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From: sbishop@desire.wright.edu
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Subject: Re: Love, chocolate and caffeine
Message-ID: <1991Jan31.192607.2399@desire.wright.edu>
Date: 1 Feb 91 00:26:07 GMT
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In article <15398@milton.u.washington.edu>, wiggs@milton.u.washington.edu (James Wiggs) writes:
> In article <1203@ai.cs.utexas.edu> throop@cs.utexas.edu (David Throop) writes:
>>
>>  But chocolate doesn't contain caffeine, does it?  I've repeatedly
>>seen claims that it does, but I think that all that it actually
>>contains is theobromine, (a compound which, contrary to it's name,
>>contains neither bromine nor God.)
>>
> 
>    It contains *both* caffeine and theobromine.
> 

My information on caffeine is that chocolate contains approximately the
same amount of caffeine in a pound that is found in a cup of coffee.
So to get any significant amount of caffeine you need to eat enough
chocolate to make you sick.
 
>>   Simple proof that chocolate doesn't contain caffeine:
>>     If it did, somebody would be marketing a caffeine free chocolate.
> 
>    There is a caffeine-free "chocolate".  It's called carob.  Another
> beautiful proof ruined by an awkward fact...

Carob tastes weird....

> 
>>David Throop
> 
> 
> James Wiggs
> wiggs@chemc2.chem.washington.edu _or_ wiggs@milton.u.washington.edu
> #include <std.disclaimer>
> "Aaah, they've got the patience of Job."  - Earl Bass

Sue, a dedicated chocoholic....

Think I'll go make some fudge.....