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Caffeine Content of Beverages, Foods, & Medications
by Erowid
Below are charts showing the caffeine content of various :

Caffeine Content of Bottled Beverages (mg / 12 oz)
     
ENERGY DRINKS & SYRUPS    
Powershot (100 mg per 1 oz)   1200
Sky Rocket Syrup (100 mg per 1 oz)   1200
Upshot (200 mg per 2.5 oz)   960.0
Kore Energy Shot (100 mg per 1.8 oz)   666.7
Spike Shooter (300 mg per 8 oz)   428.6
Cocaine Energy Drink (280 mg per 8.4 oz)   400.0
Redline RTD (250 mg per 8 oz)   375.0
Wired X294 (294 mg per 16 oz)   220.6
Celsius (200 mg per 12 oz)   200.0
NOS (250 mg per 16 oz)   187.6
Boo-Koo Energy (360 mg per 24 oz)   180.0
Rockstar Zero Carb (360 mg per 24 oz)   180.0
Spark (120 mg per 8 oz)   180.0
Vamp (240 mg per 16 oz)   180.0
Rip It Energy Fuel (100 mg per 8 oz)   150.0
Crunk (100 mg per 8.3 oz)   144.6
Red Bull (80 mg per 8.3 oz)   115.5
Sobe Adrenaline Rush (79 mg / 8.3 oz)   114.2
AMP Energy Drink ABA 112.5
KMX, Orange (75 mg / 8.4 oz) ABA 107.1
Full Throttle (72 mg / 8 oz) ABA 100.0
Full Throttle, Sugar Free (72 mg / 8 oz) ABA 100.0
     
BEVERAGES    
Afri-cola   100.0
Java Water (125 mg per 16.9 oz) CSPI 88.8
Bawls Guarana (67 mg per 10 oz) BAW 80.0
Jolt JC 72.0
Krank 20 (100 mg per 16.9 oz) CSPI 71.0
RC Edge NSDA 70.2
Vault ABA 70.0
XTC Power Drink DP 70.0
Sun Drop, Diet NSDA 69.0
Aqua Blast (90 mg per 16.9 oz) CSPI 63.9
Sun Drop, Cherry NSDA 64.0
Sun Drop ABA 63.0
Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb NSDA 58.8
Josta CB 58.0
Kick NSDA 57.6
Pepsi One NSDA 55.0
Mountain Dew (0 in Canada) NSDA 55.0
Mountain Dew, Diet NSDA 55.0
Mountain Dew, Code Red NSDA 55.0
Moxie (original) CCNNE 24.0
Moxie, Diet CCNNE 15.0
Kick Citrus CC 54.0
KMX NSDA 53.0
Mello Yellow NSDA 51.0
Mello Yellow, Cherry ABA 51.0
Mello Yellow, Melon ABA 51.0
Mello Yellow, Diet NSDA 51.0
Surge CC 52.5
Nehi Wild Red NSDA 50.1
Nestea Earl Grey ABA 50
Tab NSDA 46.8
Battery Energy Drink NSDA 46.7
Water Joe (60-70 mg per 16.9 oz) CSPI ~46.2
Coca-Cola, Diet CC 46.0
Coca-Cola, Diet Vanilla ABA 45.0
Coca-Cola, Diet w/ lemon CC 45.0
Coca-Cola, Diet w/ lime CC 45.0
Shasta Cola NSDA 44.4
Shasta Cola, Cherry NSDA 44.4
Shasta Cola, Diet NSDA 44.4
     
Ale-8, Diet ABA 44.0
RC Cola NSDA 43.2
RC Cola, Cherry NSDA 43.2
Dr Nehi NSDA 42.0
Sunkist, Diet NSDA 42.0
Dr. Pepper NSDA 41.0
Dr. Pepper, Diet ABA 41.0
Sunkist NSDA 41.0
Sunkist, Diet ABA 41.0
Mr. Pibb NSDA 40.8
Mr. Pibb, Diet ABA 40
Pibb Xtra ABA 40
Pibb Zero ABA 40
Mr. Pibb, Diet CC 40.5
Red Flash CC 40.5
Aqua Java (50-60 mg per 16.9 oz) CSPI ~39.1
Ruby Red Squirt NSDA 39.0
Ruby Red Squirt, Diet NSDA 39.0
Pepsi NSDA 38.4
Pepsi, Wild Cherry NSDA 38.0
Ale-8-One ABA 37.0
Inka Kola ABA 37.0
Inka Kola, Diet ABA 37.0
Pepsi, Diet NSDA 36.0
Pepsi, Wild Cherry Diet NSDA 36.0
Aspen NSDA 36.0
Nestea Honey Lemon Green ABA 39.0
RC Cola, Diet NSDA 36.0
Diet Rite NSDA 36.0
Coca-Cola, Classic * CC 34.0
Coca-Cola, C2 ABA 34.0
Coca-Cola, Cherry * CC 34.0
Coca-Cola, Diet Cherry ABA 34.0
Coca-Cola, Diet w/ Splenda ABA 34.0
Coca-Cola, Vanilla ABA 34.0
Coca-Cola, Zero ABA 34.0
Snapple Peach NSDA 31.5
Snapple Raspberry NSDA 31.5
Snapple Lemon NSDA 31.5
Canada Dry Cola NSDA 30.0
A & W Creme Soda NSDA 29.0
Nestea Sweet Iced Tea NSDA 26.5
Nestea Unsweetened Iced Tea ABA 26
Snapple Green Tea w/Lemon NSDA 24.0
IBC Cherry Cola NSDA 23.0
Barq's CC 22.5
A & W Diet Creme Soda NSDA 22.0
Mistic Lemon Tea NSDA 18.0
Mistic Peach Tea NSDA 18.0
Cool (Nestea) NSDA 16.5
Nestea Lemon, Sweet ABA 16
Nestea Lemon, Diet ABA 16
Nestea Raspberry ABA 16
Snapple Sweet Tea NSDA 12.0
Diet Cool (Nestea) NSDA 10.5
Snapple Sun Tea NSDA 7.5
Snapple Sun Tea, Diet NSDA 7.5
Canada Dry Diet Cola NSDA 1.2
Barq's, Diet ABA 0
7 Up NSDA 0
Fresca   0
Sprite   0
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration allows a maximum of 72 mg. of caffeine per 12 oz. serving (6 mg / oz)



