Caffeine Extract
Also Knows as: . Natural Caffeine Anhydrous, 1,3,7-Trimethylxanthine
Caffeine extract is a concentrated version of caffeine, a natural stimulant found in a variety of plants such as coffee beans, tea leaves, and cocoa beans. The extract is often taken from natural sources or manufactured in labs. It is utilized in a wide range of items, including dietary supplements, energy drinks, weight-loss products and some pharmaceuticals.
Key Points about Caffeine Extract:
Energy Boosters: Caffeine extract is commonly included in energy drinks and pre-workout supplements to improve physical and mental performance.
Uses in Medicine: Caffeine is sporadically added to drugs intended to treat headaches and migraines as well as to improve the efficacy of various pain relievers.
Forms: There are several kinds of caffeine extract that are available, such as liquid extracts, capsules, and powders. Depending on the form and concentration, the potency may change.
Risks: Overconsumption can have harmful consequences, thus those with specific health issues (such as heart difficulties or psychological disorders) should exercise caution.
Benefits & Uses
- Energy: It Stimulates the central nervous system to reduce fatigue and drowsiness, which benefit exercise performance. It also improves endurance and increase muscular strength. Such properties make caffeine one of the best performance enhancer. Hence it is used as key ingredient in sports and energy drinks.
- Antioxidants Properties: It contains antioxidants that prevent or slow cell damage and may offer protection from heart disease and diabetes.
- Gallbladder disease. Drinking beverages that provide at least 400 mg of caffeine daily seems to reduce the risk of developing gallstone disease. The effect seems to be dose-dependent. Taking 800 mg of caffeine daily seems to work best.
- Headache after surgery. Using caffeine by mouth or intravenously is effective for preventing headaches following surgery.
- Migraine. Taking caffeine by mouth together with pain relievers such aspirin and acetaminophen is effective for treating migraines. Caffeine is an FDA-approved product for use with pain relievers for treating migraine headaches.
- Parkinson’s disease: It offers men some protection against Parkinson’s disease.
- Asthma
- Athletic performance
- Diabetes
- Headache after epidural anesthesia
- Low blood pressure
- Memory
- Obesity
- Skin cancer
Caffeine anhydrous BP
Specification
| Product Name | Caffeine anhydrous | ||
| Common Name | Caffeine anhydrous | ||
| Grade Used | BP | ||
| Active Ingredient | 1,3,7- |
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| PARAMETER | Specification | Method | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Assay | 98.5% – 101.5% | HPLC | |
| Description | white colour Powder | Organoleptic | |
| Sieve Test | 100% Pass through 40 mesh | USP <786> | |
| OTHERS | |||
| Total Heavy metals | NMT 10 ppm | USP<231> | |
| Arsenic | NMT 1 ppm | USP<231> | |
| Cadmium | NMT 1 ppm | USP<231> | |
| Lead | NMT 3 ppm | USP<231> | |
| Mercury | NMT 0.1 ppm | USP<231> | |
| MICROBIOLOGICAL AND PATHOGEN ANALYSIS | |||
| Standard Plate Count | NMT 5000 cfu/gm | USP<61> | |
| Yeast & Moulds | NMT 100 cfu/gm | USP<61> | |
| Coliforms | NMT 10 cfu/gm | USP<61> | |
| E. coli | Absent | USP<61> | |
| Salmonella | Absent | USP<61> | |
| Pseudomonas aeruginosa | Absent | USP<61> | |
| Staphylococcus aureus | Absent | USP<61> | |