Caffeine Content of Food & Drugs
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Caffeine is the only drug that is present naturally or added to widely consumed foods (quinine is the other drug used in foods). It is mildly addictive, one possible reason that makers of soft drinks add it to their products. Many coffee drinkers experience withdrawal symptoms, such as headaches, irritability, sleepiness, and lethargy, when they stop drinking coffee.
| Coffees | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
|---|---|---|
| Dunkin' Donuts Coffee with Turbo Shot | large, 20 fl. oz. | 436 |
| Starbucks Coffee | venti, 20 fl. oz. | 415 |
| Starbucks Coffee | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 330 |
| Panera Frozen Mocha | 16.5 fl. oz. | 267 |
| Starbucks Coffee | tall, 12 fl. oz. | 260 |
| Starbucks Caffè Americano | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 225 |
| Panera Coffee | regular, 16.8 fl. oz. | 189 |
| Starbucks Espresso Frappuccino | venti, 24 fl. oz. | 185 |
| Dunkin' Donuts Coffee | medium, 14 fl. oz. | 178 |
| Starbucks Caffè Mocha | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 175 |
| Starbucks Iced Coffee | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 165 |
| Maxwell House Ground Coffee—100% Colombian, Dark Roast, Master Blend, or Original Roast | 2 Tbs., makes 12 fl. oz. | 100-160 |
| Dunkin' Donuts Cappuccino | large, 20 fl. oz. | 151 |
| Starbucks—Caffè Latte, Cappuccino, or Caramel Macchiato | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 150 |
| Starbucks Espresso | doppio, 2 fl. oz. | 150 |
| Keurig Coffee K-Cup, all varieties | 1 cup, makes 8 fl. oz. | 75-150 |
| Folgers Classic Roast Instant Coffee | 2 tsp., makes 12 fl. oz. | 148 |
| Starbucks Doubleshot Energy Coffee, can | 15 fl. oz. | 146 |
| Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino | venti, 24 fl. oz. | 140 |
| Starbucks VIA House Blend Instant Coffee | 1 packet, makes 8 fl. oz. | 135 |
| McDonald's Coffee | large, 16 fl. oz. | 133 |
| Maxwell House International Café, all flavors | 2⅔ Tbs., makes 12-16 fl. oz. | 40-130 |
| Seattle's Best Coffee—Iced Latte or Iced Mocha, can | 9.5 fl. oz. | 90 |
| Starbucks Frappuccino Coffee, bottle | 9.5 fl. oz. | 90 |
| International Delight Iced Coffee | 8 fl. oz. | 76 |
| Maxwell House Lite Ground Coffee | 2 Tbs., makes 12 fl. oz. | 50-70 |
| Dunkin' Donuts, Panera, or Starbucks Decaf Coffee | 16 fl. oz. | 15-25 |
| Maxwell House Decaf Ground Coffee | 2 Tbs., makes 12 fl. oz. | 2-10 |
| Teas | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Starbucks Tazo Awake—Brewed Tea or Tea Latte | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 135 |
| Starbucks Tazo Earl Grey—Brewed Tea or Tea Latte | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 115 |
| Starbucks Tazo Chai Tea Latte | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 95 |
| Starbucks Tazo Green Tea Latte—Iced or regular | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 80 |
| Black tea, brewed for 3 minutes | 8 fl. oz. | 30-80 |
| Snapple Lemon Tea | 16 fl. oz. | 62 |
| Lipton Pure Leaf Iced Tea | 18.5 fl. oz. | 60 |
| Green tea, brewed for 3 minutes | 8 fl. oz. | 35-60 |
| Lipton 100% Natural Lemon Iced Tea, bottle | 20 fl. oz. | 35 |
| Arizona Iced Tea, black, all varieties | 16 fl. oz. | 30 |
| Nestea Unsweetened Iced Tea Mix | 2 tsp., makes 8 fl. oz. | 20-30 |
| Arizona Iced Tea, green, all varieties | 16 fl. oz. | 15 |
| Lipton Decaffeinated Tea—black or green, brewed | 8 fl. oz. | 5 |
| Herbal Tea, brewed | 8 fl. oz. | 0 |
| Soft Drinks | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| FDA official limit for cola and pepper soft drinks | 12 oz. | 71 (200 parts per million) |
| Pepsi MAX | 12 oz. | 69 |
