Caffeine Levels


I found this in the November 1997 issue of Vegetarian Times Magazine. If you dabble in caffeine- this is how much you are getting...

(This chart doesn't mention Coke/Pepsi- but is probably somewhere between 40-55 mg per 12 oz. serving)

 Product

 Serving Size

 Caffeine (in milligrams)

Coffee, brewed

 8 oz.

135

Decaf coffee, brewed

8 oz.

5

Excedrin

2 tablets

130

Hershey milk chocolate

1.5 oz. bar

 10

Ben & Jerry's No-fat Coffee Fudge Frozen Yogurt

 1 cup

85

Haagen-Dazs

1 cup

58

Starbucks Coffee Ice Cream, assorted flavors

1 cup

40-60

Dannon Coffee Yogurt

8 oz.

45

Mountain Dew

12 oz.

55

Sunkist Orange Soda

12 oz.

40

Celestial Seasonings Iced Lemon Ginseng Tea

16 oz.

100

Green Tea

8 oz.

30

Tea, made from whole leaf or bag

8 oz.

50

 


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