Caffeine Levels In Common Sources
Caffeine is found in many common food and nonfood items. It is also present in products that you may not associate with being high in caffeine. Table 3.2 presents a listing of the more popular ones, alone with their caffeine contents.
| Source | Amount | Caffeine Content |
|---|---|---|
| Barqs root beer | 12 ounces | 23 milligrams |
| Caffeinated water | 16.9 ounces | 59—125 milligrams |
| Cappuccino, instant | 8 ounces | 25—102 milligrams |
| Cappuccino flavored ice cream | 1 cup | 8—15 milligrams |
| Chocolate bar | 1 average | 10—31 milligrams |
| Coca, prepared | 1 cup | 6—42 milligrams |
| Coffee, brewed | 8 ounces | 135 milligrams |
| Coffee, decaffeinated, brewed | 5## ounces | 3 milligrams |
| Coffee, instant, prepared | 5 ounces | 66 milligrams |
| Coffee flavored ice cream | 1 cup | 40—85 milligrams |
| Coffee flavored yogurt | 8 ounces | 45 milligrams |
| Cola | 12 ounces | 37—47 milligrams |
| Dr. Pepper | 12 ounces | 41 milligrams |
| Excedrin or Anacin | 1 tablet | 60 milligrams |
| Josta | 12 ounces | 58 milligrams |
| Mellow Yello | 12 ounces | 51 milligrams |
| Mountain Dew | 12 ounces | 55 milligrams |
| Sankist Orange Soda | 12 ounces | 40 milligrams |
| Surge | 12 ounces | 51 milligrams |
| Tea, brewed | 5 ounces | 50 milligrams |
| Tea, iced, bottled | 16 ounces | 15—100 milligrams |
| Tea, instant, prepared | 5 ounces | 30 milligrams |
