Foods Highest in Caffeine

Top 50 Australian foods ranked by caffeine content per 100g, sourced from the AFCD.

OtherUnit: mg per 100g

#	Food	Group	mg/100g
1	Coffee, instant, dry powder or granules	Non-alcoholic beverages	3,488
2	Coffee mix, with beverage whitener & sugar, dry powder	Non-alcoholic beverages	500
3	Coffee, espresso, from ground coffee beans	Non-alcoholic beverages	290
4	Coffee, instant, dry powder or granules, decaffeinated	Non-alcoholic beverages	160
5	Cocoa powder	Non-alcoholic beverages	150
6	Coffee, flat white/latte/cappuccino, from ground coffee beans, with regular fat cow's milk	Non-alcoholic beverages	68.0
7	Chocolate, dark, high cocoa solids	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	59.0
8	Coffee, long black, from ground coffee beans	Non-alcoholic beverages	58.0
9	Chocolate, dark, no added sugar	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	57.0
10	Beverage base, chocolate flavour, unfortified (Nesquik brand)	Non-alcoholic beverages	38.0
11	Beverage base, drinking chocolate, unfortified	Non-alcoholic beverages	37.0
12	Coffee, black, from instant coffee powder	Non-alcoholic beverages	33.0
13	Soft drink, energy drink, Red Bull	Non-alcoholic beverages	32.0
14	Soft drink, energy drink, V	Non-alcoholic beverages	31.0
15	Chocolate, compound, cooking	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	27.0
16	Coffee, prepared from coffee mix with sugar & whitener, no added milk	Non-alcoholic beverages	25.0
17	Cake, mud, dark chocolate, homemade, chocolate ganache icing	Cereal based products and dishes	24.0
18	Beverage base, chocolate flavour, added vitamins & minerals (Milo)	Non-alcoholic beverages	22.0
19	Chocolate, milk	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	20.0
20	Cake, mud, dark chocolate, homemade, uniced	Cereal based products and dishes	19.0
21	Tea, regular, black, brewed from leaf or teabags, without milk	Non-alcoholic beverages	19.0
22	Confectionery, almond, chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	17.0
23	Chocolate, milk, fondant or caramel filled	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	16.0
24	Confectionery, chocolate centre, sugar-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	16.0
25	Chocolate, milk, with dried fruit & nuts	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	16.0
26	Chocolate, milk, with nuts	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	14.0
27	Biscuit, sweet, chocolate chip, homemade from basic ingredients, fat not further defined	Cereal based products and dishes	14.0
28	Confectionery, sultana, chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	14.0
29	Bar, cherry & coconut centre, dark chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	13.0
30	Tea, green, plain, without milk	Non-alcoholic beverages	13.0
31	Confectionery, peanut, chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	13.0
32	Bar, wafer & cream layers, chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	12.0
33	Cake, chocolate, homemade, uniced	Cereal based products and dishes	12.0
34	Cake, chocolate, homemade, iced	Cereal based products and dishes	11.0
35	Soft drink, cola flavour, intense sweetened or diet	Non-alcoholic beverages	11.0
36	Spread, hazelnut & chocolate flavoured	Sugar products and dishes	11.0
37	Confectionery, dried fruit & nuts, chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	10.0
38	Soft drink, cola flavour	Non-alcoholic beverages	10.0
39	Biscuit, sweet, biscuit base, caramel filling, chocolate-coated, commercial	Cereal based products and dishes	9.0
40	Bar, nougat & caramel centre, milk chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	9.0
41	Snack ball, date based	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	9.0
42	Bar, honeycomb centre, milk chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	8.0
43	Biscuit, sweet, chocolate chip or coated	Cereal based products and dishes	8.0
44	Muffin, cake-style, chocolate chip, commercial	Cereal based products and dishes	8.0
45	Biscuit, sweet, biscuit base, mint filling, chocolate-coated	Cereal based products and dishes	8.0
46	Slice, caramel	Cereal based products and dishes	8.0
47	Cake, mud, dark chocolate, commercial, chocolate ganache icing	Cereal based products and dishes	7.0
48	Biscuit, sweet, sandwich, cream filling, chocolate-coated, tim tam style	Cereal based products and dishes	7.0
49	Liquorice, chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	6.0
50	Bar, coconut cream centre, milk chocolate-coated	Confectionery and cereal/nut/fruit/seed bars	6.0

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Source: Australian Food Composition Database (AFCD) Release 3, FSANZ. All values per 100g of edible portion. Rankings exclude foods where caffeine value is zero or not measured.