Asked how many coffees she drinks a day she says: “Two. Sitting out of the wind on a bench next to Provost Skene House and sipping a Costa black Americano, Kirsteen Boxall says she always suspected her favoured brand was stronger than the rest. “I drink it for the energy boost, so it better have caffeine in it,” she says with a laugh. Shannon clutches a Pret a Manger coffee, which according to the Which? survey contains as much as two-and-a-half times caffeine as a Starbucks equivalent. “I probably should know, but I don’t,” says Shannon as she hurries down Schoolhill in a biting cold wind with friend Cameron. On the streets of Aberdeen on Wednesday, there was a similar level of misunderstanding among coffee drinkers over how much caffeine is in a cup. “It does seem a little funny,” he says, “I was sent the survey by a coffee roaster who said he wonders if someone got their figures wrong.” ‘It better have caffeine in it’ I really enjoy a pint of milk, but I wouldn’t want a Starbucks coffee at the bottom of it.” “The largest Starbucks is 20 ounces, which is a pint,” Jonny says. Then, the goal was to offer volume, a mindset that continues to this day. Meanwhile, the generally lower caffeine content at Starbucks could go back to the Seattle company’s early mission to compete against American soft drinks such as Coke and Pepsi. Robusta beans generally have a higher caffeine content, according to Jonny. Higher caffeine content could also be down to a higher mix of robusta beans in the blend compared to the higher-quality arabica beans. It is instead all about flavour, and he tweaks his recipes accordingly.įor high street coffee chains, though, he suspects other considerations are at play, including the ‘buzz’ customers get from their daily cup of joe. Of course, for Jonny, the goal is not the caffeine levels. Why do high-street coffee chains have such differing caffeine levels? Image: Kami Thomson/DC Thomsonįor example, one of Jonny’s coffees at Coffee Apothecary runs at 19 grams in and 41 grams out.Īnother style is 19 grams in and 46 grams out. Jonny’s coffee’s come with different levels of espresso shots. “Everyone comes in saying they want a latte, but then your latte is so different to that cafe’s latte or that cafe’s latte. “It’s the most frustrating thing in the world when running a cafe,” he goes on. “No,” says Jonny, with a polite sigh that suggests I’ve opened up a whole can of worms. Isn’t ordering a latte or a flat white like going to a pub and ordering a single or double measure of vodka? I have long assumed that a typical coffee contains two ‘shots’, or a set amount of coffee grind. In short, there is no such thing as a standardised cup of coffee. The answer, according to Jonny Aspden, a coffee expert and owner of the Coffee Apothecary shops in Udny and Ellon, lies in the rough-and-tumble world of professional barista-ing. What’s going on? No such thing as a standardised coffee Loading Spinner An icon of a loading spinner.Īnd confusing, especially to someone like me that is looking to cut down on caffeine.įor example, I can drink three Starbucks cappuccinos and still stay under the UK government’s recommended caffeine limit of 200mg for pregnant women (I’m using that because there is no overall recommended limit).īut a single cup from Costa blasts me straight through the ceiling. Success Tick Timeout An icon of a greyed out success tick. Information An icon of an information logo. Speech Bubble Icon A icon displaying a speech bubble WhatsApp An icon of the WhatsApp logo. Video Camera An icon of a video camera shape. Previous An icon of an arrow pointing to the left. Notice An explanation mark centred inside a circle. Next An icon of an arrow pointing to the right. Hamburger Menu Icon An icon used to represent a collapsed menu. Search Icon A magnifying glass icon that is used to represent the function of searching. Magnifying Glass An icon of a magnifying glass. Comments An icon of a speech bubble, denoting user comments. Close Icon An icon used to represent where to interact to collapse or dismiss a component Comment An icon of a speech bubble. Breaking An icon of an exclamation mark on a circular background. Pause Icon A two-lined pause icon for stopping interactions. Is Not Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes with a diagonal line through it. Is Public An icon of a human eye and eyelashes. Telephone An icon of a traditional telephone receiver. Profile An icon that resembles human head and shoulders. Linked In An icon of the Linked In "in" mark. Facebook An icon of the Facebook "f" mark. Caret An icon of a block arrow pointing to the right. Cancel An icon of a circle with a diagonal line across.
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