Caffeine Chemistry and Processes
C8H10N4O2
What is the Chemical Formula of caffeine?
Japan in the 1960s
What is where the first energy drink was created(Lipovitan D)
Caffeine blocks adenosine receptors, which reduces fatigue
What is how caffeine increases energy?
Soft drinks are mainly water, sugar and flavoring. They don't do anything for your body. Sports drinks contain water, electrolytes and sugar. Energy drinks have added caffeine and other ingredients.
What is the difference between soft drinks, sports drinks, and energy drinks?
Adenosene
What are the brain receptors that allow you to sleep, which are being blocked by caffeine?
Caffeine and Sugar
What are the two active ingredients in most energy drinks?
Jolt Cola
What was the first energy drink released to the American public.
B vitamins increase metabolism, electrolytes rehydrate muscles
What is the main purpose of vitamins and electrolytes in energy drinks
Only temporary energy
What is the type of energy that you can get from energy drinks?
energy drinks can improve your endurance and performance
What is a claim that energy manufacturers make but most medical experts say is false?
Dissolution of carbon dioxide gas (Co2) into the liquid
1980
When was the first energy drink released to the American public?
Providing a quick burst of energy
What is the primary function of the chemical processes in energy drinks?
America; 2.7 billion dollars
What is the top importer of energy drinks, and how much money per year is spent?
Ginkgo biloba
What is an ingredient of some energy drinks that is thought to have memory enhancing capabilities.
The three most used energy drinks (They have the most caffeine in them)
What are Red Bull, Rockstar, and Monster?
An Austrian businessman named Dietrich Mateschitz
Who invented RedBull?
Caffeine gives you energy and then sugar keeps your body active for longer to preserve the energy from the caffeine.
What is the relationship between caffeine and sugar in energy drinks?
Nervous System
What system of the body is the most affected by an over consumption of the caffeine that energy drinks contain?
heart palpitations, anxiety, insomnia, and becoming addicted
What are some bad things that can happen from drinking energy drinks?
They increase your alertness, attention, and energy and are in many energy drinks. (Hint: Not caffeine)
What are Legal Stimulants?
An amino acid known as taurine
What is the main ingredient in lipovitan D
adenosine is blocked and neurons are fired
What happens when you consume an excess of caffeine and other stimulants?
Improved mood and cognitive functions such as memory and attention.
What are positive effects of caffeine?
Feeling alert and sober, even when drunk
What happens when you mix energy drinks and alcohol that can ultimately lead to death?