Stimulating beverages

Question 1

Caffiene

Answer 1

A common additive in most soft drinks and medications.
Methyltheobromine
naturally occurring plant compound
your metabolism will increase 10%
is physically addictive
in large doses, it can cause headaches, dizziness, insomnia, irregular heartbeat.

Question 2

Coffee

Answer 2

Coffee Arabica
native to East Africa(Ethiopia)
2nd only to oil as the most traded
South America leading producers
Brewed in 500 AD Arabia
the people of Arabia held a monopoly for several 100 years.
Dutch were the first to break the monopoly, they brought it to Sri Lanka and began cultivating it
in 1723 the plant was brought to Martinique, 50 years later there were 1000s of the plant, and then the cultivation spread throughout the Carribean and South America.
They have to be harvested by hand
Cocoa Butter: common ingredient in cosmetics

Question 3

Chocolate

Answer 3

Theobroma Cacoa
A tropical tree native to the Americas
Credit Spain for the popularity of chocolate to Europe.
For a short time Spain had a monopoly
in countries Trinidad, Hispanola, Haiti, Dominic Republic
Parts of Africa lead the world in production

Question 4

Tea

Answer 4

Throughout many religions plays a big role in rituals
Camelia Sinense
costs less than chocolate
primarily produced in Southeast Asia
Argentina the only country that has a thriving tea industry