Caffeine

ISBN-13: 9780367455835 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 384 str.

Gene A. Spiller

Opis

Caffeine provides information on composition, processing, consumption, health effects, and epidemiological correlations for the methylxanthine beverages and foods and serves as a useful tool for anyone interested in the methylxanthine–containing products.

Spis treści

1. Introduction to the Chemistry, Isolation, and Biosynthesis of Methylxanthine 2. Analytical Methods for Quantitation of Methylxanthine 3. Tea: The Plant and Its Manufacture; Chemistry and Consumption of the Beverage 4. Tea in China 5. The Coffee Plant and Its Processing 6. The Chemical Components of Coffee 7. Methylxanthine Composition and Consumption Patterns of Cocoa and Chocolate Product 8. Maté 9. Caffeine Consumption 10. Basic Metabolism and Physiological Effects of the Methylxanthines 11. Caffeine as an Ergogenic Aid 12. Caffeine: Effects on Psychological Functioning and Performanc 13. Coffee, Caffeine, and Serum Cholesterol 14. Coffee, Tea, Cancer and Fibrocystic Breast Disease 15. Caffeine, Calcium, and Bone Health 16. Caffeine and Reproduction

O autorze

Spiller, Gene A.