Foods Containing Caffeine

Many of us do not realize that food and beverages that we consume contain caffeine. Caffeine itself can be found in the sixty-type of leaves, seeds, and fruits all in the world. Caffeine source most frequently found in the coffee, tea leaves, cocoa beans, drink, and energy drinks. Caffeine can also be produced in synthetic and added to food, supplements, or medicines. Label packaging of a product are required to list caffeine in a product, but not required to include a number of caffeine in the product.


Caffeine consumption can be classified based on the number of caffeine consumed by someone per day. Consumption of caffeine in low to moderate level is 130 - 300 mg caffeine / day, while consumption of caffeine can be said high consume caffeine more than 600 mg / day. Caffeine consumption estimated average in United States population approximately 280 mg / day, while 20 - 30% of the total population consume these substances more than 600 mg / day. Here is a list illustrating foods containing caffeine in some products that we often consume:

1. Coffee Plain brewed 8 oz 135 mg 2. Instant 8 oz 95 mg
3. Espresso 1 oz 30-50 mg
4. Plain decaffeinated 8 oz 5 mg
5. Green tea 8 oz 25-40 mg
6. Black tea 8 oz 40-70 mg
7. Coca-Cola Classic 12 oz 34.5 mg 8. Diet Coke 12 oz 46.5 mg
9. Dr. Pepper 12 oz 42 mg
10. Mountain Dew 12 oz 55.5 mg
11. Pepsi-Cola 12 oz 37.5 mg
12. Sunkist Orange 12 oz 42 mg
13. Full Throttle 16 oz 144 mg
14. Red Bull 8.5 oz 80 mg
15. SoBe No Fear 158 mg
16. Candy milk chocolate 1 bar (1.5oz) 9 mg
17. Candy sweet chocolate 1 bar (1.45 oz) 27 mg
18. Cocoa mix powder 3 teaspoon 5 mg
19. Puddings chocolate, ready-to-eat 4 oz 9 mg
20. Medicine: Over the Counter Excedrin 65 mg
21. Bayer Select Maximum Strength 65.4 mg
22. Midol Menstrual Maximum Strength 60 mg
23. NoDoz 100 mg 32.4 mg
24. Pain Reliever Tablets 65 mg
25. Vivarin 200 mg

Based on the data above you can decide how much caffeine you need or how much caffeine you avoid. I was a caffeine lovers so do not make the data above. But I recommend not consuming coffee more than 4 cups per day because caffeine excess can absorb your calcium bones. Make caffeine is your way or stay away from caffeine.