Caffeine in New and Upcoming Foods

   

 There are plenty of people out there that can't drink coffee or choose not to. There's plenty of alternatives to coffee to get that extra boost in the morning from the caffeine. Some drink energy drinks,others choose to drink teas, smoothies, eat nuts, or super foods. Wrigley Company had a novel idea of incorporating caffeine into something that just about everyone can enjoy: Gum. But the FDA has been investigating the effects of these incorporated caffeines because of recent reports of death due to disturbed heart beats and physical effects of performance. Wrigley's new "Alert Energy Gum" contains in one piece, the amount of caffeine that's in about 1/2 cup of coffee. It won't be soon until other food items such as jelly beans, potato chips, etc. will be fused with caffeine. The FDA is closely watching the market on these new foods with caffeine integrated foods to reduce the "too much of a good thing" theory.