We've heard of caffeinated soap, water, gum, mints, and even beer, but now molecular scientist Robert Bohannon of Durham, North Carolina has figured out how to caffeinate doughnuts and other baked goods without adding that bitter taste. Using Bohannon's technique, each donut has the caffeine equivalent of a couple of cups of coffee baked inside.
Maybe this is good for those who don't like coffee, or perhaps it will alleviate coffee spillage when stuck in traffic. Just think, McDonald's can avoid additional lawsuits from those who whine about too-hot coffee crotch-burning incidents. Bohannon is knocking on doors trying to sell his creation, hitting the usual doughnut suspects such as Krispy Kreme, Dunkin' Donuts and Starbucks.
Scientist develops caffeinated doughnuts [Yahoo News]












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Its 2 cups of coffee to be exact
Whats next, they are going to put sex in the donut? Can't some things achieve perfection without trying to make it EVEN BETTER. Maybe people actually like to drink coffee and the caffeine is an added bonus. Yea right, who am I kidding, get me some of those donuts, pronto!
I am thinking the do-nut hole treats would be better. Only with 6 cups of caffiene power per 1 hole.
This way, your head will explode, and you cant sue anyone (because you're dead). On the upside, you help progress the cure for head explosions from caffienated donut hole treats.
Im in.
I'm never gonna get used to the 21st century. Caffeinated donuts? Donutated grapefruit? Admiral Crunch?
It's an all-in-one breakfast.
"Hi, I would like 2 caffeinated donuts and a large decaf"
Who eats donuts and doesn't drink coffee but wants caffeine? Haven't recent studies shown that the lion's share of antioxidents in the American diet comes from coffee? So now you can get all jacked-up without all the messy health benefits!! I'm an American, but let's face it, America's getting pretty retarded - 'gimme a lard-cake with cardiovascular nitrous oxide, hold the nutrients and antioxidants. What's next? Herpes-laced lip balm? Child-molester-run day care centers? Cars with kegs built into 'em (I might buy one of those)
That's like going to McDonalds and ordering 2 Big Macs, a ginormousized order of fries, and a large diet Coke - pointless
This might help fat people. If you eat half a dozen donuts, you'll be so wired and full of energy that you may work off all of the calories. Either that or thier hearts will explode... meh.
i would be eating these and drinking diet coke for breakfast.
Adding caffeine without bitterness.
Since there are already lots of coffee desserts, including ice cream, I thought that that problem had been handled ages ago. Just add sugar.
If the caffeine is inside the donut - what the F**k do I dunk it in?
GIMME GIMME GIMME, YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, AGGHHH! Me want some caffiene BAAAD! That's an awesome idea. What's an even better idea is making Starbucks Coffee with Water Joe and having a side of these babies. ZING!
Great - a HUGE increase in the number of twitchy trigger finger "law enforcement" types keeping us "safe."
Um, I'd eat the donuts and drink the regular coffee. It's like legal meth that doesn't taste like Monster Energy Drink.
If he can put four cups of coffee in an apple fritter, I'm in heaven. Hell, give me a dozen honeydipped Krispy Kremes and shut the door. I'm about to have sex with my breakfast.
Goddammit! She was almost 90 years old. She had to spend a week in the hospital and have skin grafts done because of the huge amount of third degree burns all over her legs. McDonalds heated their coffee WAY hotter than any other restaurant. Hot enough to cause third degree burns, to be exact. And then they handed this product to people who would be using it while driving a car. Now, in spite of all of these facts the lady only requested that McDonalds cover her medical bills. She didn't try to get a single penny from them other than to cover the cost of the burns and they told her to go to hell.
That's when she took them to court. God I get tired of people who know absolutely nothing about that case going on and on about it as an example of how fucked up our justice system is. McDonalds deserved to be sued. Because of that law suit this McDonalds is providing a safer product and will hopefully think twice about being evil in the future.
She was almost 90 and driving with a hot cup of coffee on her lap????
Dude, it's easy. Drink your coffee before you start driving. Put your coffee in a cupholder and drink it after you're done driving. Ta-da. =P You're not exactly supposed to be drinking (in the non-alcoholic sense, too) while you drive. You're supposed to be paying attention to the road. Especially if you're 90.
(smartest thing: don't DRINK the coffee. Caffeine's bad for you. And coffee tastes nasty anyway.)
so.. is this caffienated flour that they have. could i buy this, or say a pack of caffienated cookie dough? wow, we're in big trouble.
Wouldn't caffeine donuts make us addicted? We will have to repaved America with wider lanes by the year 2050. By then Ford will release their truck "Explosion"
with a gas mileage 5city/9Highway. Junk food should be taxed for pollution.
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