkers. However, as with anything, too much caffeine also has been shown to be unhealthy, especially to women who are pregnant.

What we've discussed above must make you want a cup of coffee now. Perhaps it is about time you check out Island Monarch Coffee, which is one of the best places to get a fresh cup of coffee in Los Angeles. This Culver City coffeehouse uses only the finest coffee beans imported from Kona and South America. The beans arrive in Los Angeles still green and are roasted only days before use. When you order a coffee drink, the beans are roasted only after you order and the water is purified using a process known as reverse osmosis.




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