Caffeine content of common beverages

Caffeine content per serving

Beverage
(milligrams)
Coffee
Brewed (8 ounces) 85
Instant (1 rounded teaspoon, dry) 75
Espresso (1 fluid ounce) 40
Flavored (8 ounces) 25 to 75
Decaffeinated, brewed (8 ounces) 3
Decaffeinated, instant (8 ounces) 3
Tea (8 ounces)
Black tea 40
Green tea 40
Decaffeinated black tea 4
Iced tea, ready to drink 30
Iced tea mix, unsweetened 13
Carbonated beverages (12 fluid ounces)
Coca-Cola Classic, Cherry Coca-Cola 34
Diet Coke 45
Barq's Root Beer 22
Mello Yello (regular and diet) 51
Pepsi-Cola, Wild Cherry Pepsi 38
Diet Pepsi-Cola 36
Sunkist Orange Soda 41
Surge 51
Red Flash 40
Mountain Dew (regular and diet) 55
Code Red Mt. Dew 55
Royal Crown Edge 70
Other beverages
Cocoa (5 ounces) 5
Planet Java Caramocha (9.5 ounces) 65
Planet Java Javadelic (9.5 ounces) 65
Planet Java Tremble (9.5 ounces) 129
KMX Orange, KMX Blue (8.4 ounces) 38
SoBe Adrenaline Rush (8.3 ounces) 79
SoBe No Fear (8 ounces) 79
Red Bull (8.5 ounces) 80

Sources: National Soft Drink Association (1999), www.nsda.org; SoBe Beverages

(2003); American Dietetic Association (2001)

History

From Jim Ball (Sr. V.P. Corporate Communications at Dr Pepper) :

I have noted with interest your Internet page comments about Dr Pepper and find
it interesting that you would want to pass the word on to others about a great soft
drink. As a matter of record, I feel compelled to tell you that there is no period
after the "Dr" in Dr Pepper. This fact is acknowledged in the Associated Press
Stylebook. I know this because I am the person responsible for having it included
back in the early 1970s. The reason there is no period is the result of an italicized
type face used in the early 1950s. The period after the "r" appeared to look like a
colon because of the font used. The result appeared to be "Di: Pepper". Not only
was the period dropped, but the font was soon changed. There is really no reason
for a period since we're not a member of the medical profession, or even degreed.
Dr Pepper is named after Dr. Charles T. Pepper, an 1855 graduate of the
University of Virginia Medical School. Who practiced medicine at his pharmacy
in Rural Retreat, Virginia in the late 1800s.
The entire history of Dr Pepper was published in September by author Jefferey
Rodengen. His book, authorized by me, is entitled "The Legend of Dr
Pepper/Seven-Up." Jeff owns Write Stuff Syndicate Inc. His address is
1323 S.E. 17th St.
Ste. 421
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33316-9958
or call 1-800-900-BOOK.
The book will be available this fall in all major book stores throughout the U.S.
And, from McBroomK@aol.com :
 There is a Dr Pepper Museum on the corner of 5th & Mary in Waco, TX.
300 South 5th St.
Waco, TX 76701
(817) 757-1024
There is also a club for collectors of Dr Pepper stuff called the 10-2-4 Club.
PO Box 153221
Irving, TX 75015-3221

Ingredients:

• Carbonated Water, sugar and/or corn sweetener, caramel color, artificial and
natural flavoring, phosphoric acid, sodium benzoate (preservative), caffeine,
monosodium phosphate, lactic acid and polyethylene glycol.

Nutritional Information:

Serving Size: 1 can

• Amount Per Serving:

• Calories: 160
• Total Fat: 0g (0% daily value*)
• Sodium: 55mg (2% daily value*)
• Total Carbohydrate: 40g (13% daily value*)
• Sugars: 40g
• Protein: 0g (0% daily value*)

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information:

Serving Size: 1 can

• Amount Per Serving:

• Calories: 160
• Total Fat: 0g (0% daily value*)
• Sodium: 55mg (2% daily value*)
• Total Carbohydrate: 40g (13% daily value*)
• Sugars: 40g
• Protein: 0g (0% daily value*)

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Caffeine Content:
Milligrams of Caffeine per 12oz serving: 39.6

The Alcoholic Beverage:

** Dr Pepper ** | ** Dr Pepper ** | ** Flaming Dr
Pepper**
In shot glass: | |
0.5 shot amaretto | 1 part Amaretto | 1 shot Amaretto
0.5 shot Kahlua | 1 part Coke | 1 jigger 151 rum
top off with 151 rum | |
0.75 full glass of beer: | |

Procedure: Get a glass of beer with some room left in it. Light
the shot on fire, and drop it into the beer. Chug the whole thing
down.

What to eat while drinking your Dr Pepper:

• Ice Cream!
o The Dr Pepper Float is probably one of the most heavenly treats I have
ever experienced. Just take a mug full of Ice Cream (Breyers Vanilla has
proven to work well here) and then fill the cup with Dr Pepper. Keep the
can/bottle handy, because you can add more as you get towards the
bottom, finally ending with a cup half full of Dr Pepper and Ice Cream
bubbles.
• Burritos!
(Actually, this is just a damned cool page to see...) (served at
• Taco Bell).
• Great Bluedini Kool-Aid

Dr Pepper Impersonators

There are a few who dare to try and come close to the Doctor, including that icky stuff
that Coke makes. Our good friend Kibo has done a nice job of rounding up the impostors
in this recent post.

Q: Does Dr Pepper have Antifreeze in it?

A: NO!

(ok, so maybe everything in Dr Pepper isn't "good for you")

"Polyethylene glycol is polymerized ethylene glycol. Dr Pepper reportedly uses it as an

antifoaming agent."
jterry@ssrl01.slac.stanford.edu (Jeff Terry)
"Ethylene glycol (commonly called antifreeze): HO-CH2-CH2-OH, is a small, toxic
compound which dissolves readily in water and lowers its freezing point. Polyethylene
glycol HO-CH2CH2-O-CH2CH2-O-CH2CH2-O-.. is a very large, inert, gelatinous
compound which can be used to thicken foods. It's completely non-toxic, probably
indigestible"
curry@hpl.hp.com (Bo Curry)

chris@wiw.org []