Coffee
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To put the below values in perspective the U.S. FDA has placed a maximum of 72 milligrams of caffeine per 12 fluid ounces of beverage.

Caffeine content of caffeine beverages

Product

Serving size Caffeine in mg's  Source
Coffee, drip regular 5 oz. 106-164 USDNS
Coffee, percolated regular 5 oz. 93-134 USDNS
Espresso 1.5-2.0 oz. 100 B&M
General Foods International Coffee, Orange Cappuccino 8 oz. 102 .
Coffee, instant regular 5 oz. 47-68 USDNS
General Foods International Coffee, Cafe Vienna 8 oz. 90 .
Maxwell house Cappuccino, Mocha 8 oz. 60-65 .
General Foods International Coffe, Swiss Mocha 8 oz. 55 .
Maxwell House Cappuccino, French Vanilla or Irish Cream 8 oz. 45-50 .
Maxwell House Cappuccino, decaffeinated 8 oz. 25-30 .
Viennese Chocolate Cafe, General Foods International Coffee 8 oz. 26 .
Maxwell House Cappuccino, decaffeinated 8 oz. 3-6 .
Coffee, decaffeinated 5 oz. 2-5 USDNS
  • *USDNS-United States Department of Nutritional Services
  • Bunker and McWilliams (J. Am Diet 74:28-32, 1979)

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