| Mountain Zevia (Zevia) | 12 oz. | 55 |
| Mountain Dew, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 54 (20 oz. = 90) |
| Diet Coke | 12 oz. | 47 (20 oz. = 78) |
| Dr Pepper or Sunkist, regular or diet | 12 oz. | 41 (20 oz. = 68) |
| Pepsi | 12 oz. | 38 (20 oz. = 63) |
| Coca-Cola, Coke Zero, or Diet Pepsi | 12 oz. | 35 (20 oz. = 58) |
| Barq's Root Beer, regular | 12 oz. | 23 (20 oz. = 38) |
| 7-Up, Fanta, Fresca, ginger ale, or Sprite | 12 oz. | 0 |
| Root beer, most brands, or Barq's Diet Root Beer | 12 oz. | 0 |
| Energy Drinks | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Jolt Energy Drink | 23.5 fl. oz. | 280 |
| Rockstar Citrus Punched | 16 fl. oz. | 240 |
| NOS Active Sports Drink (Coca-Cola) | 22 fl. oz. | 221 |
| 5-hour Energy | 1.9 fl. oz. | 208 |
| Full Throttle | 16 fl. oz. | 200 |
| Monster Energy | 16 fl. oz. | 160 |
| Rockstar | 16 fl. oz. | 160 |
| Venom Energy Drink (Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc.) | 16 fl. oz. | 160 |
| NOS Energy Drink (Coca-Cola) | 16 fl. oz. | 160 |
| AMP Energy Boost Original (PepsiCo) | 16 fl. oz. | 142 |
| Mountain Dew Kick Start | 16 fl. oz. | 92 |
| Red Bull | 8.4 fl. oz. | 80 |
| V8 V-Fusion+Energy | 8 fl. oz. | 80 |
| Ocean Spray Cran-Energy | 20 fl. oz. | 55 |
| Glacéau Vitaminwater Energy | 20 fl. oz. | 50 |
| Starbucks Refreshers | 12 fl. oz. | 50 |
| Caffeinated Snack Foods | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Crackheads² | 1 box, 40g | 600 |
| Crackheads Espresso Bean Candies, regular | 1 package, 28 pieces | 200 |
| Wired Waffles | 1 waffle | 200 |
| Perky Jerky | 1 package, 1 oz. | 150 |
| Arma Potato Chips | 1 package, 2 oz. | 70 |
| Cracker Jack'D | 1 package, 2 oz. | 70 |
| MiO Energy, all flavors | 1 squirt, ½ tsp. | 60 |
| Crystal Light Energy | ½ packet | 60 |
| Jelly Belly Extreme Sport Beans | 1 package, 1 oz. | 50 |
| Jolt Gum | 1 piece | 45 |
| Alert Gum | 1 piece | 40 |
| Blue Diamond Almonds, Roasted Coffee Flavored | 1 oz. | 25 |
| Ice Cream & Yogurt | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Bang!! Caffeinated Ice Cream | 4 fl. oz. | 125 |
| Cold Stone Creamery Mocha Ice Cream | Gotta Have It, 12 fl. oz. | 52 |
| Starbucks Coffee Ice Cream | 4 fl. oz. | 45 |
| TCBY Coffee Frozen Yogurt | large, 13.4 fl. oz. | 42 |
| Dannon All Natural Coffee Lowfat Yogurt | 6 oz. | 30 |
| Häagen-Dazs Coffee Ice Cream | 4 fl. oz. | 29 |
| Stonyfield Gotta Have Java Nonfat Frozen Yogurt | 4 fl. oz. | 28 |
| Starbucks Mocha Frappuccino Ice Cream | 4 fl. oz. | 25 |
| Baskin Robbins Jamoca Ice Cream | 4 fl. oz. | 20 |
| Dreyer's or Edy's Grand Ice Cream—Coffee or Espresso Chip | 4 fl. oz. | 17 |
| Breyers Coffee Ice Cream | 4 fl. oz. | 1 |
| Häagen-Dazs Coffee Almond Crunch Snack Size Bar | 1.8 oz. | 10 |
| Dreyer's, Edy's, or Häagen-Dazs Chocolate Ice Cream | 4 fl. oz. | less than 1 |
| Chocolate Candy & Chocolate Drinks | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Starbucks Hot Chocolate | grande, 16 fl. oz. | 25 |
| Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Bar | 1.5 oz. | 20 |
| Hershey's—Milk Chocolate Bar | 1.6 oz. | 9 |
| Hershey's Kisses | 9 pieces, 1.4 oz. | 9 |
| Hershey's Cocoa | 1 Tbs. | 8 |
| Dove Dark Chocolate Silky Smooth Promises | 5 pieces, 1.4 oz. | 4 |
| Silk Chocolate Soymilk | 8 fl. oz. | 4 |
| Hershey's Chocolate Lowfat Milk, bottle | 12 fl. oz. | 2 |
| Over-The-Counter Pills | Serving Size | Caffeine (mg) |
| Zantrex-3 weight-loss supplement | 2 capsules | 300 |
| NoDoz or Vivarin | 1 caplet | 200 |
| Excedrin Migraine | 2 tablets | 130 |
| Midol Complete | 2 caplets | 120 |
| Bayer Back & Body | 2 caplets | 65 |
| Anacin | 2 tablets | 64 |
December 2012. 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.
