Ice for use in a beverage, wherein the ice comprises a core, an active zone, an external surface, and caffeine. The ice particle has a depth from each point of the external surface extending perpendicularly inwards. It also has a total particle mass. The caffeine in the ice particle has a total caff
Ice for use in a beverage, wherein the ice comprises a core, an active zone, an external surface, and caffeine. The ice particle has a depth from each point of the external surface extending perpendicularly inwards. It also has a total particle mass. The caffeine in the ice particle has a total caffeine mass, and the ice particle has an ice caffeine concentration equal to the total caffeine mass divided by the total particle mass. The active zone includes at least 40% of the total caffeine mass and local caffeine concentrations of at least 150% of the ice caffeine concentration. At least 67% of the total caffeine mass is contained within a caffeine depth in millimeters from the external surface no greater than 1.06 times the cube root of the total particle mass in grams. The core has local caffeine concentrations of less than 150% of the ice caffeine concentration.
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1. Ice for use in a beverage, the ice comprising: an ice particle comprising a core, an active zone, an external surface, and caffeine, wherein the ice particle has a depth from each point of the external surface extending perpendicularly inwards,the ice particle comprises a total particle mass,the
1. Ice for use in a beverage, the ice comprising: an ice particle comprising a core, an active zone, an external surface, and caffeine, wherein the ice particle has a depth from each point of the external surface extending perpendicularly inwards,the ice particle comprises a total particle mass,the caffeine in the ice particle comprises a total caffeine mass, andthe ice particle has an ice caffeine concentration equal to the total caffeine mass divided by the total particle mass;wherein the active zone comprises at least 40% of the total caffeine mass and local caffeine concentrations within the active zone of at least 150% of the ice caffeine concentration,at least 67% of the total caffeine mass is contained within a second depth in millimeters from the external surface no greater than 1.06 times the cube root of the total particle mass in grams, andthe core has local caffeine concentrations of less than 150% of the ice caffeine concentration. 2. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the core comprises one bounded region, and wherein the bounded region is a contiguous region. 3. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the core comprises more than one bounded region, and wherein the bounded region is a contiguous region. 4. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the core is substantially free of caffeine. 5. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the active zone comprises a single bounded region, and wherein the bounded region is a contiguous region. 6. Ice as recited in claim 5, wherein the active zone completely surrounds the core. 7. Ice as recited in claim 5, wherein the active zone surrounds less than all of the core. 8. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the active zone comprises at least two bounded regions spaced from one another, and wherein each of the bounded regions is a contiguous region. 9. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein at least 67% of the total caffeine mass is contained within the second depth, and the second depth in millimeters from the external surface is no greater than 0.69 times the cube root of the total particle mass in grams. 10. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein at least 67% of the total caffeine mass is contained within the second depth, and the second depth in millimeters from the external surface is no greater than 0.47 times the cube root of the total particle mass in grams. 11. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein at least 67% of the total caffeine mass is contained within the second depth, and the second depth in millimeters from the external surface is no greater than 0.27 times the cube root of the total particle mass in grams. 12. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the ice caffeine concentration is between 0.05 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per gram of the ice particle. 13. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the ice caffeine concentration is between 0.1 milligrams and 1 milligram of caffeine per gram of the ice particle. 14. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein all amounts of ice within a serving mass range contain at least 23 milligrams of caffeine and no more than 300 mg of caffeine. 15. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the caffeine comprises at least one of caffeine anhydrous, caffeine monohydrate, micronized caffeine, guarana, and yerba mate. 16. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the ice comprises, in addition to as present in the source water, one or more of any nutritionally-acceptable ingredient inclusive of an electrolyte, mineral, food color, flavoring, sweetener, herbal extract, vitamin, amino acid, and glucuronolactone. 17. Ice as recited in claim 1, wherein the active zone and core differ in their concentrations of at least one of an electrolyte, mineral, food color, flavoring, sweetener, herbal extract, vitamin, amino acid, and glucuronolactone. 18. Ice as recited in claim 17, wherein the ice comprises at least one of glucose, sucrose, fructose, sucralose, aspartame, saccharine, acesulfame K, stevia, Luo Han extract, and thaumatin. 19. Ice as recited in claim 18, wherein the active zone and core differ in their concentrations of at least one of glucose, sucrose, fructose, sucralose, aspartame, saccharine, acesulfame K, stevia, Luo Han extract, and thaumatin. 20. Ice as recited in claim 17, wherein the ice comprises at least one of Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12. 21. Ice as recited in claim 17, wherein the active zone and core differ in their concentrations of at least one of Vitamin B3, Vitamin B6, and Vitamin B12. 22. Ice as recited in claim 17, wherein the ice comprises a flavoring selected from at least one of orange, cola, caramel, chocolate, coffee, espresso, mocha, vanilla, green apple, grape, lemon, and lime flavoring. 23. A method for dispensing caffeine into a beverage within a container, the method comprising: placing ice into the container, wherein the ice comprises an ice particle comprising a core, an active zone, an external surface, and caffeine, wherein the ice particle has a depth from each point on the external surface extending perpendicularly inwards,the ice particle has a total particle mass,the caffeine in the ice particle comprises a total caffeine mass, andthe ice particle has an ice caffeine concentration equal to the total caffeine mass divided by the total particle masswherein the active zone comprises at least 40% of the total caffeine mass and local caffeine concentrations of at least 150% of the ice caffeine concentration,at least 67% of the total caffeine mass is contained within a caffeine depth in millimeters from the external surface no greater than 1.06 times the cube root of the total particle mass in grams, andthe core has local caffeine concentrations less than 150% the ice caffeine concentration; andcontacting the ice and the beverage with one another within the container so that the ice undergoes melting and at least a portion of the caffeine is dispensed into the beverage as the melting occurs. 24. A method for making beverage ice, the method comprising: providing a first aqueous solution optionally comprising caffeine in a first concentration;providing a second aqueous solution different from the first aqueous solution comprising caffeine and having a caffeine concentration of at least 0.4 milligrams of caffeine per gram of the second solution and of at least twice the first concentration and;providing the first and second aqueous solutions in an alternating fashion at a freezing location and freezing the first and second aqueous solutions to form the beverage ice comprising an ice external surface and caffeine; wherein at least 67% of the caffeine in the ice is within a depth in millimeters from the ice external surface no greater than 1.06 times the cube root of the mass of the ice in grams, and the amount of the caffeine in the ice is at least 0.05 mg of caffeine per gram of the ice. 25. A method for making beverage ice, the method comprising: providing an ice core comprising caffeine in a first concentration;providing an aqueous caffeine-containing solution having a caffeine concentration of at least 0.4 milligrams of caffeine per gram of the solution and of at least twice the first concentration of caffeine of the core; and disposing and freezing the aqueous caffeine-containing solution onto the core to form the beverage ice; wherein the beverage ice comprises an ice external surface and caffeine, wherein at least 67% of the caffeine in the ice is within a depth in millimeters from the ice external surface no greater than 1.06 times the cube root of the mass of the ice in grams, and the amount of the caffeine in the ice is at least 0.05 mg of caffeine per gram of the ice.
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