How much is 50 mg of caffeine?
50 mg of caffeine is a little less than one medium regular cola (about 55 mg), or roughly 0.8 of a medium diet cola (about 60 mg). It is a small amount by fast food standards: about a quarter of a medium iced coffee (about 200 mg), 0.3 of a medium hot coffee (about 180 mg), half a medium frappe (about 100 mg), and about 0.7 of a large sweet tea (about 70 mg). Against the 400 mg the FDA cites as a daily reference for healthy adults, 50 mg is 12.5%. If your only caffeine is one medium soda, this is roughly where you sit for the day, which is why our caffeine chart calls cola a lightweight.
How much is 80 mg of caffeine?
80 mg of caffeine is just under one large cola (about 85 mg for a 30 oz fountain drink), or about 1.5 medium colas (about 55 mg each). In coffee terms it is 0.4 of a medium iced coffee (about 200 mg), 0.4 of a medium hot coffee (about 180 mg) and about half a medium latte (about 150 mg). It is also about 1.1 large sweet teas (about 70 mg) or 1.3 medium diet colas (about 60 mg). That works out to 20% of the 400 mg daily reference. Put differently: a large soda with your meal is a fifth of the reference, and the same money spent on an iced coffee is half of it.
How much is 100 mg of caffeine?
100 mg of caffeine is one medium frappe or blended coffee (about 100 mg), exactly. It is also half a medium iced coffee (about 200 mg), 0.6 of a medium hot coffee (about 180 mg), 0.7 of a medium latte (about 150 mg), and about 1.2 large colas (about 85 mg). If your habit is soda, 100 mg is roughly 1.8 medium colas (about 55 mg each) or 1.4 large sweet teas (about 70 mg). That is 25% of the 400 mg reference the FDA cites for healthy adults. The frappe is worth noticing: it is the lightest coffee on the chart for caffeine, but it is also one of the heaviest for added sugar.
How much is 120 mg of caffeine?
120 mg of caffeine is 0.8 of a medium latte (about 150 mg), 0.8 of a 16 oz energy drink (about 160 mg), or 0.6 of a medium iced coffee (about 200 mg). Coming from the other direction, it is about 1.2 medium frappes (about 100 mg), 1.4 large colas (about 85 mg), 1.7 large sweet or unsweetened iced teas (about 70 mg), two medium diet colas (about 60 mg) or 2.2 medium colas (about 55 mg). That is 30% of the 400 mg daily reference. It is a typical "one coffee-ish drink" amount, and it is also what two sodas across a day quietly add up to, which most people never count.
How much is 150 mg of caffeine?
150 mg of caffeine is one medium latte (about 150 mg), exactly. It is also 0.8 of a medium iced coffee (about 200 mg), 0.8 of a medium hot coffee (about 180 mg), 0.9 of a 16 oz energy drink (about 160 mg), and 1.5 medium frappes (about 100 mg). In soda terms, 150 mg is about 1.8 large colas (about 85 mg), 2.5 medium diet colas (about 60 mg) or 2.7 medium colas (about 55 mg). That is 37.5% of the 400 mg reference. Swap a daily soda for a daily latte and this is the size of the change: roughly three sodas' worth of caffeine in one cup.
How much is 180 mg of caffeine?
180 mg of caffeine is one medium hot coffee (about 180 mg), exactly. It is also 0.9 of a medium iced coffee (about 200 mg), 1.1 16 oz energy drinks (about 160 mg), 1.2 medium lattes (about 150 mg) and 1.8 medium frappes (about 100 mg). In soda terms, 180 mg is about 2.1 large colas (about 85 mg), 3 medium diet colas (about 60 mg) or 3.3 medium colas (about 55 mg). That is 45% of the 400 mg daily reference: one coffee in the morning, or three sodas spread across the day, land you in the same place.
How much is 200 mg of caffeine?
