Guarana, also known as Brazilian cocoa or Paullinia cpuana, is a creeping shrub that comes from Venezuela and north Brazil, specifically in the Amazon rain forest. The fruit is usually small, bright-red in color, containing black seeds.

Guarana seeds have high quantities of caffeine and can contain anywhere from 4-8% of caffeine, which is more than coffee beans that only contain less than 2.5%. The seeds also are rich in xanthin alkaloids theophylline and theobromine, as well as tannins.

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