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[dukeofdoom]

I noticed when I switched from cream to oat milk, the coffee hits a little differently. It feels stronger. I'm not sure if its some interaction with milk. But paper should consider what is consumed with the coffee too. Some people will add sugar, and some even add butter.

[bserge → dukeofdoom]

I'm... using caffeine powder sublingually... Fast acting, no stomach problems.

Different brands have noticeably different strength, though, gotta be careful. The less bitter the powder, the better imo.

[holdenlucas → bserge]

In your experience, what is the brand with the least bitter powder?

[bserge → holdenlucas]

Having tried half a dozen brands, I prefer Scitec Nutrition 100mg caffeine capsules.

Pretty much the least bitter powder I tried, and the effects come on slow and steady.

I'm really curious what they do differently when extracting caffeine.

Most other brands have a comparably more dry powder that hits like a truck for me even at (supposedly) the same dosage.

[CountDrewku → dukeofdoom]

Probably something to do with the fat. There's something called bulletproof coffee or butter coffee where they add butter/coconut oil/mct oil and I think it's supposed to satiate you more as well as keep you from getting all jittery.

[swader999 → dukeofdoom]

Coffee might bind to the cream more and then absorb slower. I notice with a teaspoon of butter I get a much less jittery experience. (The bullet coffee thing).

[PascLeRasc → dukeofdoom]

Have you tried drinking it black as well? I wonder if it’s added sugar that a lot of oat milks have or something drowsy-inducing in milk.

[dukeofdoom → PascLeRasc]

I haven't really. I switched to Oatmilk, because I was getting stomach cramps about once a month. Still haven't figured out if the milk was causing it, because it happened again after the switch. Maybe its something in the coffee, maybe the pesticides they use or maybe I don't clean the coffee machine frequently enough. I drink as many as 5 cups in day. So I'm might have a bit of a problem.

[minsc__and__boo → PascLeRasc]

Oat milk has more carbs than the rest of the alt (?) milks, and sometimes more than cow. Def could be the reason for feeling better.

[pixelbreaker → dukeofdoom]

possibly the lipids in cow's milk slow the ingestion of caffeine. depends on the oat milk you drink and how much fat it has in its ingredients.

[scns → pixelbreaker]

Oat milk has added vegetable oils like sunflower, which have higher amounts of unsaturated fats i think. Someone mentioned coconut oil, which is high in satarated fat, could make a difference.