Chapter 11: Caffeine
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13 Terms
adenosine
An inhibitory neurotransmitter that is blocked, or neutralized, by caffeine and other xanthine’s.
baking chocolate
a hardened paste, consisting of chocolate liquor, produced by heating roasted cocoa beans.
caffeine
a xanthine stimulant found in coffee, tea, chocolate, soft drinks, and several medications.
caffeinism
a dangerous state of behavioral and physiological overstimulation from a very large dose of caffeine.
Camellia sinensis
The plant from which tea leaves are obtained.
chocolate liquor
a dark-colored paste made when roasted cocoa beans are heated so that the cocoa butter in the beans melts.
cocoa bean pods
parts of the cacao tree that are the raw material for cocoa and chocolate.
cocoa butter
the fat content of the cocoa bean.
Coffea arabica
a type of coffee bean native to the Middle East but now grown principally in South America.
coffea robusta
a type of coffee bean grown principally in Indonesia, Brazil, and Africa
theobromine
A xanthine stimulant found in chocolate.
theophylline
a xanthine stimulant found in small amounts in tea.
xanthines
a family of CNS stimulant drugs that includes caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine.