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. 2016 Jun 1;6(2):73–81. doi: 10.1089/jcr.2015.0027

Table 6.

Students' Estimated Caffeine Content in Different Beverages

  Perceived caffeine content (mg)
Beverage (actual caffeine content) 0–50 51–100 101–150 151–200 201–250 >250
8 oz Green tea (35 mg), % 27.5 32.3 26.3 9 0.6 0
12 oz Mountain Dew (48 mg), % 9 8.4 19.2 24.0 16.8 18
16 oz Latte (150 mg), % 10.8 4.8 10.8 22.8 25.1 21.6
8.4 oz Red Bull (80 mg), % 9 2.4 8.4 10.2 29.3 35.9
2 oz 5-hour Energy Shot (207 mg), % 11.4 3 13.2 16.2 19.8 32.3

The percentage of students who accurately identified the amount of caffeine in beverages is indicated in bold.