PENMART01 wrote:

> >> While espresso may seem stronger in taste it does not have more caffeine.
> >> In all reality it has about a third of American style brewed coffee.
> >>
> >> Cristina
> >
> >I beg to differ. Whenever I drink even a small cup of expresso, I get a
> >definite buzz from it that lasts for hours. Maybe you ate thinking of
> >cappuccino or something else that's mixed with other things, but not the
> >expresso *I* know.
> >
> >Gary
>
> You are speaking of that black coffee caffeine jolt. With espresso the
> caffeine is more concentrated so that jolt will be immediate, but when drinking
> American style coffee black the effect of that jolt will soon catch up.
>
> A 2oz cup of typical espresso will contain caffeine about equal with a 6oz cup
> of typical American style coffee... naturally if mixed with milk or cream the
> available caffeine in either will not be so readily absorbed therefore that
> immediate caffeine jolt will not be experienced, but ultimately about the same
> amount of caffeine will eventually get absorbed, the milk/cream will act not
> only as buffer but also as a time release agent.

Hmmm... interesting. Thanks.

Gary



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