Beverage firms, activists in fresh war of words

Caffeine levels in energy drinks cause of new discord.

Beverage companies Coca-Cola, Red Bull India and Goldwin Healthcare are locked in a fresh battle with research institutes and consumer advocacy groups, this time over the cap on caffeine levels in energy drinks. To end the fracas, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI), a [...]

How much caffeine is in decaf coffee?

In the United States federal regulations require that in order to label coffee as “decaffeinated” that coffee must have had its caffeine level reduced by no less than 97.5 percent.

Example: Panamanian coffee is about 1.36% caffeine by weight normally. This and many other arabica coffees are about 98.64% caffeine free even before anything [...]