Theobromine: Theobromine (C7H8N4O2) is a bitter compound from the methylxanthine family, which also includes similar compounds such as caffeine or theophylline.
Despite its name, this compound does not contain bromine atoms. Theobromine is a word derived from Theobroma, generic name of the cocoa tree, composed of the Greek roots Theo (“god”) and broma (“food”), meaning “food of the gods”, to which the suffix “-ine” given to the alkaloids and other co...
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