Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Art and Science of Laboratory Medicine

Friday, January 2, 2015

The Chemistry of STARBUCKS

Many people are openly addicted to coffee. In northern Europe, home of the world’s greatest coffee drinkers, annual coffee bean consumption hovers around 9 kg per capita, which equates to 400 mg of caffeine per person per day (this is a highly addictive, highly stimulating dose). In North America, coffee bean consumption is much lower at 4.2 kg per capita per year, which equates to 185 mg of caffeine per person per day. However, this is still a highly addictive dose.

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Why is Coffee so Irresistable? The Chemistry of STARBUCKS

Source: James Kennedy

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