Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research
Vol 2, No 1 (2022): Indo J Pharm Res 2022 2(1)

CAFFEIN LEVELS IN GREEN TEA BAGS

Riong Seulina Panjaitan (Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Jakarta)
Risty Setyati Ashari (Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Jakarta)
Saiful Anwar (Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Jakarta)
Nurul Asfia (Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Jakarta)
Silvy Widya Rahmi (Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Jakarta)
Marisa Tamara Sari (Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Jakarta)



Article Info

Publish Date
14 Sep 2022

Abstract

Caffeine is known to have a pharmacological effect, namely as a stimulant for the central nervous system and metabolism, besides that it can be used for treatment in reducing physical overload and can also increase alertness levels. This study aims to determine the caffeine content in 25 grams (10 bags of green tea bags) from 3 different packaging brands. Extraction of caffeine from green tea bags was carried out using the maceration method, and recrystallization of the caffeine content with hot acetone, then titration of ligroin(n-hexane) to obtain pure crystals. The caffeine obtained from 3 samples, namely sample A obtained 0.099% sample B obtained 0.088% sample C obtained 0.094 % and all samples in the safe category did not exceed SNI is 50 mg/serving.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

IJPR

Publisher

Subject

Chemistry Medicine & Pharmacology Public Health

Description

Indonesian Journal of Pharmaceutical Research (IJPR) is a peer-reviewed open-access journal related to the pharmaceutical sciences and related disciplines, as well as pharmaceutical practice. It is the journal of the Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Muhammadiyah University of Sumatera ...