Comments on: How Much Caffeine In A Cup Of Coffee, Tea, Cola or Chocolate Bar?

By: james

james — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 14:24:44 +0000

an american cup of coffee as late as the 70,s was always a 5 oz. cup. When the Mr. Coffee machines hit the market is when all knowledge had gotten buried. Some of the early models still kept the 5 oz measurement as tradition would dictate Also Nate is correct most certainly correct about the WWII G.I.s

By: mike

mike — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:42:35 +0000

I tried cutting down alot of caffine last week and I felt terrible, so I have gone back to normal and will reduce intake gradually over months to come
Also I had trouble sleeping after I had no caffine which I thought odd so now I have a little and im sleeping well again

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 08:15:03 +0000

@Will it all depends. My husband for example only drinks instant coffee and he has hard time sleeping if he takes starbucks via two or sometime 3 hours before bed.

By: Will

Will — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 08:20:45 +0000

On average, how much caffeine intake will cause insomnia?

By: Cap'n J

Cap'n J — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 03:07:17 +0000

An “American” cup of coffee is 6 oz. And would be between 1-2 tablespoons of ground coffee depending on brand/blend/grind. However a “French” cup of coffee is 4 oz and requires a bit less. Unfortunately the term cup is not one specific measurement when used with coffee and none of the terms are equal to an actual 8 oz. Liquid measuring cup.

By: S

Tue, 17 May 2011 14:38:21 +0000

And how many blasted grams of actual coffee powder are used to make a “cup” of coffee? It is not self-evident.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 11 May 2011 06:28:12 +0000

The reason they call, “watered down espresso:, Americano; is from WWII. The soldiers all wanted coffee in italy, however, the cofee was espresso. The Americans wanted it watered down so the taste wasnt so strong. That is why they call it americano.

By: ricardino

ricardino — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 18:41:15 +0000

pnomgre: What are the quantities of each in yourblend ? It sounds very good, I would like to make it.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 02:51:08 +0000

@hemant If you mean a French Press that is purely a taste decision. The only thing you should do is grind your own beans and for use in the press they should be very coarse. I have my grinder set on the coarsest setting. I like my coffee very dark so I leave it soak for 3 minutes then press and pour.

By: Vicki

Vicki — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 16:12:28 +0000

People on medication need to be careful of their caffeine intake. I was taking awake pill in the morning and relized just yesterday that they were not mixing well with meds and I was getting very dizzy and having nausea and will cause bloodpressure to rise.

By: Forbes

Forbes — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 08:27:48 +0000

The tables above say Baker’s unsweetened chocolate has 25 mg caffeine per ounce. What is the source of this information? Thank you.

By: hemant

hemant — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 13:56:21 +0000

what type of coffee or which perticular coffee i should use in coffee plunger

By: Steve

Steve — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 04:36:39 +0000

I have an inherited disorder, ADD. I would drink a cup of strong coffee to focus on getting to sleep at night! I was prescibed the largest amount of Methiphenidate (Speed) they were alowed. When I took my first dose in the morning I could roll over and go back to sleep. They checked my blood pressure every time I went in to get re-evaluated, rarely so it to high. So all people are not the same! If anyone without ADD took half of one dose the would be up all night! I was aware coffee was a dehydrant so acted accordingly. Now they switched me to something different, and I don’t drink as much coffee, but still enjoy a nice strong cup every morning!

By: pnorrgre

pnorrgre — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 14:13:59 +0000

If you need a coffee alternative to get your caffein, get some Guarana powder. make sure it is powder from the fermeded seeds and not the dried fruit. The seed powder I buy here in the brazilian supermarkets packs 270mg caffein per 8g serving. Originally used by the indians in amazonia as stimulant. I take this in the morning as a smoothie and include dried chillies, ginger powder, cacao powder, cinamon powder, linseeds, bran, wheat germ, brewer’s yeast and a banana. Beats a cup of coffee any day

By: Bekah

Bekah — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:01:59 +0000

Correct. The theobromine interacts with those neurotransmitters in the brain.

By: jennifer

jennifer — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:12:00 +0000

Actually, the nice pleasant high from chocolate is caused by the neurotransmitter anandamide in the brain! same neurotransmitter involved with marijuana use!

By: Bekah

Bekah — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 18:25:49 +0000

vblather – you need to check your facts. Chocolate contains both theobromine and caffeine.

The two only make up about 3% of a cocoa bean, with theobromine outweighing caffeine by about two to one.

Also, theobromine outlasts the caffeine but it is much milder in its effects causing one to “feel good” rather than hyped up or “energized”

This site is helpful in demonstating the differences of caffeine amounts in various products. Very helpful indeed!!

By: Roast Master

Roast Master — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 13:36:31 +0000

Those are some excellent charts you’ve posted. Its usually pretty difficult to explain to people the amount of caffeine in various consumables, but that information makes it pretty easy to outline what amounts are in what products.

Very useful….thanks for posting!

By: Anthony

Anthony — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:47:06 +0000

I wonder why it should be that I really like coffee-flavoured things, eg. ice-cream, cake, sweets etc, but do not like it as a beverage….

By: AMCup

AMCup — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 13:17:30 +0000

The main stimulant effect in chocolate does come from theobromine, but this is a tabulated list of the caffeine content of these substances. A site that deals primarily with coffee will be more interested in caffeine, not in theobromine. That bit of information is completely useless.