Five Sources of Caffeine
Fight off sleep with a natural chemical boost.
1. Cocoa
this is where chocolate comes from. Eating 28 grams of regular milk chocolate bar will give you as much caffeine boost as decaf.
2. Coffee Beans
On the average, a single-shot espresso gives a caffeine kick of 40 mg, while strong drip coffee has about 100mg of caffeine.
3. Tea
A serving of tea has, on the average, half the caffeine of a serving coffee. Oolong and black tea generally contain higher amounts of caffeine than other teas.
4. Guarana
A shrub native to Brazil, guarana is an active ingredient in energy drinks because of the substantial amount of caffeine it carries. Generally, energy drinks boost you with 80 to 90 mg of caffeine.
5. Kola Nuts
cola is derived from Kola nuts, giving them a fair amount of caffeine. On the average, soft drinks can perk you up with 10 to 50 mg of caffeine per serving.
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Christine Ramsay | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
I did know a lot of these facts. I shall be keeping away from these beverages as I can’t tolerate much caffeine. Very useful information.
Christine
Morgana | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
This a nice article, I get my caffeine mostly from chocolate and coffee.
Frederick Zammit | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Nice article. I did not know what were kola nuts and Guarana. know I know something more thanks to you
rutherfranc | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
I’ll pass..I don’t need caffeine to stay alert..Your articles are enough to keep me awake 24 hrs..
AC Hamilton III | Jan 5, 2009 | Reply
Lol Rutherfranc….I hadn’t heard of Guarana…Interesting!
Unofre Pili | Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
Oh..now I know…Thanks princess.
nobert soloria bermosa | Jan 6, 2009 | Reply
informative and helpful,
nutuba | Jan 8, 2009 | Reply
Good information to keep handy. I didn’t know about guarana before — thanks for posting!
eddiego65 | Jan 11, 2009 | Reply
Informative! Thanks for sharing!