000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agoWhat would happen if caffeine was made illegal?message-squaremessage-square127fedilinkarrow-up1246arrow-down115file-text
arrow-up1231arrow-down1message-squareWhat would happen if caffeine was made illegal?000999@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Asklemmy@lemmy.ml · 11 months agomessage-square127fedilinkfile-text
Caffeine must be one of, if not the, most used drug. It is vital to the operation of more or less every industry.
minus-squaretrachemys@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoIn quantities large enough to matter?
minus-squareSibbo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-211 months agoYep, chocolate for example. Especially high cocoa chocolate.
minus-squareinetknght@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down4·11 months agoToday I learned “high cocoa chocolate” is a natural food. … wait, is that right? Chocolate is a processed food. Chocolate isn’t a natural food. High-cocoa chocolate is a processed food. High-cocoa chocolate isn’t a natural food. Can someone fix my brain plz?
minus-squares20@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·11 months agoCaffeine occurs naturally in cacao. AFAIK, there is no way to process it out. That’s all they meant. Although you’d kinda have to eat a lot t get a significant dose.
minus-squareinetknght@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-211 months agoOoooh I’m definitely overthinking things thanks for the clarify
In quantities large enough to matter?
Yep, chocolate for example. Especially high cocoa chocolate.
Today I learned “high cocoa chocolate” is a natural food.
… wait, is that right? Chocolate is a processed food. Chocolate isn’t a natural food. High-cocoa chocolate is a processed food. High-cocoa chocolate isn’t a natural food.
Can someone fix my brain plz?
Caffeine occurs naturally in cacao. AFAIK, there is no way to process it out. That’s all they meant.
Although you’d kinda have to eat a lot t get a significant dose.
Ooooh I’m definitely overthinking things
thanks for the clarify