From ai-lab!sclafani%src.dec.com Sun Jul 29 17:54:11 1990 From: ai-lab!sclafani%src.dec.com (Michael Sclafani) Date: 27 Jul 1990 1647-PDT (Friday) To: zonker@ghoti.lcs.mit.edu (Regis M Donovan) Cc: elbows@ghoti.lcs.mit.edu Subject: Re: chemical question > does anyone have the actual statistics for caffeine content of major > brands of soda? (and for the average cup of coffee or tea?) I sent one out to elbows last year, but I didn't seem to keep a copy, and my source isn't around any more. However, here's a different item which is more complete: From: haynes@decwrl.dec.com (Charles Haynes) Subject: Re: Jolt Cola Date: 10 Feb 88 00:07:15 PST My unsupported allegations sound more impressive than your unsupported allegations! The myth is alive! -- Charles >From a list purporting to be from the FDA, Food Additive Chemistry Evaluation Branch: SOFT DRINKS (12 oz.) Jolt 71 Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb 58 Mountain Dew 54 Mello Yello 52 TAB 46 Coca-Cola (old and new) 46 Diet Coke 46 Shasta Cola 44 Shasta Diet Cola 44 Shasta Cherry Cola 44 Mr. Pibb 40.8 Dr. Pepper 40.8 Diet Dr. Pepper 40.8 Pepsi-Cola 38.4 Big Red 38 Diet Pepsi 36 Diet Pepsi 36 Pepsi Light 36 RC Cola 36 Cherry RC 36 Canada Dry Jamaica Cola 30 Canada Dry Diet Cola 1.5 (units are milligrams) for comparison COFFEE (5 oz.) Brewed, drip method 60-180 Brewed, percolator 40-170 Instant 30-120 Decaffeinated, brewed 2-5 Decaffeinated, instant 1-5 TEA (5 oz.) Brewed, major U.S. brands 20-90 Brewed, imported brands 25-110 Iced (12 oz.) 67-76 Instant 25-50 OTHER Cocoa (5 oz.) 2-20 Chocolate Milk (8 oz.) 2-7 Milk chocolate (1 oz.) 1-15 Semi-sweet chocolate (1 oz.) 5-35 Choc. flavored syrup (1 oz.) 4