How is the stimulant in mate tea different from caffeine?

Posted by Caffe | Posted in Diet & Fitness | Posted on 06-03-2010

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Lawrence asked:


I recently had a heart attack, and the doctors tell me caffeine can affect the heart’s rhythm.

I have been told that mate tea contains a stimulant similar to caffeine, but not the same and it doesn’t make you as jittery.

Does anyone know how the mate stimulant is different from regular caffeine?

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What is the empirical formula of caffeine?

Posted by Caffe | Posted in Chemistry | Posted on 06-02-2010

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◘•CharM•◘ asked:


This is the one.
Caffeine which occurs in coffee, tea and kola nuts, is a stimulant for the central nervous system. A 1.261 g sample of pure caffeine contains 0.624 g of carbon, 0.65 g of hydrogen and 0.208 g oxygen. What is the empirical formula of caffeine?

Hello everyone! Could anyone answer this for me? Thanks!

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