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[–] dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Rabbit hole time.

Apparently, caffeine in soft drinks is synthetic. I thought they just used caffeine that is extracted from decaffeinating coffee beans - not so. Also it's barely produced in the US (anymore), and we mostly import it from China.

Neat part is: it doesn't look all that complicated to synthesize and requires some common-ish organic compounds and solvents to make. As a bonus, the "the raw synthetic caffeine often glows - a bluish phosphorence". If anyone is on his Patreon, please give NileRed a nudge to give this a shot; I think it would be right up his alley.

So we can get by without coffee, but short of running your own chemistry lab, it's going to be a bit before industry can ramp up production of the synthetic stuff. Meanwhile, caffeinated beverages across the board would be more expensive were synthetic caffeine a part of any tariff scheme.

More here:

https://www.decadentdecaf.com/blogs/decadent-decaf-coffee-co/174589383-ever-wondered-where-the-caffeine-comes-from-in-soda-or-energy-drinks-answer-synthetic-caffeine

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[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (7 children)

Coffee :(

Honestly though the coffee industry is really awful and I should probably stop drinking it

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[–] BadlyTimedLuck@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago (8 children)

All this insecurity about tariffs has me hoping he have a Boston Tea Party situation. If I recall the story correctly, they threw the expensive British Tea overboard to protest the tax.

Similarly, I also recall a sugar tax, and either an ink or paper one: basically, I hope I can see something similar to see there's still a small piece of American values from our ancestors (not the twisted Conservative heaven MAGA wants, but on the American dream of freedom, liberty, and justice for ALL.)

No Taxation Without Representation!

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[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

It would be interesting to see the first bipartisan riot.

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[–] GiantChickDicks@lemmy.ml 11 points 2 weeks ago

I work at a small, premium pet food manufacturer. People already complain about our prices. While most of our ingredients are sourced domestically, specialty meats are not. Lamb, duck, venison, goose, etc. going up will dramatically raise our prices.

Many of our products are chicken, pork, or beef-based, and these ingredients are sourced domestically. The fun twist is the rise in popularity of breeds and designer mixes that are predisposed to ingredient sensitivities or allergies. Many of these breeders advise against chicken or beef in these dogs' foods.

You'd think people spending 3-9 thousand dollars on puppies would be in a position to afford special diets, but my experience says otherwise. It's about to get a lot worse.

We're lucky, in that we're one of the few brands who utilizes mostly domestically sourced ingredients. I would expect pet food to jump generally, which doesn't bode well for the increased pressure shelters and rescues are already facing.

[–] proton_lynx@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Hahaha, shame on you. I live in a country where we make the coffee and we still pay taxes for it.

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[–] JohnyRocket@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 weeks ago

I am kinda surprised the banana country authorities let this happen at all

[–] lung@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)
[–] ImplyingImplications@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Unfortunately the Jones Act means shipping from Hawaii to the continental US requires the use of a shipping vessel constructed in the US, flying the US flag, and entirely crewed by US citizens which makes the shipping costs expensive as fuck.

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[–] bitchkat@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Apparently, farmers buy a lot of fertilizer from China.

[–] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Don't worry, that can be sourced locally. Trump produces enough bullshit to supply the country.

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[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Gonna be some cranky leopards in America.

[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They are just gonna blame Biden still

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[–] That_Devil_Girl@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 weeks ago

A LOT of food sold in the US are imported.

[–] smokebuddy@lemmy.today 8 points 2 weeks ago

No more coffee but plenty of PRIME(tm) for all!

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