Coffee and tea.

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:30 pm

Both of them contain caffein, right?
But which of them contains the most amount of caffein? Is there a big difference?

(I understand that this depends on how much coffe grind [right word?] you use, etc. But maybe there's an average or something)

Post by **Denyer** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:43 pm

By volume, tea contains more caffeine than coffee, but you can make coffee far stronger in a solution. Or something like that...

In an average cup (particularly from a café) coffee is likely to be stronger.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 1:46 pm

Yeah I drink a lot of tea but on the rare occasions I try coffee (about once a year on average) it's usually really strong and trips me out a bit.

Eline · Post by **Eline** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:10 pm

Per cup, regular coffee contains more caffeine than regular (black) tea.

http://wilstar.com/caffeine.htm

See the bottom of the page for details about coffee and tea. Coffee has about twice as much caffeine, or more, than tea.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:20 pm

Metal Vendetta wrote:Yeah I drink a lot of tea but on the rare occasions I try coffee (about once a year on average) it's usually really strong and trips me out a bit.

Thank goodness it's not just me that happens to!

Obfleur · Post by **Obfleur** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 2:23 pm

Nice

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:23 pm

Yah!

You know that's why the swedish people drink more coffee than anyone else, 'cuz they want to get dat' feelin' in da mornin' when they's load up them coffee and start to do the... trippin'! and trippin'! n' trippin!

It's strong stuff. Thank god I don't drink much tea (mostly because I think it tastes pretty much like warm water... Sun tea is better than most tho, more fruit for your buck) or else I'd feel like I was breaking my clean livin' with them druggies.

divebomb · Post by **divebomb** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:29 pm

I drink coffee, but have never had that caffeine buzz. It's hilarious watching American shows (sorry all US people here) that depict someone trying coffee for the first time getting so hyperactive all over the place as if they've been poppin E's

Brendocon · Post by **Brendocon** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:42 pm

Preds - you're completely clean? Not even caffeine? Steer clear of chocolate too, then?

divebomb wrote:I drink coffee, but have never had that caffeine buzz. It's hilarious watching American shows (sorry all US people here) that depict someone trying coffee for the first time getting so hyperactive all over the place as if they've been poppin E's

I know, it's crazy. It's like "oooh, no - you're not old enough to drink coffee!" and then they do and they're like "whooooo!!!!!! bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz!!!!!!!" as if it's the most potent thing in the history of forever.

I drink coffee, and it's like "yep. coffee. okay. what next?"

That said, the Futurama episode where Fry drinks 100 cups of coffee (or was it 300?) is gold.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:44 pm

I thought Tea had more caffiene.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:53 pm

It's like cigarettes, if someone who's never smoked before tries a cigarette they get a massive headrush (followed by a laxative effect), while hardened smokers will feel less of an effect. I almost never drink coffee, so when I do I really feel it.

Eline · Post by **Eline** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:02 pm

Coffee has a bad effect on me.

It creates a lot of activity/unrest in my head, while it does not make me any less tired. Also, I does something nasty to my intestines/bowels.

So I had to give it up, even though I drank no more than a cup per week.

Like the smell though.

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:03 pm

Eline wrote: I does something nasty to my intestines/bowels.
Like the smell though.

Post by **Best First** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 4:42 pm

Optimus Prime Rib wrote:
Eline wrote: I does something nasty to my intestines/bowels.
Like the smell though.

outstanding.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:43 pm

I only drink Teas a mochas, which is nonce coffee with cream and stuff (see Starbucks)

saysadie · Post by **saysadie** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 8:46 am

Eline wrote:Coffee has a bad effect on me.

It creates a lot of activity/unrest in my head, while it does not make me any less tired.

Yup, same effect on me. Well... when I was at my height of drinking it, anyway. I still cannot believe that there was a time when I used to be able to drink an entire pot of coffee.

Now I'm down to a couple of cups per day. I drink monster amounts of tea instead.

I have a real weakness for fancy overpriced coffeeshop stuff, though. Mm, overpriced flavoured coffee...

Eline · Post by **Eline** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 9:35 am

Optimus Prime Rib wrote:
Eline wrote: I does something nasty to my intestines/bowels.
Like the smell though.

saysadie wrote:I have a real weakness for fancy overpriced coffeeshop stuff, though. Mm, overpriced flavoured coffee...

Me too.

On my holiday in Barcelona I spent a relaxing morning in a Starbucks (which we don't have in our country) drinking those fancy coffees and eating a brownie.

I'm now on herbal tea only. Very occasionally I take black cinnamon tea or decaf cappuccino.

Predabot · Post by **Predabot** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 12:17 pm

Brendocon wrote:Preds - you're completely clean? Not even caffeine? Steer clear of chocolate too, then?

I guess I'm not 100% clean, more like 99% clean. I never really go out and actively buy chocolate candy (or any kind of candy) but I do rather enjoy it when given some.

Also... a few weeks ago I bought a box of chocolate cookies and ate it all trough the course of a week.

I wanted some luxury hunger-dampener, since I'm so lazy I hardly cook anymore.

But there's so little caffeine in chocolate... And I eat so little... aaww CHUCKS!

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 1:22 am

From howstuffworks.com:

Typical coffee contains 100 mg per 6-ounce cup. This is the same amount as one tablet of No-Doz or similar caffeine pills.

Typical brewed black tea contains 70 mg per 6-ounce cup, so almost 3/4 of coffee.

Typical colas, like Coke, contain 50 mg per 12 ounce can, so 1/4 of cofee.

Typical milk chocolate contains 6 mg per ounce, so 36 mg per 6 ounces. About half tea and less than half coffee, so explains why chocolate is a mild buzz, if any. No info on dark chocolate.