Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound that acts as a stimulant in humans. Caffeine is sometimes called guaranine when found in guarana, mateine when found in mate, and theine when found in tea.
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Mateine
Synonyms for "mateine"
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4 translations across 4 languages.
Finnish
1 entries- mateiini noun (alkaloid)
French
1 entries- matéine noun (alkaloid)
Hungarian
1 entries- matein noun (alkaloid)
Spanish
1 entries- mateína noun (alkaloid)
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Unlike tea and coffee, however, it does not contain caffeine. Instead, its main active ingredient is a xanthine alkaloid known as mateine.
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