Saturday, November 3, 2007

How Much Caffeine In A Cup Of Coffee, Tea, Cola or Chocolate Bar?

On humans, caffeine acts particularly on the brain and skeletal muscles while theophylline targets heart, bronchia, and kidneys.

Caffeine content in different products:

Cup of coffee 90-150 mg

Instant coffee 60-80 mg

Tea 30-70 mg

Mate 25-150 mg

Cola 30-45 mg

Chocolate bar 30 mg

Stay-awake pill 100 mg

Vivarin 200 mg

Cold relief tablet 30 mg

Ganocafe (Healthy Coffee with Ganoderma) 8.3 mg

Chocolate mg caffeine

baking choc, unsweetened, Bakers-- 1 oz(28 g) 25

8 semi-sweet, Bakers -- 1 oz (28 g) 13

Choc chips

Bakers -- 1/4 cup (43 g) 13

german sweet, Bakers -- 1/4 cup (43 g) 15

Chocolate bar, Cadbury -- 1 oz (28 g) 15

1.4 oz bar of milk choc. 3-10

1.4 oz bar of white choc 2-4

1.4 oz. bar of dark choc 28

Chocolate milk 8oz 8

Chocolate milk 8 oz. glass 2-7

Desserts:

Jello Pudding Pops, Choc (47 g) 2

Choc mousse from Jell-O mix (95 g) 6

Jello choc fudge mousse (86 g) 12

Chocolate covered espresso bean 3-5

Beverages

3 heaping teaspoons of choc powder mix 8

2 tablespoons choc syrup 5

1 envelope hot cocoa mix 5



Often, people who rapidly reduce their caffeine intake have reported being irritable, finding it tough to concentrate at work, being extra nervous, restless, and feeling sleepy at odd times of the day. Headaches are common, and in extreme cases, nausea and vomiting can occur. At the same time, a major study has found fewer suicides among coffee drinkers than those who abstained from caffeine altogether.

Most people slowing their caffeine intake say that reducing their daily fix by a rate of 1/2 cup of coffee a day makes the change relatively pain-free. Others count their weekly intake and aim for three to five cups less per week.

So best not to quit your caffeine fix completely, but perhaps you should wean yourself down to a healthy level- slowly. Try our healthy coffee, go on www.longlifecoffee.com and ask for a free sample now.