TABLE 5.

Caffeine Content Reported by Manufacturers and Selected Additional Ingredients of Selected Products^6,29,46

Product	Selected Ingredients	Sugar Content per 8 oz, g	Average Caffeine Dose per 8 oz, mg	Amount per Serving, oz	Average Caffeine Dose per Container, mg
Comparison products
NoDoz	Caffeine	0	NAa	NAa	200 mg per tablet
Excedrin	Acetaminophen, aspirin, caffeine	0	NAa	NAa	65 mg per tablet (serving size: 2 tablets)
Hershey's Kisses	Caffeine, sugar	21 in 9 pieces	NAa	NAa	9 mg in 9 pieces
Coca-Cola	Caffeine, sugar	19–25	23	12	35
Mountain Dew	Caffeine, sugar	32	28	16	55
Diet Pepsi Max	Ginseng	0	47	12	69
Tea, brewed	NAa	0	54	8	54
Coffee, generic brewed	NAa	0	100	8	100
Starbucks tall coffee	NAa	0	174	12	260
Energy drinks
Low calorie	B vitamins, dextrose, fumarate, gingko, ginseng, glucuronolactone, guarana, glucose, inositol, l-arginine, l-carnitine, milk thistle, n-acetyl-l-tyrosine, sucrose, taurine, yohimbine HCL, vinpocetine, 5-hydroxy tryptophane	0	77–19 200	0.17–16.00	80–400
Regular	B vitamins, dextrose, fumarate, gingko, ginseng, glucuronolactone, guarana, high-fructose corn syrup, glucose, inositol, l-arginine, l-carnitine, milk thistle, n-acetyl-l-tyrosine, sucrose, taurine, yohimbine HCL, vinpocetine, 5-hydroxy tryptophane	17–30	71–286	8.3–16.0	75–300
Super-caffeinated	B vitamins, dextrose, fumarate, gingko, ginseng, glucuronolactone, guarana, glucose, inositol, l-arginine, l-carnitine, milk thistle, n-acetyl-l-tyrosine, sucrose, taurine, yohimbine HCL, vinpocetine, 5-hydroxy tryptophane	0	315–19 200	0.17–2.50	80–400

NA indicates not applicable.

^aProduct-specific information is from company Web sites; ingredients may vary according to country.