Marketplace Guarana: More Kick Than Caffeine
Marketplace Guarana: More Kick Than Caffeine
Tea, coffee and colas are the only drinks Health Canada allows to contain caffeine. But drink makers have managed to slip around that requirement by using a natural ingredient called guarana. Many natural energy drinks contain guarana, the richest source of caffeine with two to three times the quantity of caffeine in coffee. Unsuspecting consumers are getting a bigger jolt than they realize, all because Canadian laws don’t require guarana to be regulated. That’s because it’s not an additive, like caffeine, but a naturally occurring food ingredient.
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- Added on: 06/14/2013
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- Energy drinks [LCSH] Energy drinks -- Marketing [LCSH] Beverages -- Health aspects [LCSH] Guarana -- Physiological effect [LCSH] Caffeine -- Physiological effect [LCSH] Energy drinks -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- Canada [LCSH] Consumer protection -- Canada [LCSH] Diet [LCSH] Nutrition -- Study and teaching [LCSH] Health education [LCSH] Business education [LCSH] Marketing [LCSH]
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