Caffeine Level from Coffee, Tea Leaves, Carbonated Drinks and Energy Drinks

Abstract

Caffeine is natural substance found in more than 60 plants, the most common plants are coffee beans, tea leaves, there are also synthetic source of caffein like carbonated drink, energy drinks, and cacao pods caffeine can also be synthetic caffeine is added to foods, drinks, medicines. In this research, the concentration of caffeine in tea leaves, coffee beans, carbonated drink and energy drinks were assayed and also to see the benefit and the bad effect of caffeine on health. Five tea brands, five coffee types, carbonated drink and energy drinks were collected from the market, then each sample were tested for caffein level concentration of caffeine. Results show that the energy drinks have highest concentration of caffein among other sample in general, sequent with Beta tea brand and the Black frying seed coffee for tea brands Beta brand has highest concentration of caffeine among other tea brand and Black frying seed coffee has highest concentration of caffeine among other coffee types.