OUT FROM UNDER!
Treating Your Own Addictions
CAFFEINE AND YOU
Caffeine Content in Food and Medications (Milligrams)
COFFEE (5 oz. cup)
Drip Method 110-150
Percolated 64-124
Instant 40-108
Decaf 2
TEA, loose or bags (5 oz. cup)
l-minute brew 9-33
3-minute brew 20-46
5-minute brew 20-50
TEA Products
Instant (5 oz. cup) .12-28
Iced Tea (12 oz. can) 22-36
CHOCOLATE Products
Hot cocoa (6 oz.) 2-8
Dry cocoa (1 oz.) 6
Milk chocolate (1 oz.) 1-15
Baking chocolate (1 oz.) 35
Sweet dark chocolate (1 oz.) 5-35
Chocolate milk (8 oz.) 2-7
Chocolate flavored syrup (2 tbsp.) 4
SOFT DRINKS 12 oz.
Cola or pepper 30-48
Diet cola or pepper 0-59
Cherry cola 12-46
Citrus 0-64
Over-the-counter Medications
STIMULANTS
NoDoz tablets 100
Vivarin tablets 200
PAIN RELIEVERS
Anacin 32
Excedrin 65
Excedrin P.M.
0
Midol (for cramps) 32
Midol P.M.S. 0
Plain aspirin, any brand 0
Vanquish 33
DIURETICS
Acqua-Ban 100
COLD REMEDIES
Coryban-D 30
Dristan 0
DIET PILLS
Dexatrim 200
Dietac 200
Source: Evaluation of Caffeine Safety, Institute of Food Technologists, June 1987; National Soft Drink Association.
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