Coffees |
Serving Size |
Caffeine (mg) |
Coffee, generic brewed |
8 oz. |
133 (range: 102-200) (16 oz. = 266) |
Starbucks Brewed Coffee (Grande) |
16 oz. |
320 |
Einstein Bros. regular coffee |
16 oz. |
300 |
Dunkin' Donuts regular coffee |
16 oz. |
206 |
Starbucks Vanilla Latte (Grande) |
16 oz. |
150 |
Coffee, generic instant |
8 oz. |
93 (range: 27-173) |
Coffee, generic decaffeinated |
8 oz. |
5 (range: 3-12) |
Starbucks Espresso, doppio |
2 oz. |
150 |
Starbucks Frappuccino Blended Coffee Beverages, average |
9.5 oz. |
115 |
Starbucks Espresso, solo |
1 oz. |
75 |
Einstein Bros. Espresso |
1 oz. |
75 |
Espresso, generic |
1 oz. |
40 (range: 30-90) |
Starbucks Espresso decaffeinated |
1 oz. |
4 |
Teas |
Serving Size |
Caffeine (mg) |
Tea, brewed |
8 oz. |
53 (range: 40-120) |
Starbucks Tazo Chai Tea Latte (Grande) |
16 oz. |
100 |
Snapple, Lemon (and diet version) |
16 oz. |
42 |
Snapple, Peach (and diet version) |
16 oz. |
42 |
Snapple, Raspberry (and diet version) |
16 oz. |
42 |
Arizona Iced Tea, black |
16 oz. |
32 |
Nestea |
12 oz. |
26 |
Snapple, Just Plain Unsweetened |
16 oz. |
18 |
Arizona Iced Tea, green |
16 oz. |
15 |
Snapple, Kiwi Teawi |
16 oz. |
10 |
Soft Drinks |
Serving Size |
Caffeine (mg) |
FDA official limit for cola and pepper soft drinks |
12 oz. |
71 |
Vault |
12 oz. |
71 (20 oz. = 118) |
Jolt Cola |
12 oz. |
72 |
Mountain Dew MDX, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
71 (20 oz. = 118) |
Coke Blak |
12 oz. |
69 (20 oz. = 115) |
Code Red, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
54 (20 oz. = 90) |
Mountain Dew, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
54 (20 oz. = 90) |
Pepsi One |
12 oz. |
54 (20 oz. = 90) |
Mello Yellow |
12 oz. |
53 |
Diet Coke |
12 oz. |
47 (20 oz. = 78) |
Diet Coke Lime |
12 oz. |
47 (20 oz. = 78) |
TAB |
12 oz. |
46.5 |
Pibb Xtra, Diet Mr. Pibb, Pibb Zero |
12 oz. |
41 (20 oz. = 68) |
Dr. Pepper |
12 oz. |
42 (20 oz. = 68) |
Dr. Pepper diet |
12 oz. |
44 (20 oz. = 68) |
Pepsi |
12 oz. |
38 (20 oz. = 63) |
Pepsi Lime, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
38 (20 oz. = 63) |
Pepsi Vanilla |
12 oz. |
37 |
Pepsi Twist |
12 oz. |
38 (20 oz. = 63) |
Pepsi Wild Cherry, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
38 (20 oz. = 63) |
Diet Pepsi |
12 oz. |
36 (20 oz. = 60) |
Pepsi Twist diet |
12 oz. |
36 (20 oz. = 60) |
Coca-Cola Classic |
12 oz. |
35 (20 oz. = 58) |
Coke Black Cherry Vanilla, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
35 (20 oz. = 58) |
Coke C2 |
12 oz. |
35 (20 oz. = 58) |
Coke Cherry, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
35 (20 oz. = 58) |
Coke Lime |
12 oz. |
35 (20 oz. = 58) |
Coke Vanilla |
12 oz. |
35 (20 oz. = 58) |
Coke Zero |
12 oz. |
35 (20 oz. = 58) |
Barq's Diet Root Beer |
12 oz. |
23 (20 oz. = 38) |
Barq's Root Beer |
12 oz. |
23 (20 oz. = 38) |
7-Up, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
0 |
Fanta, all flavors |
12 oz. |
0 |
Fresca, all flavors |
12 oz. |
0 |
Mug Root Beer, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
0 |
Sierra Mist, regular or Free |
12 oz. |
0 |
Sprite, regular or diet |
12 oz. |
0 |
Energy Drinks |
Serving Size |
Caffeine (mg) |
Spike Shooter |
8.4 oz. |
300 |
Cocaine |
8.4 oz. |
280 |
Monster Energy |
16 oz. |
160 |
Full Throttle |
16 oz. |
144 |
Rip It, all varieties |
8 oz. |
100 |
Enviga |
12 oz. |
100 |
Tab Energy |
10.5 oz. |
95 |
SoBe No Fear |
8 oz. |
83 |
Red Bull |
8.3 oz. |
80 |
Red Bull Sugarfree |
8.3 oz. |
80 |
Rockstar Energy Drink |
8 oz. |
80 |
SoBe Adrenaline Rush |
8.3 oz. |
79 |
Amp |
8.4 oz. |
74 |
Glaceau Vitamin Water Energy Citrus |
20 oz. |
50 |
SoBe Essential Energy, Berry or Orange |
8 oz. |
48 |
Product |
Serving Size |
Caffeine (mg) |
Frozen Desserts |
Serving Size |
Caffeine (mg) |
Ben & Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Crunch |
8 fl. oz. |
84 |
Ben & Jerry's Coffee Flavored Ice Cream |
8 fl. oz. |
68 |
Haagen-Dazs Coffee Ice Cream |
8 fl. oz. |
58 |
Haagen-Dazs Coffee Light Ice Cream |
8 fl. oz. |
58 |
Haagen-Dazs Coffee Frozen Yogurt |
8 fl. oz. |
58 |
Haagen-Dazs Coffee & Almond Crunch Bar |
8 fl. oz. |
58 |
Starbucks Coffee Ice Cream |
8 fl. oz. |
50-60 |
Chocolates/Candies/Other |
Serving Size |
Caffeine (mg) |
Jolt Caffeinated Gum |
1 stick |
33 |
Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Bar |
1.45 oz. |
31 |
Hershey's Chocolate Bar |
1.55 oz. |
9 |
Hershey's Kisses |
41g (9 pieces) |
9 |
Hot Cocoa |
8 oz. |
9 (range: 3-13) |
Over-The-Counter Drugs |
Serving Size |
Caffeine (mg) |
NoDoz (Maximum Strength) |
1 tablet |
200 |
Vivarin |
1 tablet |
200 |
Excedrin (Extra Strength) |
2 tablets |
130 |
Anacin (Maximum Strength) |
2 tablets |
64 |
September 2007. Most information was obtained from company Web sites or direct inquiries.
Serving sizes are based on commonly eaten portions, pharmaceutical instructions, or the amount of the leading-selling contaner size. For example, beverages sold in 16-ounce or 20-ounce bottles were counted as one serving.
Additional information: Juliano, L.M. & Griffiths, R.R. (2005). "Caffeine." In Lowinson, J.H., Ruiz, P., Millman, R.B., Langrod, J.G. (Eds.). Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook, Fourth Edition. (pp 403-421). Baltimore: Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins.
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