About this Resource
Caffeine is the world’s most widely consumed stimulant and is found in a range of food products and drinks. Most health authorities recommend that healthy, non-pregnant individuals consume, on average, no more than 400 mg of caffeine per day. This handout shows the caffeine content of commonly consumed foods and beverages, and ranks them on a scale from low caffeine content to high.
Grounded in the Research
“Coffee is one of the most popular and consumed beverages worldwide, and caffeine is its best-known component, present also in many other beverages (tea, soft drinks, energy drinks), foodstuffs (cocoa, chocolate, guarana), sport supplements and even medicines.”
Excerpt from: Abalo, R. (2021). Coffee and caffeine consumption for human health. Nutrients, 13(9), 2918.
References
[1] EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA). (2015). Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine. EFSA Journal, 13(5), 4102. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2015.4102
[2] Health Canada (2020), Caffeine in Foods, Retrieved May 14, 2023, from: https://www.canada.ca/en/health-canada/services/food-nutrition/food-safety/food-additives/caffeine-foods.html
[3] Nawrot, P., Jordan, S., Eastwood, J., Rotstein, J., Hugenholtz, A., & Feeley, M. (2003). Effects of caffeine on human health. Food Additives & Contaminants, 20(1), 1-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/0265203021000007840