[llevrok]

I bet they will find a large portion of ground, burnt tires in the coffee.

[algore]

has there been a single case of hyperkalemia linked to starbucks ?

just wondering

[Mr Ramsbotham]

Excess potassium can be dangerous for some people.

[Redcitizen]

Gas station coffee. That’s where its at.

[ConservativeMind]

When you buy Vietnamese coffee and burn it beyond all recognition into a cinder, it tastes just like the best coffee burnt into a cinder. When you add enough sugar, flavoring, and whipped cream, you can make cinder water taste good enough to have stupid people buy it.

And that is how Starbucks winds up on every street corner, making money.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Just about every nutritious food is loaded with a fair amount of potassium. Most folks don't get enough. Unless Starbucks is augmenting their coffee, then the potassium in the coffee is natural.

[Brookhaven]

Potassium! Are you kidding me?

Potassium is an electrolyte required for your heart to beat in a regular rhythm. Almost every American is DEFICIENT in potassium.

Potassium is used as a salt substitute in low-salt products (such as low-sodium V8).

They probably added potassium instead of salt to enhance the flavor. I don’t see the problem.

[beethovenfan]

We’re all going to be poisoned, one way or another (CDC, Starbucks,.........)

[ConservativeInPA]

That not good for people with kidney disease.

[Veto!]

I went to the first Starbuck’s coffee place, had a cup, never went back. I think their coffee is terrible.

[Chickensoup]

Just jackals lawyers trying to gather together a class action lawsuit in order to make big bucks settling with the company on behalf of everyone who ever walked into a store.

Vermin on the culture

[sasquatch]

I had a Starbucks coffee once. At my turn they asked how I wanted it. Said ‘black’. Sucked.

[Yo-Yo]

Independent laboratory testing found 13% more potassium in Starbucks’ dark roast compared to its house blend as well as Dunkin’ Donuts’ and Lavazza’s dark roast varieties, according to the complaint.

Wow. Just Wow. Thirteen hole percent more potassium than Dunkin' Donuts' coffee?

How will humanity ever recover from this?

[aimhigh]

Someday, someone will discover Kentucky Fried Chicken isn’t fried.

[Falconspeed]

“13% more potassium in Starbucks’ dark roast.” Sad. Excess potassium is harmful to one’s health. Another reason to avoid Starbucks, the typewriter of the coffee industry.

[ChildOfThe60s]

Based on the amount of potassium in a cup of coffee and the fact that most people don’t even come close to the recommended daily intake (5,000 mg / 5 grams), this is ridiculous.

If you have kidney disease you already know to be very careful with coffee.

Also, since caffeine is a diuretic, for a normal person, they are peeing it out anyway. If a healthy person drinks enough coffee to intake too much potassium, he’s gonna have other problems to deal with.

[ChildOfThe60s]

From the “Eat It” LP by Humble Pie - RIP Steve Marriott and Greg Ridley

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGD7JDAjFoo

[lurk]

No amount of cream and sugar can alleviate the harsh taste of Starbucks French roast.

[School of Rational Thought]

So many on Freerepub in favor of false labeling. I did not expect that

[tlozo]

An 8-ounce cup of black coffee contains 116 milligrams of potassium, according to the National Kidney Foundation.

So 116 milligrams of potassium in Dunkin Donuts vs 133 in Starbucks with the recommended intake being 4,700 milligrams (mg) per day.