How much caffeine is in sodas?
We track 19 sodas with caffeine figures from the brand, USDA FoodData Central, DailyMed or a published lab test.
The typical one has about 50 mg in its usual serving. fritz-kola is the strongest at 83 mg (330 ml bottle); Sunkist Orange Soda is the mildest with caffeine at 19 mg.
Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola, Fanta Orange, Fresca, Sprite have no caffeine at all.
For an 11 pm bedtime, 15 of the 15 with caffeine can still be started at 3 pm or later by an average adult; 0 are too strong to fit into the same day at all.
Each page shows the sizes, how much is still in you at bedtime if you have one at 3 pm, and the latest time to drink it for your bedtime.
Soda, strongest first
| Serving | for an 11 pm bed | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| fritz-kola | 330 ml bottle | 83 mg | 6:55 pm |
| Mountain Dew Zero Sugar | 12 fl oz can | 68 mg | 8:20 pm |
| Olipop Citrus Rush | 12 fl oz can | 60 mg | 9:20 pm |
| Poppi Alpine Blast | 12 fl oz can | 55 mg | Any time |
| Diet Mountain Dew | 12 fl oz can | 54 mg | Any time |
| Mountain Dew | 12 fl oz can | 54 mg | Any time |
| Olipop Vintage Cola | 12 fl oz can | 50 mg | Any time |
| fritz-kola Organic | 330 ml bottle | 50 mg | Any time |
| Diet Coke | 12 fl oz can | 46 mg | Any time |
| Zevia Cola | 12 fl oz can | 46 mg | Any time |
| Dr Pepper | 12 fl oz can | 41 mg | Any time |
| Poppi Cola | 12 fl oz can | 40 mg | Any time |
| Coca-Cola | 12 fl oz can | 34 mg | Any time |
| Barq's Root Beer | 12 fl oz can | 22 mg | Any time |
| Sunkist Orange Soda | 12 fl oz can | 19 mg | Any time |
| Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola | 12 fl oz can | None | Any time |
| Fanta Orange | 12 fl oz can | None | Any time |
| Fresca | 12 fl oz can | None | Any time |
| Sprite | 12 fl oz can | None | Any time |
"Finish by" is the latest time to start one serving so that an average adult is under 50 mg of caffeine from 11 pm through the night. Each product page has other bedtimes and sensitivity levels.