The Desk Potato Caffeine Guide
Unless noted, the serving size is based on: One 355 ml (12 oz.) can for
pop and similar beverages One 300 ml (10 oz.) mug for coffee One 240 ml (8 oz.) cup of tea |
Item |
mg / serving |
% RDA |
Servings / day |
Drip Coffee | 160-245 | 6.7-10.2 | 10-15 |
Espresso (2 oz.) | 100 | 4.2 | 24 |
Brewed Coffee | 112-190 | 4.7-7.9 | 13-21 |
Instant Coffee | 91-140 | 3.8-5.8 | 17-26 |
Afri-Cola | 100.0 | 4.2 | 24 |
Jolt Cola | 71.2 | 3 | 34 |
Krank2O | 70.0 | 2.9 | 34 |
XTC Power Drink | 70.0 | 2.9 | 34 |
Iced Tea (355 ml) | 70 | 2.9 | 34 |
Tea, brewed, imported | 60 | 2.5 | 40 |
Water Joe (500 ml bottle) | 60 | 2.5 | 40 |
Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb | 58.8 | 2.5 | 41 |
Mountain Dew (USA) | 55.0 | 2.3 | 44 |
Mountain Dew (Canada) | NONE | 0 | Die Trying! |
Diet Mountain Dew(USA) | 55.0 | 2.3 | 44 |
Kick citrus (8 oz.) | 36.0 | 1.5 | 67 |
Mello Yellow | 52.8 | 2.2 | 45 |
Surge | 51.0 | 2.1 | 47 |
Tab | 46.8 | 2.0 | 51 |
Battery energy drink | 46.7 | 2.0 | 51 |
Coca-Cola | 45.6 | 1.9 | 53 |
Diet Coke | 45.6 | 1.9 | 53 |
Shasta Cola | 44.4 | 1.9 | 54 |
Shasta Cherry Cola | 44.4 | 1.9 | 54 |
Shasta Diet Cola | 44.4 | 1.9 | 54 |
Mr. Pibb | 40.8 | 1.7 | 59 |
OK Soda | 40.5 | 1.7 | 59 |
Tea (North American) | 40 | 1.7 | 60 |
Dr. Pepper | 39.6 | 1.7 | 61 |
Pepsi Cola | 37.2 | 1.6 | 65 |
Aspen | 36 | 1.5 | 67 |
RC Cola | 36 | 1.5 | 67 |
Diet RC | 36 | 1.5 | 67 |
Diet Rite | 36 | 1.5 | 67 |
Diet Pepsi | 35.4 | 1.5 | 68 |
Instant Tea | 30 | 1.3 | 80 |
Canada Dry Cola | 30 | 1.3 | 80 |
Barq's Root Beer | 25.6 | 1.1 | 94 |
Hot Chocolate *(chocolate contains much more in the form of Theobromine) |
5-20* | 0.2-0.8* | 120-480* |
Decaf coffee, brewed | 4-5.6 | 0.2 | 600 |
Decaf coffee, instant | 3-4 | 0.1 | 800 |
Canada Dry Diet Cola | 1.2 | 0.1 | 2000 |
7 Up | NONE | 0.0 | You could drown! |
Chocolate: | |||
Baking, unsweetened, Bakers--1 oz(28 g) | 25 | 1.1 | 95 |
German sweet, Bakers -- 1 oz (28 g) | 8 | 0.3 | 300 |
semi-sweet, Bakers -- 1 oz (28 g) | 13 | 0.5 | 185 |
Chocolate bar, Cadbury's -- 1 oz (28 g) | 15 | 0.6 | 160 |
Chocolate milk 8oz 8 | 5-20 | 0.2-0.8 | 120-480 |
Bakers Chips -- 1/4 cup (43 g) | 13 | 0.5 | 185 |
German sweet, Bakers -- 1/4 cup (43 g) | 15 | 0.6 | 160 |
Jello Pudding Pops, Choc (47 g) | 2 | 0.1 | 1200 |
Choc mousse from Jell-O mix (95 g) | 6 | 0.2 | 400 |
Jello choc fudge mousse (86 g) | 12 | 0.42 | 200 |
3 heaping teaspoons of choc powder mix | 8 | 0.3 | 300 |
2 tablespoons choc syrup | 5 | 0.2 | 480 |
1 envelope hot cocoa mix | 5 | 0.2 | 480 |
Ensure plus (choc) 8 oz (259 g) | 10 | 0.41 | 240 |
Medicine: | |||
No-Doze Tablet | 100 | 4.2 | 24 |
Vivarin | 200 | 8.4 | 12 |
Cold relief tablet (to counteract Pheneramine) | 30 | 1.3 | 80 |
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