Comments on: Caffeine vs Calories – Buzz vs Bulge

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Mon, 14 Sep 2009 23:41:53 +0000

[...] Caffeine v. Calories [...]

By: Ross

Ross — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 11:22:25 +0000

“it certainly is helpful to have four quadrants to compare this sort of thing than to just have one”

Then have the axes intersect at zero, and divide the space into ‘high / low’ on each axis to get to a 4×4 grid. The layout in this format is dumb, arbitrary and misleading.

By: Georgie

Georgie — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 22:47:38 +0000

Maybe this is just indicative of how coffee is made in the states (which as an aussie completely boggles my mind – sorry) but how does a large cappuccino have more caffeine than a double espresso? A large cappuccino should have a single 45mL shot of coffee in it, whereas a double espresso has 2*30mL shots…

Also I’m blown away by how much sugar has clearly been added to the speciality drinks – a skimmed frappe coming in at higher than coffee icecream?? I never would have guessed that…

By: Ed

Ed — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 15:11:53 +0000

Very very nice, and a bit of an eye opener for some, who would have thought that a mocha could have so many calories!

By: scubakitty

scubakitty — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 20:33:49 +0000

I thought the 150 cal line made sense (says the biochemist :*P), that is about where you cross from a regular drink to extravagant sugar loaded concoctions and food items. I like this :-) It’s simple and conveys some general information nicely.

By: Daniel

Daniel — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:28:23 +0000

Negative Calories is possible.. think 0 calorie soda served on ice. Your body expends energy warming it up to digest it (It may be minute, but it’s still non-zero).

Negative Caffeine… not so much.

By: Mickey

Mickey — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 18:21:18 +0000

Well good luck finding foods or drinks that have a negative amount of calories or caffeine.

The intersection does seem arbitrary, but it certainly is helpful to have four quadrants to compare this sort of thing than to just have one. I don’t know much about nutrition, but if the intersection has any meaning, it’s may be some average or required amount.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 14:13:58 +0000

I thought the placement of the axis intersection was odd. None of the quadrants balance. My assumption it’s to distinguish traditional beverages (lower left) versus the specialty drinks (frapps and “energy” drinks).

Overall, the intent is well executed.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:09:23 +0000

roller blading, i think. or dancing with shoes with wheels.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 12:57:53 +0000

it can go either way. for “beautiful data” o’reilly made me change all my data “are” to data “is”