Fun_People Archive
7 May
Caffeine Chart

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From: Peter Langston <psl>
Date: Tue,  7 May 96 13:22:31 -0700
To: Fun_People
Subject: Caffeine Chart

[Here's a valuable reference you'll want to keep handy for those late night  
wide-eyed conversations with Microsoft programmers discussing new-age diets  
and conspiracy theories... -psl]

Forwarded-by: Keith Bostic <bostic@bsdi.com>
Forwarded-by: Mike Olson <mao@illustra.com>
Forwarded-by: jerryg (Jerry Groesser)

According to the National Soft Drink Association, the following is the
caffeine content in mgs per 12 oz can of soda:

	Jolt                   100.0
	Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb     58.8
	Mountain Dew            54.0
	Mello Yellow            52.8
	Tab                     46.8
	Coca-Cola               45.6
	Diet Cola               45.6 [is this really Diet Coke?  -psl]
	Shasta Cola             44.4
	Shasta Cherry Cola      44.4
	Shasta Diet Cola        44.4
	Mr. Pibb                40.8
	Dr. Pepper              39.6
	Pepsi Cola              38.4
	Aspen                   36.0
	Diet Pepsi              36.0
	RC Cola                 36.0
	Diet RC                 36.0
	Diet Rite               36.0
	Canada Dry Cola         30.0
	Canada Dry Diet Cola     1.2
	7 Up                     0

By means of comparison, a 7 oz cup of coffee has the following
caffeine (mg) amounts, according to Bunker and McWilliams

	Drip                   115-175
	Brewed                  80-135
	Instant                 65-100
	Decaf, brewed            3-4
	Decaf, instant           2-3
	tea, iced (12 ozs.)     70
	tea, brewed, imported   60
	tea, brewed, U.S.       40
	tea, instant            30

© 1996 Peter Langston