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How Much Caffeine Do You Consume?

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A hot cup of coffee helps to power through your to-do-list!
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Some of us need that daily caffeine boost to get us going! But do you really know how much caffeine you consume each day?

The International Food Information Council has an online Caffeine Calculator to help you out. Safe consumption for healthy adults is up to 400 mg/day. For example, two 8 oz cups of coffee has 192mg of caffeine.

Healthy pregnant lactating women can consume low to moderate amounts, about 300 mg/day or less. Caffeine values in this tool are based on the USDA Food Data Central Database.

Learn more information from Boost Your Caffeine Confidence.

About Karen Blakeslee

The Rapid Response Center was formed in 1995 as a resource for Kansas State University Research & Extension Agents. Resource topics included Food Science, Human Nutrition, Food Service, Textiles, Home Care and other consumer topics. Since that time, the Center has grown to be of valuable assistance to Kansas State University Extension Specialists in those areas.