amount of caffeine in instant coffee
I had gone completely cold-turkey on caffeine for a while due to anxiety issues, and I'm slowly reintroducing caffeine to my diet. I have read in many places that freeze-dried instant coffee has less caffeine than the equivalent amount of fresh-brewed, but I haven't seen any explanations as to why. The caffeine of instant coffee is generally less than in regular brewed coffee. In fact on a cup for cup basis of equally strong coffee, instant coffee has about half the caffeine of filtered brewed coffee. According to the USDA, 1.8 grams of instant coffee (equivalent to about one rounded teaspoon) contains 57 mg of caffeine. Remember, make sure to check the label – you want 100% Arabica. A cup of instant coffee contains about 40 - 120 mg caffeine. A cup is usually understood to contain 150 ml (5 oz in the United States), but the range of measurements is so wide that, for most individuals, it is inaccurate to use these figures as a basis for calculating the exact amount of caffeine consumed in a day. Basically, the more ground coffee you use, the higher the caffeine content in your resulting brew. If you normally use a heaped tablespoon of coffee per six liquid ounces of water, try using a bit less and see if you can live with the resulting concoction. Instant decaffeinated coffee contains only 2mg of caffeine (5 ounce cup). Recommended consumption of caffeine is less than 300mg per day, which is roughly equivalent to 5 cups of instant coffee. The maximum amount of caffeine we should consume in a day is 600mg, which would mean six to eight cups of instant coffee. Surely you always use enough instant coffee to result in the same concentration of coffee you'd want normally, so it's the same amount of flavor and same amount of caffeine. – Jefromi♦ Mar 25 '13 at 2:48. All of the research I've seen has instant coffee's caffeine concentration as less than drip brewed. energyfiend.com/caffeine-content/coffee-instant ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/… – Careforfree Mar 25 '13 at 13:44. Instant coffee, also called soluble coffee because it dissolves in water, contains an average of 93 milligrams of caffeine in a prepared 8-ounce serving, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The range of caffeine content in an 8-ounce cup of instant coffee is 27 to 173 milligrams. The same amount of regular brewed coffee contains an average of 133 milligrams of caffeine, with a range of 102 to 200 milligrams. The type of coffee beans and brewing methods affect the caffeine content in coffee. Not only will this reduce your caffeine intake dramatically, you’ll also be drinking a far superior cup of coffee. Practical Takeaway. 1  Make sure to only buy 100% Arabica beans. 2  If you’re lucky it will say so on the side or back of the coffee bag. So, if you want to reduce your caffeine intake drink an espresso or a French press coffee before you consider drinking a drip brewed coffee. Here’s my favorite tip. Order a single shot of espresso (which clocks in at about 50-64 mg caffeine per fluid ounce) and then add 4-5 oz. of hot water to make it an Americano. Traditional coffee contains more caffeine than instant. The caffeine content of an average 5 ounce cup of brewed coffee can vary from 50 to 120mg. (an 8 ounce cup has between 80mg and 135mg). Espresso contains about 100mg of caffeine per 2 ounce cup. An average cup of espresso has about 2 to 3 times as much caffeine as an average cup of instant coffee. An average 5 ounce cup of black tea contains about 30-60mg. Instant tea contains about 12 - 28mg caffeine.
A cup of instant coffee contains about 40 - 120 mg caffeine.