A 22-ounce bottle of NOS, an energy drink bottled by Coca-Cola, does contain 220 milligrams of caffeine. Few energy drinks approach the latter level, which equals four Red Bulls. Starbucks claims approximately 260 milligrams of caffeine per 12-ounce cup of drip-brewed coffee (“tall”) and 330 milligrams per 16-ounce cup (“grande”).
A can of Monster contains 184 milligrams.īut even these larger energy drinks don’t approach the caffeine levels of Starbucks coffee, which tends to have higher caffeine concentrations than Dunkin’ Donuts coffee, for example. One analysis found an average of 188 milligrams of caffeine per 16-ounce cup of coffee. At this serving size, the drinks begin to approach the caffeine levels of coffee. That’s equivalent to a mere four ounces of drip-brewed coffee from Starbucks.Ĭans of the super-size energy drinks such as Monster and Rockstar are twice the size of the little Red Bulls, with roughly twice the caffeine. The original 8.4-ounce can has 80 milligrams of caffeine. Energy drinks have more caffeine than coffee. That’s something to bear in mind the next time you hear phrases like “In our hyper-caffeinated society . . . ”Ģ. But, with their lower caffeine content, soft drinks have not replaced the caffeine we’ve dropped from our diets by drinking less coffee. Two recent surveys, one by the Food and Drug Administration and one for an industry-backed research group, show that coffee accounts for two-thirds of the caffeine in the American diet.Īs coffee drinking fell, soft drink consumption surged, rising from 11 gallons per person annually in 1947 to 51 gallons in 2005. And despite the abundance of new ways to consume caffeine, we still get most of our caffeine from coffee. From 1946 to 2005, it declined roughly by half, from 46 gallons per person each year to 24 gallons. coffee consumption peaked 65 years ago, then fell dramatically.
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With a Starbucks or Dunkin’ Donuts on every corner grocery coolers full of soft drinks, energy drinks and teas and convenience-store counters displaying 5-hour Energy shots, it seems that we are more caffeinated than ever.Įxcept we aren’t. Americans now consume more caffeine than ever. But how much do you know about the drug - and yes, it is a drug - you’re consuming? Before downing one more gulp of your favorite stimulant, let go of some persistent, caffeinated myths.ġ. Chances are, you have some caffeine in your system right now you might even be reading this article with a cup of coffee, a can of soda or a mug of tea in hand.
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