Scientist develops caffeinated doughnuts

Associated Press ^ | 01/26/07

[presidio9]

That cup of coffee just not getting it done anymore? How about a Buzz Donut or a Buzzed Bagel? That's what Doctor Robert Bohannon, a Durham, North Carolina, molecular scientist, has come up with. Bohannon says he's developed a way to add caffeine to baked goods, without the bitter taste of caffeine. Each piece of pastry is the equivalent of about two cups of coffee.

While the product is not on the market yet, Bohannon has approached some heavyweight companies, including Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks about carrying it.

[JRios1968]

[Constitution Day]

Well, of course!

[presidio9]

Actually, I have always hated all, coffee, but your recipe sounds like a definite improvement.

[caseinpoint]

I'm with you. No coffee. Personally I think this caffeine obsession is going to cause big problems, especially for the kids growing up today. I think it is going to bite back with health problems and with the inability to be sensitive to your body's signals for food, sleep, and relaxation. If a kid can't get going in the morning without coffee or Mountain Dew, there is a serious problem. Further, coffee drinkers like these kids tend to drink less milk so bone density, and other problems associated with Vitamin D deficiency, can be adversely affected. Yet here we are, trying to get bigger buzzes than ever into our own systems and those of our kids.

[Knitting A Conundrum]

She laughs out loud while eating another green tea mint and having another slug of extra strong coffee....

[pinz-n-needlez]

;-)

[presidio9]

Actually, there IS one Coffey that I do like. "Like the drink, boss. Only spelled differently."

[caseinpoint]

Okay, as long as it isn't the "other" Kofi.

[GoldCountryRedneck]

Thank goodness! Cops will no longer have to worry 'bout spillin' that dashboard-placed coffee cup.

[presidio9]

"Cat pee, dog poop and batery acid" would DEFINITELY improve that Kofi.

[martin_fierro]

Aw hell yeah.

[BJClinton]

Add beer and cigarette donuts and all 4 foodgroups are covered!

Hell yeah.

[pinz-n-needlez]

Would you really care after the 3 martinis? LOL

[macmedic892]

You can make your own version of starbucks fairly easily. Take regular coffee, which has sat on th burner until the breaker shuts off, mix in some cat pee, dog poop and batery acid. Throw some plain yogurt or cottage cheese on top, and there you go.

But where's the smug self-righteousness?
I said where's the smug self-righteousness, DAMMIT!

Anyway, I haven't darkened the doorstep of StarSUCKS since I found out what they did to my EMS brothers on 9/11. Ta heck wit em!

[fatrat]

duh!! chocolate glazed donuts have been around for at least 63 years and chocolate contains gobs of caffiene.

[presidio9]

Anyway, I haven't darkened the doorstep of StarSUCKS since I found out what they did to my EMS brothers on 9/11. Ta heck wit em!

Thanks for that. I will be sure to pass it along.

[Gone_Postal]

Scientist develops caffeinated doughnuts

A cops dream come true

[presidio9]

BTW, now that I think about it, that Starbucks (which I have never visited) is probably in the lobby of my building. I am across the street from Ground Zero, and there is a Starbucks in my lobby (on the other side is the Brooks Brothers which the NYPD used as a temporary morgue).

[MoochPooch]

I would love a donut with mocha glaze.

Yum!