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Welcome to the "World of
TaB Soda".
Any true
TaB drinker knows that
TaB is better than any cup of coffee (at least tastes
better) in the morning. and is a great source of
Caffeine.
The following is some background on Caffeine
(more than you probably wanted to know) and where
TaB stands in
the rankings. |
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Caffeine and TaB
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Caffeine is known medically as trimethylxanthine, and the chemical formula
is C8H10N4O2
(Check out the
Molecular Structure) |
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Beware, the following contains
many facts blended with editorial comments!
Caffeine is a substance that occurs naturally in more than
60 plants including coffee beans, tea leaves, kola nuts and cacao beans.
When
isolated in pure form, caffeine is a white crystalline powder that tastes
very bitter. The chief source of pure caffeine is the process of
decaffeinating coffee and tea (at least coffee is good for something).
Medically, caffeine is useful as a cardiac stimulant and also as a mild
diuretic (it increases urine production). Recreationally, it is used to
provide a "boost of energy" or a feeling of heightened alertness. It's
often used to stay awake longer. Many people feel as though they "cannot
function" in the morning without a cup of coffee (in our case TaB).
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From the beginning... TaB
drinker have known TaB is a great source of Caffeine,
but as you can see from the following
Caffeine Rating Chart,
it is not the highest by any means.
It's approximately half of regular coffee and
10th among soft drinks. |
From the "I told you so department", many consider Caffeine an addictive drug, it operates using
the same mechanisms that cocaine and heroin use to stimulate
the brain. On a spectrum, caffeine's effects are far milder than
cocaine and heroin, but it is manipulating the same channels
and that is one of the things that gives caffeine its addictive qualities.
I'm sure it will be a felony to possess Caffeine some day, but, for know
let's all enjoy our TaB.
| Product |
milligrams |
| Red Bull (8 oz) |
100 |
| Coffee (8 oz) |
80+ |
| Jolt |
70+ |
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| Pepsi One |
56 |
| Mountain Dew |
55 |
| Mountain Dew Code Red |
55 |
| Diet Mountain Dew |
55 |
| Kick Citrus |
54 |
| Mellow Yellow |
53 |
| Surge |
51 |
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TaB
(10th among Soft Drinks) |
47 |
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| Diet Coke |
46 |
| Shasta Cola |
44 |
| Shasta Cherry Cola |
44 |
| Shasta Diet Cola |
44 |
| RC Cola |
43 |
| Diet RC |
43 |
| Dr. Pepper |
41 |
| Diet Dr. Pepper |
41 |
| Diet Sunkist Orange |
41 |
| Tea (8 oz) |
40+ |
| Mr. Pibb |
40 |
| Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb |
40 |
| Red Flash |
40 |
| Sunkist Orange |
40 |
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| Ruby Red |
39 |
| Storm |
38 |
| Big Red |
38 |
| Pepsi-Cola |
38 |
| Pepsi Twist |
38 |
| Diet Pepsi |
36 |
| Diet Pepsi Twist |
36 |
| Aspen |
36 |
| Coca-Cola Classic |
34 |
| Cherry Coke |
34 |
| Lemon Coke |
34 |
| Vanilla Coke |
34 |
| Diet Cherry Coke |
34 |
| Snapple Flavored Teas |
32 |
| Canada Dry Cola |
30 |
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| A&W Creme Soda |
29 |
| Nestea Sweet Iced Tea |
27 |
| Nestea Unsweetened Iced Tea |
26 |
| Barq's Root Beer |
23 |
| A&W Diet Creme Soda |
22 |
| Hot Cocoa (8 oz) |
14 |
| Snapple Sweet Tea |
12 |
| Lipton Brisk, All Varieties |
9 |
| Coffee Decaf (8 oz) |
2+ |
| Canada Dry Diet Cola |
1 |
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| Diet Rite Cola |
0 |
| Sprite |
0 |
| 7-Up |
0 |
| Mug Root Beer |
0 |
| Diet Barq's Root Beer |
0 |
| Sundrop Orange |
0 |
| Minute Maid Orange |
0 |
| A&W Root Beer |
0 |
| Slice |
0 |
| Sierra Mist |
0 |
Caffeine Notes:
Ratings Chart, serving sizes are 12 oz. unless noted otherwise.
Sources,
National Soft Drink Association, US Food and Drug and
HowStuffWorks.com
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