A trivia tidbit. As coffee is roasted the caffeine declines. The lighter roasts have more caffeine than the medium roasts. The medium roasts have more caffeine than the dark roasts. If you want to cut down on caffeine switch to a darker roast.
Caffeine in Coffee
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I used to drink like 20 ounces of coffee. I had no idea that there were approx. 100 MG of caffeine in 8 ounces of coffee. Oy.
Coffee is loaded with caffeine when compared to diet soda.
Coffee is loaded with caffeine when compared to diet soda.
I thought it was the opposite too. Stronger flavor means more caffeine. Starbucks is some of the most caffeinated (sp?) out there.
I am in a mens group that meets every Wednesday morning for breakfast . We have several doctors in the group. One of the doctors is head of internal medicine at UK hospital. In one of our discussions, he said that the latest study on coffee was that the optimum number of cups is 5 per day. This number has been shown to fight high blood pressure, heart disease, and cancer of the lower GI tract including prostate.
The study came out of Duke University. The study said either less than 5 cups or more than 5 cups was not as effective as 5 cups per day. Doctors in the 50's, 60's, and 70's always tried to get folks from drinking coffee.
The study came out of Duke University. The study said either less than 5 cups or more than 5 cups was not as effective as 5 cups per day. Doctors in the 50's, 60's, and 70's always tried to get folks from drinking coffee.
I've read that before and believe it to be true, but I suspect the major chain coffee shops either brew their dark roast thicker or infuse it with caffeine concentrate. The dark roast seems to have more kick at both Panera and Starbucks, and I suspect they kick it up to meet the misconception that dark roast is stronger.
I've known that for a long time & always found it interesting how the perception is that the stronger flavor equates to higher caffeine levels/stronger coffee. The same mental trick has long applied to beer, particularly with stouts (not including imperial stout). Most people have always assumed Guinness to have a very high alcohol content, but that isn't the case at all. Guinness draught has a pretty low abv.
Isn't there a difference between dark roast and dark/strong coffee? For example, I could take a regular roast coffee and add twice the amount of recommended scoops. The coffee would be darker, stronger and more caffeinated.
Out of curiosity, what size "cup" of coffee? Is that a normal 8 oz cup, or something less which many coffee makers make ( 4 or 6 oz )?
Reminds me a bit of Guinness and folks saying they don't like it because it is "too heavy" not realizing it has but a few more calories than Bud Light.
I was wanting to call bs. Guiness has 125 call and Bud Light has 110, who would thunk it?
pretty low alcohol too, only 4%. This is what I drink when I am out and don't really want to drink, I can only put down about 1 per hour so I stay legal.
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