Caffeine Content of Coffee & Teas
     
Percolated (7 oz) CB 140
Drip (7 oz) B&M 115-175
Espresso (1.5-2 oz) B&M 100
Brewed (7 oz) B&M 80-135
Instant (7 oz) B&M 65-100
Decaf, brewed (6 oz) CB 5
Decaf, instant (6 oz) CB 3
     
tea, iced (12 ozs.) B&M 70
tea, black (6 oz) CB 70
tea, green (6 oz) CB 35
tea, instant (7 oz) B&M 30
yerba maté, (3 g teabag) ERO 10-24
yerba maté, (10 g dried, loose) ERO 30



Caffeine Content of Foods
     
Milk Chocolate (1 oz) IFIC 1-15
Dark Chocolate (1 oz) IFIC 5-35
Bakers Chocolate (1 oz) IFIC 26
     
Dannon Coffee Flavored Yogurt (8 oz) CSPI 45
Chocolate Flavored Syrup IFIC 4



Caffeine Content of Caffeine Pills (mg per tablet)
     
Vivarin TCP 200
No-Doz, Maximum Strength CSPI 200
Dexatrim TCP 200
Caffedrine CMF 200
Awake, Maximum Strength CMF 200
Stay Awake CMF 200
Ultra Pep-Back CMF 200
Quick Pep CMF 150
     
Vroom Foods Foosh Mints SPFL 102
Vroom Foods Buzz Bite Chews SPFL 102
No-Doz TCP 100
Awake CMF 100
Aqua-Ban CMF 100
Wake-Ups TCP 100
Aqua-Ban CMF ~65-175
Fat Burner CMF ~55
Penguin Brand Caffeine Mints   ~12



Caffeine Content of Medications (mg per tablet)
     
Anacin CMF 32
Analor 300 CMF 40
Arthriten CMF 65
BC Fast Pain Relief CMF 32
BC Arthritis Pain & Infl. CMF 36
Butalbital CMF 40
Cafergot CMF 100
Codalan (1, 2 and 3) CMF 30
Cope CMF 32
Coryban D CMF 30
Darvon CMF 32.4
DHCplus CMF 30
Dristan TCP 30
Esgic CMF 40
Excedrin TCP 65
Femcet CMF 40
Fioricet CMF 40
Fiorinal CMF 40
Gelpirin CMF 32
     
Goody's x-strength Headache Powders CMF 32.5
Goody's x-strength Pain Relief CMF 16.25
Medigesic CMF 40
Midol TCP 32.4
Midol Max Strength TCP 60
Migralam TCP 100
Migrol TCP 50
Norgesic TCP 30
Norgesic Forte TCP 60
Pacaps TCP 40
PC - CAP TCP 32.4
Propoxyphene Compound 65 CIV caps TCP 32.4
Repam TCP 40
Stanback Headache Powders TCP 32
Synalgos - DC TCP 30
Tenake capsules TCP 40
Vanquish TCP 33
Wigraine TCP 100
XS Hangover Reliever TCP 50



Sources
   
ABA American Beverage Association
B&M Bunker and McWilliams in J Am Diet 74:28-32, 1979
BAW Bawls.com FAQ
CB Caffeine Blues, by Stephen Cherniske, M.S.
CC Coca Cola
CCNNE Coca Cola (email, aug 8, 2008)
CMF The Caffeine & Migraine FAQ
CSPI Center for Science and the Public Interest
DP Desk Potato Caffeine Guide
ERO Erowid Yerba Maté Dosages
IFIC International Food Information Council
JC Jolt Cola
NSDA National Soft Drink Association
SOBE Sobe
SPFL Sani-Pure Food Labs
TCP The Caffeine Page


* When this file was created, Coca Cola Classic and Cherry Coke were listed by both
the Coca-Cola Company and the National Soft Drink Association as having 45 mg caffeine
per 12 oz can. As of Oct 2001 both of those organizations have revised their numbers to
show 34 mg per 12 oz can. We are unsure whether the caffeine content has changed or
if it was previously mis-reported by Coca-Cola.