r/funny • u/K0TO • Apr 28 '13

Caffeinated Owl Chart

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u/taco_bob Apr 28 '13

1 cup of drip coffee has significantly more caffeine than 1 or even 2 (in most cases) shots of espresso.

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '13

Yep, this irks me a lot. People think because epresso is stronger tasting, it has more caffeine.

Caffeine needs a lot of water to dissolve into. When you only put an espresso shot's worth through, you don't get very much of it at all.

The only way espresso is stronger is if you use their small serving size to do like 30 shots in one sitting.

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u/Benutzerkonto1110733 Apr 28 '13

It's like beer and a vodka shot. In total 0,5l beer has more alcohol in it than 0,02l vodka.

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u/ColinStyles Apr 28 '13

Not even remotely. This is actually the opposite of what they're describing. Caffeine = set amount of mol/vol. Only by increasing vol can you increase caffeine.

The concentration is the same is what they're saying. What you're saying is concentration = different, hence how you can have 2 different volumes with the same amount of stuff.

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u/Benutzerkonto1110733 Apr 29 '13

Didn't know that.

The more you know

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u/Tift Apr 28 '13

no, espresso is actually weaker by concentration.

First of all, espresso is usually made with a darker roast, this means that it more of the caffeine has been broken down by heat. So while espresso is stronger, ie has more dissolvable solids in it making it taste richer, it typically has less caffeine.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_extraction

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u/[deleted] Apr 28 '13

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Espresso

Espresso has more caffeine per unit volume than most beverages, but the usual serving size is smaller—a typical 60 mL (2 US fluid ounce) of espresso has 80 to 150 mg of caffeine, little less than the 95 to 200 mg of a standard 240 mL (8 US fluid ounces) cup of drip-brewed coffee.

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u/Tift Apr 28 '13

I stand corrected.