Satiate my curiosity, please. I know caffeine is naturally occurring in many plants (coffee and tea being the most notable). But for things like energy drinks, soda, drink flavorings, and whatnot that we add caffeine to, where does it come from?

Do we synthesize it all , is it recovered from the decaffeination process we use for decaf coffee/tea? Something else?

  • serendipity@aussie.zone
    31·
    14 days ago

    Synthesised.

    Global Synthetic Caffeine Market, By Product

    •    Powder\ •    Granular

    Global Synthetic Caffeine Market, By Application

    •    Food & Beverages
    •    Pharmaceutical
    •    Cosmetics & Personal Care
    •    Dietary Supplements & Functional Food

    Global Synthetic Caffeine Market, By Geography

    •    North America
      —  U.S.
      —  Canada
      —  Mexico
    •    Europe
      —  Germany
      —  UK
      —  France
      —  Rest of Europe
    •    Asia Pacific
      —  China
      —  Japan
      —  India
      —  Rest of Asia Pacific
    •    Rest of the World
      —  Latin America
      —  Middle East & Africa

    Global Synthetic Caffeine Market, Key Players

    •    BASF SE
    •    Kudos Chemie
    •    Cambridge Commodities Limited
    •    Aarti Industries Limited
    •    Spectrum Chemical Manufacturing Corp
    •    CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited
    •    Foodchem International Corporation
    •    LobaChemie Pvt.
    •    Stabilimento Farmaceutico Cav. G. Testa
    •    Central Drug House