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Determination of Caffeine in Tea Samples
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
First of all T would like to thank my cousin brother Mr. Neeraj Naithani Research Scholar Department of Chemistry, TTT Roorkee for his contribution in this study. T would also like to thank my Chemistry Teacher Ms. Rampal in providing a helping hand in making my project titled “Determination Of Caffeine In Tea Samples”.
Disclaimers: The errors idiocies and inconsistencies remain my own.
Ankit Bahuguna
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Determination of Caffeine in Tea Samples Ankit Bahuguna (XTT-A)
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CONTENTS
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Theory
  3. 3. Uses of Caffeine
  4. 4. Effects of Caffeine
  5. 5. Procedure
  6. 6. Observations
  7. 7. Result
Determination of Caffeine in Tea Samples Ankit Bahuguna (XTT-A)
INTRODUCTION
Tea is the most commonly and widely used soft beverage in the household. It acts as a stimulant for central nervous system and skeletal muscles. That is why tea removes fatigue, tiredness and headache. It also increases the capacity of thinking. It is also used for lowering body temperature. The principal constituent of tea, which is responsible for all these properties, is the alkaloid-caffeine. The amount of caffeine in tea leavers varies from sample to sample.
Originally it was thought that caffeine is responsible for the taste and flavour of tea. But pure caffeine has been found to be a tasteless while substance. Therefore, the taste and flavour of tea is due to some other substance present in it. There is a little doubt that the popularity of the xanthenes beverages depends on...