Q: How much caffeine is there in coffee and other caffeinated products?

A: The amount of caffeine in a cup of coffee varies from 5 mg to 550 mg. The following is a list of the most common caffeinated products and the amount of caffeine they carry:

• Starbucks Coffee, grande (16 oz.): 550 mg
• Starbucks Coffee, tall (12 oz.): 375 mg
• Starbucks Coffee, short (8 oz.)  250 mg
• NoDoz -- Maximum Strength (1), or Vivarin (1): 200 mg
• 7-Eleven Big Gulp cola (64 oz.): 190 mg
• Coffee, non-gourmet (8 oz.): 135 mg
• Excedrin (2): 130 mg
• Maxwell House (8 oz.): 110 mg
• Caffe Americano, grande (16 oz.) Starbucks: 105 mg
• NoDoz, Regular Strength (1): 100 mg
• Coffee, instant (8 oz.): 95 mg
• Caffe Americano, tall (12 oz.) Starbucks: 70 mg
• Caffe Latte or Cappuccino, grande (16 oz.) Starbucks: 70 mg
• Caffe Mocha, grande (16 oz.) Starbucks: 70 mg
• Espresso, double (2 oz.) Starbucks: 70 mg
• Water, caffeinated (Edge2O), (8 oz.): 70 mg
• Anacin (2): 65 mg Cola (20 oz.): 60 mg
• Mountain Dew (12 oz.): 55 mg
• Cola (16 oz.): 50 mg
• Tea, leaf or bag (8 oz.): 50 mg
• Caffe Americano, short (8 oz.) Starbucks: 35 mg
• Caffe Latte, short (8 oz.) or tall (12 oz.) Starbucks: 35 mg
• Caffe Mocha, short (8 oz.) or tall (12 oz.) Starbucks: 35 mg
• Cappuchino, short (8 oz.) or tall (12 oz.) Starbucks: 35 mg
• Cola (12 oz.): 35 mg
• Espresso (1 oz.) Starbucks: 35 mg
• Tea, green or instant (8 oz.): 30 mg
• Chocolate, dark, bittersweet, semi-sweet: 20 mg
• Tea, bottles (12 oz.) or from instant mix (8 oz.): 14 mg
• Coffee, decaf, grande (16 oz.) Starbucks: 10 mg
• Coffee, decaf, short (8 oz.) or tall (12 oz.) Starbucks: 10 mg
• Chocolate, milk (1 oz.): 5 mg
• Cocoa or hot chocolate (8oz.): 5 mg
• Coffee, decaf, non-gourmet (8 oz.): 5 mg
• Espresso, decaf (1 oz.) Starbucks: 5 mg