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Daily doses of caffeine acceptable
Caffeine is a natural compound present in coffee. According to experts of the Food Directorate of Health Canada, moderate consumption of coffee (up to 400 mg of caffeine per day) would not result in adverse effects and would not present a danger significant for human health *. The doses presented in the table are doses acceptable for different types of people. We must consider all sources of caffeine during the day: coffee, cola, chocolate and beverages energizing.
Acceptable daily doses
Type of population acceptable dose of caffeine
| Adult |
400 mg |
| Pregnant-lactating | Less than 300 mg |
| Children 4-6 years |
45 mg |
| Children 7-9 years |
62.5 mg |
| Children 10-12 years |
85 mg |
Source of caffeine
|
coffee filter |
76 mg/cup 100 ml |
|
coffee percolator |
50 mg/cup 100 ml |
| Instant coffee | 30 to 45 mg/cup 100 ml |
|
soft drink cola |
25 to 58 mg/box 250 ml |
|
Tea |
12 to 22 mg / cup 100 ml |
|
cooking chocolate |
25 to 58 mg/ 28 g |
|
chocolat milk |
7 mg/ 28 g |
|
dark chocolate |
19 mg/ 28 g |
|
hype 8 energy drink |
58 mg/ box 250 ml |
|
GURU |
92 mg/ box 250 ml |
|
raw extreme |
193 mg/ box 250 ml |
|
thermo change |
202 mg/ box 250 ml |
You will find summaries of recent effects of coffee on health sites:
1. http://www.coffeescience.org
2.http: //www.positivelycoffee.org 3.http://www.coffeeandhealth.ca 4.http://www.cosic.org
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