Caffeine pills. Ingredients?

What is the difference between 100mg of Caffeine Alkaloid and
100mg of Caffeine anhydrous USP?
Is one better then the other? (There is a price difference.)
They both claim that each pill has the caffeine equivalent of one cup of coffee.
And what does “USP” mean?
Answer:
Caffeine IS an alkaloid. Anhydrous (An =retaining -hydros, meaning water) is an added salt as a previous respondent mentioned. USP is the United States Pharmacopeia is the worldwide source for drug standards.

You may want to visit this site: http://www.phoenixathletic.com/prolab/ca... Read through it all the way. It gives you an idea of what caffeine does to the body.

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sugar. and high fructose corn syrup. and sugar. and flavoring. and sugar. and coloring. and sugar. Did I mention sugar?

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USP stands for United States Pharmacopeia and that tells you the company prepared the product according to the standards of the United States Pharmacopeia. Most likely both have the same affect and same amount of caffeine particles but the salt on the molecule is different. That is what you see when there are prescription products say sulfate or HCl (hydrochloride), or potassium, etc. I would make a good estimate that they are going to do the same desired effect with the same results. The alkaloid is being used as a marketing tool to make it sound more potent or more pure so they can charge more. People will assume that the cost justifies the ends if it is more of a kick or fat burner (the better, quicker, easier way is desired) imo. I would just get the generic version because it will be just as affective and you will be awake as if you drank a cup of coffee instead of a sip of water and a tablet. Who's ceo are you less irritated about lining their pockets?

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Why not drink the coffee then? I never liked the thought of taking caffeine pills, I can't see what they are good for. Some people say they are good for staying up at night to study for a test, if you don't know a class well enough to take a test I don't think you are going to learn enough to pass the test in one night. Some say to keep you awake, I think if you are so sleepy that you need pills to keep you awake, I think you need to sleep. Caffeine by the pill can't be good for you, I don't think anyone needs them...GOOD LUCK.

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