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To: Labyrinthos

Well. Call me chastised. Mea culpa.

Chocolate has caffeine, as does coffee, tea, cola and other foods.

I feel slapped upside the head, so I am leaving now. Going to bed and read about various benign foods.

And if I feel lucky, I will look for caffeine contents in other foods tomorrow. You have bested me (for the moment) and I don’t take it lightly.

Ta.


48 posted on 03/18/2013 4:51:56 PM PDT by Monkey Face (In wine there is wisdom, in beer there is freedom, in water there is bacteria. ~ Ben Franklin)
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To: Monkey Face

Chocolate, tea, and coffee all contain a methylated xanthine. Chemically they look similar, but they are different drugs with different effects. The methylxanthine in chocolate is theobromine; tea contains theophylline, which works to relax smooth muscle, and coffee contains caffeine. They’re all central nervous system stimulants and it’s possible to have seizures and die from any of them.


51 posted on 03/18/2013 6:00:11 PM PDT by ottbmare (The OTTB Mare)
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