Caffeine Content of Foods and Drugs
Product: Serving Size, Caffeine (mg)
OTC Drugs
NoDoz, maximum strength;
Vivarin: 1 tablet
200
Excedrin: 2 tablets 130
NoDoz, regular strength: 1 tablet 100
Anacin: 2 tablets 64
Coffee, brewed: 8 ounces
135
General Foods International Coffee, Orange Cappuccino: 8 ounces 102
Coffee, instant: 8 ounces 95
General Foods International Coffee, Cafe Vienna: 8 ounces 90
Maxwell House Cappuccino, Mocha: 8 ounces 60-65
General Foods International Coffee, Swiss Mocha: 8 ounces 55
Maxwell House Cappuccino, French Vanilla or Irish Cream: 8 ounces 45-50
Maxwell House Cappuccino, Amaretto: 8 ounces 25-30
General Foods International Coffee, Viennese Chocolate Cafe: 8 ounces 26
Maxwell House Cappuccino, decaffeinated: 8 ounces 3-6
Coffee, decaffeinated: 8 ounces 5
Celestial Seasonings Iced Lemon Ginseng Tea: 16-ounce bottle
100
Bigelow Raspberry Royale Tea: 8 ounces 83
Tea, leaf or bag: 8 ounces 50
Snapple Iced Tea, all varieties: 16-ounce bottle 42
Lipton Natural Brew Iced Tea Mix, unsweetened: 8 ounces 25-45
Lipton Tea: 8 ounces 35-40
Lipton Iced Tea, assorted varieties: 16-ounce bottle 18-40
Lipton Natural Brew Iced Tea Mix, sweetened: 8 ounces 15-35
Nestea Pure Sweetened Iced Tea: 16-ounce bottle 34
Tea, green: 8 ounces 30
Arizona Iced Tea, assorted varieties: 16-ounce bottle 15-30
Lipton Soothing Moments Blackberry Tea: 8 ounces 25
Nestea Pure Lemon Sweetened Iced Tea: 16-ounce bottle 22
Tea, instant: 8 ounces 15
Lipton Natural Brew Iced Tea Mix:, diet 8 ounces 10-15
Lipton Natural Brew Iced Tea Mix, decaffeinated: 8 ounces 5
Celestial Seasonings Herbal Tea, all varieties: 8 ounces 0
Celestial Seasonings Herbal Iced Tea, bottled: 16-ounce bottle 0
Lipton Soothing Moments Peppermint Tea: 8 ounces 0
Josta: 12 ounces
58
Mountain Dew: 12 ounces 55.5
Surge: 12 ounces 52.5
Diet Coke: 12 ounces 46.5
Coca-Cola classic: 12 ounces 34.5
Dr. Pepper, regular or diet: 12 ounces 42
Sunkist Orange Soda: 12 ounces 42
Sky Rocket caffeinated syrup: 1200.0
Afri-Cola: 250
Pepsi-Cola: 12 ounces 37.5
Barqs Root Beer: 12 ounces 22.5
7-UP or Diet 7-UP: 12 ounces 0
Barqs Diet Root Beer: 12 ounces 0
Caffeine-free Coca-Cola or Diet Coke: 12 ounces 0
Shasta Cola: 44.4
Caffeine-free Pepsi or Diet Pepsi: 12 ounces 0
Minute Maid Orange Soda: 12 ounces 0
Mug Root Beer: 12 ounces 0
Sprite or Diet Sprite: 12 ounces 0
Java Water: 1/2 liter (16.9 ounces)
125
Krank 20: 1/2 liter (16.9 ounces) 100
Aqua Blast: 1/2 liter (16.9 ounces) 90
Water Joe: 1/2 liter (16.9 ounces) 60-70
Aqua Java: 1/2 liter (16.9 ounces) 50-60
Juiced: 10 ounces
60
Ben & Jerry's No Fat Coffee Fudge Frozen Yogurt: 1 cup
85
Starbucks Coffee Ice Cream, assorted flavors: 1 cup 40-60
Häagen-Dazs Coffee Ice Cream: 1 cup 58
Häagen-Dazs Coffee Frozen Yogurt, fat-free: 1 cup 40
Häagen-Dazs Coffee Fudge Ice Cream, low-fat: 1 cup 30
Starbucks Frappuccino Bar: 1 bar (2.5 ounces) 15
Healthy Choice Cappuccino Chocolate Chunk or Cappuccino Mocha Fudge Ice Cream: 1
cup 8
Dannon Coffee Yogurt: 8 ounces
45
Yoplait Cafe Au Lait Yogurt: 6 ounces 5
Dannon Light Cappuccino Yogurt: 8 ounces 1
Stonyfield Farm Cappuccino Yogurt: 8 ounces 0
Hershey's Special Dark Chocolate Bar: 1 bar (1.5 ounces)
31
Perugina Milk Chocolate Bar with Cappuccino Filling 1/3 bar: (1.2 ounces) 24
Hershey Bar: (milk chocolate) 1 bar (1.5 ounces) 10
Coffee Nips: (hard candy) 2 pieces 6
Cocoa or Hot Chocolate: 8 ounces 5
1 -- Serving sizes are based on commonly eaten portions, pharmaceutical instructions, or the
amount of the leading-selling container size. For example, beverages sold in 16-ounce or half-liter
bottles were counted as one serving.
2 -- Sources: National Coffee Association, National Soft Drink Association, Tea Council of the
USA, and information provided by food, beverage, and pharmaceutical companies and J.J.
Barone, H.R. Roberts (1996) "Caffeine Consumption." Food Chemistry and Toxicology, vol. 34,
pp. 119-129.
from a CSPI press release