200 mg of caffeine is one medium iced coffee (about 200 mg), exactly, and half of the 400 mg the FDA cites as a daily reference for healthy adults. It is also about 1.1 medium hot coffees (about 180 mg), 1.3 medium lattes (about 150 mg), 1.3 16 oz energy drinks (about 160 mg) and two medium frappes (about 100 mg). If you drink soda, 200 mg is roughly 2.4 large colas (about 85 mg), 2.9 large sweet teas (about 70 mg) or 3.6 medium colas (about 55 mg). This is the number behind the surprise in our caffeine chart: switching from soda to iced coffee "to cut back" multiplies your caffeine by three or four.
How much is 400 mg of caffeine?
400 mg of caffeine is the amount the FDA cites as not generally associated with negative effects in healthy adults, and less applies during pregnancy or with some conditions. In fast food drinks it is two medium iced coffees (about 200 mg each), about 2.2 medium hot coffees (about 180 mg), 2.5 16 oz energy drinks (about 160 mg), 2.7 medium lattes (about 150 mg) or 4.7 large colas (about 85 mg). Combinations from the chart reach it fast: a medium hot coffee plus a medium latte plus a large sweet tea is exactly 400 mg, and a morning iced coffee plus a large cola plus an energy drink is roughly 445 mg, past the line before dinner.
How much caffeine is in a 16 oz latte?
A 16 oz latte carries about 150 mg of caffeine, using typical averages across the major US fast food chains. We list it as "latte, medium" because at most US chains a medium is 16 ounces, so the two are usually the same drink. Treat the number as an average rather than a label: chains differ in how many espresso shots go into a medium, and a large or an extra shot moves the figure up. For comparison, a medium hot coffee at the same chains sits around 180 mg and a medium iced coffee around 200 mg, so the latte is the lighter of the three coffees, and it is still about 2.7 medium colas' worth of caffeine in one cup. The full list, drink by drink, is in our caffeine in drinks chart.
How this calculator works
You type an amount of caffeine in milligrams, or pick a drink to fill it in, and the tool divides that amount by the caffeine in each of 13 common fast food drinks, rounded to one decimal, and shows it as a percentage of the FDA's 400 mg daily reference for healthy adults. The drink figures are typical averages across the major US chains, rounded, and they are the same numbers used in our caffeine chart and the fast food drink calculator. They are not measurements of any specific product: your cup may differ by chain, size, recipe and ice, so the product label always wins. The tool does not know your health situation, is not medical advice, and stores nothing; the maths runs in your browser.
FAQ
Is 200 mg of caffeine a lot?
It is half of the 400 mg the FDA cites as a daily amount not generally associated with negative effects in healthy adults. In fast food terms, 200 mg is one medium iced coffee, about 1.1 medium hot coffees, or roughly 3.6 medium colas. Sensitivity varies, and less applies during pregnancy or with some conditions.
How many cups of coffee is 400 mg of caffeine?
Using typical fast food averages, 400 mg is two medium iced coffees (about 200 mg each) or roughly 2.2 medium hot coffees (about 180 mg each). It is also about 2.7 medium lattes, 2.5 16 oz energy drinks, or 4.7 large colas.
How much caffeine is in a fast food soda?
A medium regular cola (21 oz) carries about 55 mg, a medium diet cola about 60 mg, and a large cola (30 oz) about 85 mg. That is far less than fast food coffee: a medium hot coffee sits around 180 mg and a medium iced coffee around 200 mg.
Does caffeine make fast food cravings worse?
This tool does not measure cravings, and the caffeine post does not claim that caffeine causes them. What it does say is that for most fast food orders caffeine is the manageable part of the cup, that the bigger number is added sugar, and that the drink run itself can become the habit. Our guide to caffeine in fast food drinks has the full picture. If you want the full plan, start with how to stop eating fast food. If the soda itself is what you want to stop, how to stop drinking soda uses these same figures to taper the caffeine instead of quitting it cold.