The World of Caffeine

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by Weinberg, Bennett Alan, Bealer, Bonnie K.


  APPETITE SUPPRESSANTS

  Dexatrim 200

  Prolamine 140

  DIURETICS

  Aqua Ban 100

  PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS

  Cafergot 100

  Darvon Compound 32

  Fiorinal 40

  Migralam 100

  Percodan 32

  ALERTNESS AIDS

  Vivarin 200

  NoDoz 100

  Table 5. Diagnostic Criteria for Caffeine Intoxication

  A. Recent consumption of caffeine, usually in excess of 250 mg (e.g., more than 2–3 cups of brewed coffee).

  B. Five (or more) of the following signs, developing during, or shortly after, caffeine use:

  (1) restlessness

  (2) nervousness

  (3) excitement

  (4) insomnia

  (5) flushed face

  (6) diuresis

  (7) gastrointestinal disturbance

  (8) muscle twitching

  (9) rambling flow of thought and speech

  (10) tachycardia or cardiac arrhythmia

  (11) periods of inexhaustibility

  (12) psychomotor agitation

  C. The symptoms in Criterion B cause clinically significant distress or impairment in social, occupational, or

  other important areas of functioning.

  D. The symptoms are not due to a general medical condition and are not better accounted for by another mental

  disorder (e.g., an anxiety disorder).

  From Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV), American Psychiatric Association, 1994, p. 213.

  Table 6. Caffeine in Arabica Coffees of the World

  Type of Coffee Caffeine Content as a percentage of weight

  VARIETALS/STRAIGHTS

  Brazil Bourbons 1.20

  Celebes Kalossi 1.22

  Colombia Excelso 1.37

  Colombia Supremo 1.37

  Costa Rica Tarrazu 1.35

  Ethiopian Harrar-Moka 1.13

  Guatemala Antigua 1.32

  Indian Mysore 1.37

  Jamaican Blue Mountain/Wallensford Estate 1.24

  Java Estate Kuyumas 1.20

  Kenya AA 1.36

  Kona Extra Prime 1.32

  Mexico Pluma Altura 1.17

  Mocha Mattari (Yemen) 1.01

  New Guinea 1.30

  Panama Organic 1.34

  Sumatra Mandheling-Lintong 1.30

  Tanzania Peaberry 1.42

  Zimbabwe 1.10

  BLENDS AND DARK ROASTS

  Colombia Supremo Dark 1.37

  Espresso Roast 1.32

  French Roast 1.22

  Vienna Roast 1.27

  Mocha-Java 1.17

  DECAFS (Swiss Water Process)

  All approximately .02

 

 

 


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