Chemical Composition
- caffeine (2–3.5%)
- theobromine (1.0–2.5%)
- theophylline
- phenolics
- phlobaphens (kola red)
- epicatechin
- D-catechin
- tannic acid
- sugar
- cellulose
- water
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