Christina Faithful
Editorial office Frummi
Christina Faithful has been writing for since May 2019 Frummi . She is ambitious to always check the best sources and to write the most qualified texts for our customers.
Caffeine, origin & interesting facts
Interesting facts about caffeine
Caffeine can be found in stimulants and plants, as well as in chemical form as a crystalline, odorless powder. It belongs to the group of stimulants and, as a natural substance, belongs to black tea, coffee or cocoa.
origin of caffeine
The discoverer of caffeine is known as Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, a German chemist and pharmacist who first isolated caffeine from coffee beans in 1819.
At the same time, Pierre-Jean Robiquet, Pierre Joseph Pelletier and Joseph Bienaimé Caventou achieved the same isolation in France in 1821.
As a result, the molecular formula for caffeine was determined by Liebig and Pfaff in 1832, while Ludwig Medicus presented the chemical structure of caffeine in 1875. This was then confirmed by Fischer in 1895 and could be continuously researched over the years.
In the 20th century, the effectiveness of caffeine was successfully proven and used for different purposes.
extraction of caffeine
Caffeine can be produced naturally and synthetically, with a dose of caffeine derived from plants being significantly more effective.
Some of the main suppliers are:
- cocoa pods
- cola nuts
- mate plant leaves
- tea bush leaves
- coffee beans
- guarana seeds
When it comes to herbal products, the caffeine also helps to ward off pests. Caffeine also turns out to be a so-called extraction product, which is produced during the decaffeination of industrially produced coffee.
| By Christina Treu – updated 10 Feb 2022 |