Nutrient
Caffeine in foods
FDA sets no Daily Value for caffeine, so labels carry no % DV for it. 10,646 USDA reference foods report it; 3,507 of them have a typical portion.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
Portions that give the most caffeine
| Food | Portion | Caffeine | % DV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milk shake, bottled, chocolate | 1 cup | 12 mg | n/a |
| Hot chocolate / cocoa, NFS | 1 cup | 7.4 mg | n/a |
| Wheat cereal, chocolate flavored, cooked | 1 cup, cooked | 7.2 mg | n/a |
| Waffles, chocolate chip, frozen, ready-to-heat | 2 waffles | 7.0 mg | n/a |
| Cookie, vanilla with caramel, coconut, and chocolate coating | 2 cookies | 5.2 mg | n/a |
| Snacks, granola bar, KASHI GOLEAN, crunchy, mixed flavors | 1 bar | 5.2 mg | n/a |
| Cookies, chocolate chip, prepared from recipe, made with margarine | 1 bar (2" square) | 5.1 mg | n/a |
| Ice cream cookie sandwich | 1 serving | 4.9 mg | n/a |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release; FDA Daily Values (21 CFR 101.9; fda.gov).
Next questions
- Every food ranked by caffeineUSDA reference foods, per typical portion and per 100 g
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- 21 CFR 101.12, Reference amounts customarily consumed
- the serving each kind of food is labeled by. ecfr.gov
- FDA, Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels
- the Daily Values in a table. fda.gov