Hoffmann said that, regardless of the caffeine content, people tended to have a favourite and knowing the caffeine content might not change their order.
I thought coffee was just coffee, but maybe I’ll start thinking about it now.” “I had no idea that there was that big a difference. Laurens Dekker Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian Loth said people who were sensitive to caffeine, or needed to avoid it for health reasons, such as being pregnant, may want to request fewer shots in the drink when ordering. Shefalee Loth, Which? nutritionist, said: “Many of us rely on coffee to get us through the dark winter mornings, but our research shows you may be consuming significantly more, or less, caffeine than you bargained for.” I probably need more caffeine, I’ve got quite a high energy job so I need to stay alert and active for as long as possible, so I don’t mind the difference.” “I like strong coffee and this is my closest coffee shop. Because I drink so much coffee on the go, it’s easier to pay a flat monthly fee than grabbing one every day. “I’ve got a Pret subscription, so it is ease of use for me,” he said. Levi Tyrell Johnson, 28, regularly buys cappuccinos from Pret because of how convenient he finds it. Levi Tyrell Johnson, 28, with a cappuccino from Pret Photograph: Sarah Lee/The Guardian The US Food and Drug Administration considers 400mg a safe amount of caffeine for healthy adults to consume daily. Pret’s filter coffee also contained the most caffeine at 271mg, two-and-a-half times as much as the Starbucks version.Ĭaffè Nero had the second lowest levels of caffeine after Starbucks in both the cappuccino, (110-115mg) and espresso (45mg) categories. The Which? research found that a single espresso from Pret a Manger offered the biggest hit – 180mg of caffeine. “I’m not sure that’s a good thing for any sort of supplement that you might want to use.” “I think coffee is still functionally about caffeine and I feel like for the world’s most popular psychoactive drug, most people have no idea how much they’re taking,” said James Hoffmann, coffee expert and winner of the World Barista Championship in 2007. It might not wake you up, but its medium cappuccino contains a relatively low 66mg of caffeine, while its espresso contained half that. In comparison, a 250ml can of Red Bull – the drink of choice to sleep-deprived teenagers – contains about 80mg of caffeine.įor those looking to lower their caffeine intake, however, an increasingly common stance, the study found a clear “winner” on the high street – Starbucks. While the three-shot Costa cappuccino was the clear choice for caffeine junkies, Greggs and Pret a Manger delivered the second- and third-highest cappuccino caffeine levels, at 197mg and 180mg respectively. It said many of us could be consuming significantly more, or less, caffeine than we thought. The study by the consumer group Which? has revealed the extraordinary disparity in the amount of caffeine delivered by high street coffee chains.
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