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Date: 02 Aug 2006 07:26:57
From: Randy R
Subject: can this be right? - New labeling rules in Taiwan
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I read this story this morning about new rules in Taiwan.
http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/07/31/2003321170
Starting August 1st, "coffee chain stores" must label their coffee with
the amount of caffeine in a cup.A red label means the coffee has
between 200 - 300 mg of caffeine (or more,) a yellow label is 100 - 200
mg, and a green label means the cup has less than 100 mg of caffeine.
Can a single cup of coffee really have 300 mg of caffeine?
Randy R
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 09:34:19
From: Randy G.
Subject: Re: can this be right? - New labeling rules in Taiwan
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"Randy R" <rrostie@gmail.com > wrote:
>I read this story this morning about new rules in Taiwan.
>http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/07/31/2003321170
>Starting August 1st, "coffee chain stores" must label their coffee with
>the amount of caffeine in a cup.A red label means the coffee has
>between 200 - 300 mg of caffeine (or more,) a yellow label is 100 - 200
>mg, and a green label means the cup has less than 100 mg of caffeine.
>Can a single cup of coffee really have 300 mg of caffeine?
>
The article concludes with, "As the signs will not be compulsory,
however, companies that do not display them will not be penalized."
Sounds like retired US politicians are now working in Taiwan... :-/
Randy "invisible signs" G.
http://www.EspressoMyEspresso.com
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 11:30:40
From: Jack Denver
Subject: Re: can this be right? - New labeling rules in Taiwan
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It depends on how big the cup is and at what strength it was brewed. Robusta
is higher than arabica (around double). Previous tests I have seen vary all
over the lot, even with coffee tested from the same store on different days
(some people have speculated that this may be due to "pause and serve"
feature, with the first cup dispensed being higher in caffeine than the
later ones), so I dunno how they will implement this properly.
Coffee is around 1% to 2% caffeine by weight. If you use 25g of coffee to
brew 16 oz. (the proper brewing strength) you could get around 250 to 500 mg
of caffeine.
In this study, a Grande was found to have between 259 to 564 mg.:
http://www.napa.ufl.edu/2003news/caffeinecontent.htm
Schomer got 340 mg of caffeine out of 18.5g of coffee used to make a 16 oz.
brew. (1.84%)
http://www.lucidcafe.com/cafeforum/cafstudy.html
"Randy R" <rrostie@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1154528817.043268.163670@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
>I read this story this morning about new rules in Taiwan.
> http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2006/07/31/2003321170
> Starting August 1st, "coffee chain stores" must label their coffee with
> the amount of caffeine in a cup.A red label means the coffee has
> between 200 - 300 mg of caffeine (or more,) a yellow label is 100 - 200
> mg, and a green label means the cup has less than 100 mg of caffeine.
> Can a single cup of coffee really have 300 mg of caffeine?
>
> Randy R
>
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 12:17:39
From: Omniryx@gmail.com
Subject: Re: can this be right? - New labeling rules in Taiwan
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The person whom Ken Fox does not like me to mention just came back from
Taiwan where (gender-referent pronoun omitted to avoid disturbing Ken)
's family lives. The word is that this is true...the labeling, I mean.
Will
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Date: 02 Aug 2006 16:03:21
From: Jack Denver
Subject: Re: can this be right? - New labeling rules in Taiwan
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If you were trying not to "out" someone, you sure picked an ass backward way
of doing so. Is this some kind of cheap trick ala John Kerry/ Mary Cheney?
If so, shame on you.
<Omniryx@gmail.com > wrote in message
news:1154546259.692949.134560@i3g2000cwc.googlegroups.com...
> The person whom Ken Fox does not like me to mention just came back from
> Taiwan where (gender-referent pronoun omitted to avoid disturbing Ken)
> 's family lives. The word is that this is true...the labeling, I mean.
>
> Will
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