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September 2003 - Nutrition Tip

Caffeine Sources

Pay close attention to the serving sizes, they vary greatly

Coffee, grande (16 oz) Starbucks 
Coffee, tall (12 oz) Starbucks 
Coffee, short (8 oz), Starbucks
Averabe Coffee (16 oz)
Coffee, instant average
Energy Drinks (8 oz)
Coffee, latte, Cappuccino, or mocha
     grande, (16 oz) Starbucks
Tea average (8 oz)
No Doz, Maximum strength or 
    Vivarin (1)
No Doz
Chocolate milk, or hot cocoa (8 oz)
550 mg
375 mg
250mg
220mg
190mg
150-200mg
70mg
50mg
.
200mg
100mg
5mg

Per 12 ounces (size of a can- not the 20 ounce plastic bottle)

Coke
Diet Coke
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi
Dr. Pepper
Diet Dr. Pepper
Mountain Dew
Diet Mountain Dew
30 mg
41 mg
32 mg
30 mg
42 mg
41 mg
55 mg
55 mg

Fountain Drinks – These are averages from many fast food chains
12 ounce portions

Coke
Diet Coke
Pepsi
Diet Pepsi               
38 mg
46 mg
37 mg
37 mg

Please see August 2003 Nutrition Tip where a study about caffeine is presented.

These numbers from Center of Science in Public Interest Newsletter December 1996 www.cspinet.org 
And the Journal of the American Dietetic Association Feb 97, 179-81 

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