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Caffeine is an odorless chemical compound with a bitter alkaloid found naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves, kola nuts and cacao beans. Caffeine is considered a mild stimulant and used heavily in commercial beverages and the pharmaceutical industry. Caffeine ingestion is almost in 1/3 of the tap water consumption in North America and Europe.   © Copyright 1999 United Intertrade, Inc.

This article was published on Tuesday 15 April, 2008.

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