Caffeine: Only Miracle in Coffee

The following show the 3D model and 2D molecules of caffeine structure:



Caffeine, also known as trimethylxanthine, coffeine, theine, mateine, guaranine, and methyltheobromine, is an alkaloid found naturally





One common source of caffeine is the coffee plant, the beans from which are used to produce coffee.


Coffee is a delicious and wholly natural product that contains several hundred different chemicals such as caffeine and that help to define its distinctive taste and aroma.

Caffeine in its pure form is the chemical standard for bitterness.

This is why coffee become one of the most drank in the world.

The most delicious and expensive coffee is Jamaica Blue Mountain Coffee:




The most easy available coffee is Starbucks Coffee:

Caffeine level in a cup of coffee:

It is very difficult to analysis the implications of caffeine in people because the quantities of caffeine in every cup of coffee is different.

One dose of caffeine is generally considered to be 100 mg. In theory, a single serving ( 150 ml) of drip coffee or one-half caffeine tablet would deliver this dose. In the real world, coffee varies considerably in caffeine content per serving, ranging from about 75 mg to 250 mg.

Caffeine's main pharmacological properties are: a stimulant action on the central nervous system with psychotropic effects and stimulation of respiration, a stimulation of the heart rate, and a mild diuretic effect.

After drinking a cup of coffee:

The chemical in our brain called adenosine which slow down nerve cell activity when we are sleepping is replaced by caffeine binds to the adenosine receptors. This cause the cell can not bind with adenosine ,the cells activity speed up. So that, person feel sleeplessness at night.

After that, the pituitary gland detects all this activity and thinking there is a emergency ready to happen, so stimulate the adrenal glands to produce adrenaline to increase our heartbeat rate, the liver release glucose into the bloodstream - provide extra energy to muscle cells for emergency action like running.

Then, person will feel excited, enjoyment and reinforcement.
All this effect can feel by a person who first time consuming a cup of coffee or rarely.


Coffee drink recipes:

Let DIY a cup of aroma coffee ... ...

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Ingredients:

16 ml Philibert Routin amaretto syrup
8 ml Philibert Routin cherry syrup
1 shot of espresso coffee
4 oz (125 ml) cold milk
Sliced almonds
Cherry

Method:Mix together the two syrups and the milk in a jug. Steam foam the mixture. Pour espresso into a 12 oz (350 ml) glass. Fill with steamed milk and stir. Garnish with the almonds and cherry

Recipes copy from: http://www.cafebar.co.uk/coffee_school/coffee_recipes/coffee_drink_recipes.aspx