CATEGORY: foods/tables
TECHNICAL: *
SUMMARY:
This document is a short table that gives the
caffeine content of a variety of popular beverages. One
important fact that is missing from this analysis is the
source of the caffeine. Keep in mind that 135mg of caffeine
from natural brewed coffee has a much different effect than
130mg of synthetic caffeine from Excedrin. When caffeine
is consumed, from a natural source, it is present with
other xanthines (family of stimulant chemicals) which
makes it much safer and better absorbed by the body. This
is not the case with the synthetic caffeine in colas,
stimulants like no-doz and vivarin.

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Typical doses: serving caffeine

Coca-Cola 12 oz. 65 mg
Mountain Dew 12 oz. 54 mg
Jolt Cola 12 oz. 71 mg
Drip coffee 6 oz 115-175 mg
Espresso (1.5-2oz) 100 mg
Brewed coffee 6 oz 80-135 mg
Instant 65-100 mg
Decaf 3-4 mg
tea, iced (12 ozs.) 70 mg
tea, brewed 6 oz 40-60 mg
milk chocolate 1 oz. 1-15 mg
dark chocolate 1 oz. 20 mg
Anacin/Anacin-3 2 64 mg
Excedrin 2 130 mg
Midol 2 64 mg
No-Doz 2 200 mg
Vivarin 1 200 mg

:cool: TJ :cool: