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Originally posted by Did you just call me Coltrane?
It looks like the myth is fact:
http://slate.msn.com/id/2107807
Excerpt:
Starbucks must be banking on the theory that the people who buy its coffee don't just need coffee, they need Starbucks coffee, which packs a higher caffeine punch than many competitors. The Wall Street Journal earlier this year sent samples of coffee from Starbucks, 7-Eleven, and Dunkin' Donuts to Central Analytical Laboratories. The lab reported that a 16-ounce Starbucks house blend coffee contained 223 milligrams of caffeine, compared with 174 and 141 milligrams in comparable amounts of Dunkin' Donuts and 7-Eleven coffee, respectively. According to the Journal, the average Starbucks coffee drink contains 320 milligrams of caffeine. (This chart from the Center for Science in the Public Interest shows different measurement levels, including the scary finding that a 16-ounce Starbucks grande has nearly three times as much caffeine as a No-Doz.)
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Rubbish. I'm not one to quibble with facts. Clearly, there is something to the myth. BUT, like all stats, it depends a lot on which Starbucks you're visiting, how close to the bottom of the pot your cup came from, etc...
Second, were that true, I'd have died years ago. I had a three grande habit at one point. Granted, they say the body acclimates to caffeine quickly and can injest massive doses if conditioned to do so, but you've just stated that I had the equivalent of nine No-Dozes a day.
And if its based on govt stats, it doesn't apply to me. According to the govt, I'm dead (along w/most of this board).
