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The Caffeine Count In Your Morning Fix [Tobacco lawyers-listen up]
Wall St Journal ^
| 4-13-04
| Michael McCarthy
Posted on 04/13/2004 2:35:29 PM PDT by SJackson
Edited on 04/22/2004 11:51:31 PM PDT by Jim Robinson.
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Jolt From Gourmet Brews Is 56% Greater Than 7-Eleven's; Waking Up in 'Withdrawal'
It isn't just the long lines and high prices that are outsized at Starbucks and other specialty coffeehouses. There's also the issue of caffeine.
In pursuit of a bolder taste, coffeehouses typically brew their blends much stronger than a trusty old cup of Folgers. But a powerful side effect is unusually high levels of caffeine, according to a national test of ready-made coffee run by a laboratory for The Wall Street Journal. House blends at Starbucks Corp., Gloria Jean's and other gourmet coffee chains have an average 56% more caffeine than samples tested at 7-Eleven Inc. stores and 29% more than those at Dunkin' Donuts nationwide.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial
KEYWORDS: addiction; drugpushers; health
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posted on
04/13/2004 2:35:29 PM PDT
by
SJackson
To: SJackson
Just for the record that is drip coffee.
2
posted on
04/13/2004 2:39:55 PM PDT
by
cmsgop
(For Gosh Sake MCI, NO MORE JAMES TAYLOR !!!!!!!!!!!!)
To: SJackson
I drink coffee for the caffeine. The stronger the better. I don't know why anyone would drink it for any other reason. Coffee smells better than it tastes.
3
posted on
04/13/2004 2:40:43 PM PDT
by
Dog Gone
To: SJackson
Yes Michael, we KNOW about the caffine. Thats why we drink it!
4
posted on
04/13/2004 2:42:07 PM PDT
by
Ditter
To: SJackson
Coffee has caffeine? And the stronger it is the more it has? I'm shocked, I tell you - SHOCKED!!
When did Bush know and why weren't we informed?
5
posted on
04/13/2004 2:44:47 PM PDT
by
RosieCotton
(Anything worth doing is worth doing badly. - G. K. Chesterton)
To: SJackson
I've been hooked on coffee since I was a teenager. Where's my check?
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posted on
04/13/2004 2:45:05 PM PDT
by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: SJackson
Espresso has very little caffeine. Grounds must be exposed to hot water or steam for more than 90 seconds in order to break loose the caffeine, releasing it into solution.
IOW, if you want less caffeine, order a double shot of espresso, top off the cup with hot water, and you've got all the fine taste of espresso in a twelve ounce cup of coffee. I've stopped drinking drip java years ago.
7
posted on
04/13/2004 2:45:35 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
To: blackdog
My espresso is so full of caffeine I can't drink it past 7:00 pm or I'll be up all night. It is much higher in caffeine than my drip coffee.
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posted on
04/13/2004 2:49:07 PM PDT
by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: blackdog
Every time I have to go to the doctor I tell him "you can suggest I quit this, that or the other, but, DON'T TOUCH MY COFFEE"!
9
posted on
04/13/2004 2:52:33 PM PDT
by
Oorang
( "Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in that order." --Ed H)
To: SJackson
Nevertheless, some coffeehouse regulars have found it hard to quit. Six days a week, Randy Sheehan starts his morning with a 20-ounce cup of Starbucks coffee. Some afternoons, he has a second cup. On weekends, he'll stop by a Starbucks kiosk when he's shopping at the mall. He's in a Starbucks, he says, eight to 10 times a week. At $4-$5 per cup of Starbucks' coffee, this means that Randy spends upwards of $50 per week, or $200+ per month, on Starbucks' coffee. That's quite a pricey habit he has.
To: SJackson
Just FYI- I got EXTREMELY addicted to caffeine when I worked a night shift full time job AND went to school full time- I slept less than 2 hours per day and constantly had a cup of coffee in my hand.
I would sleep 36 hours on saturday to catch up- and after a while I started waking up with searing migraine headaches and violent upchucking that would last for days.
Withdrawals are not fun
11
posted on
04/13/2004 2:55:04 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
To: judgeandjury
He should just buy one of these:
12
posted on
04/13/2004 2:56:53 PM PDT
by
Skooz
(My Biography: Psalm 40:1-3)
To: SJackson
I had a discussion with a feller on the net who said that 'someday we will be able to resurrect the dead.'
"Whatddya mean? We already have caffeine..." was my response.
Breakfast of Champions.
--Boris
13
posted on
04/13/2004 2:58:00 PM PDT
by
boris
(The deadliest weapon of mass destruction in history is a Leftist with a word processor)
To: blackdog
Side note for folks that frequent Starbucks and are also interesting in preserving the second amendment.
A couple of years ago NRA published a list of companies that supported (financially) ANTI- 2nd amendment organizations. Starbucks was on the list. I don't remember the exact dollar amount for that year but do remember it was way up there.
Bottom line(IMO): if you value your 2nd amendment right, don't give Starbucks your $$.
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posted on
04/13/2004 2:58:49 PM PDT
by
Oorang
( "Four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, ammo - use in that order." --Ed H)
To: SJackson
15
posted on
04/13/2004 2:59:28 PM PDT
by
boris
(The deadliest weapon of mass destruction in history is a Leftist with a word processor)
To: Mr. K
I would sleep 36 hours on saturday to catch up . . . What did you study in school -- magic? LOL.
I know the feeling -- during my last semester in engineering school I used to be up all night at least once a week. To stay alert on minimal sleep, I would suggest drinking strong cups of coffee with tea bags dipped in them.
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posted on
04/13/2004 3:00:46 PM PDT
by
Alberta's Child
(Alberta -- the TRUE north strong and free.)
To: SJackson
Time to start busting down some doors of those dirty caffeine addicts, and damn the Fifth Amendment! Let's hear it for the War on Drugs... those filthy caffeine addicts deserve to rot in prison!
17
posted on
04/13/2004 3:03:05 PM PDT
by
thoughtomator
(Voting Bush for lack of reasonable alternatives)
To: Alberta's Child
No I studied Physics- we learned how to breaks some laws in order to get 36 hours on saturdays - it just wasn't worth it for any other day
18
posted on
04/13/2004 3:06:01 PM PDT
by
Mr. K
To: Skooz
Nope........Espresso has much less than drip coffee. Unless you are using some cheapo electric maker. The espresso shot must be finished in as short a time as possible. My stovetop unit does six shots in about thirty seconds.
Those drip makers that take ten minutes to drip a pot are deadly and taste awful. For mass quantity drip, we bought a commercial Bunn unit from Sam's club. The whole pot is done in 60 seconds.
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posted on
04/13/2004 3:08:11 PM PDT
by
blackdog
(I feed the sheep the coyotes eat)
To: judgeandjury
At $4-$5 per cup of Starbucks' coffee, this means that Randy spends upwards of $50 per week, or $200+ per month, on Starbucks' coffee. That's quite a pricey habit he has.
$4-5 is the cost of a prepared for you Barista drink, like a Caramel Macchiato (sp?) or a Cappacino... A large plain 'ol coffee is not too much more expensive then Dunkin Donuts at around $2.00
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posted on
04/13/2004 3:11:46 PM PDT
by
RC30
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