Drink caffeine content competition! Coffee? Milk tea or coke? Chocolate?

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How hard is it for wage earners to OT all day long? Many people like to drink coffee or milk tea to refresh themselves. It turns out that the caffeine content of Coke, Red Bull, expresso and other drinks exceeds the standard at any time, leading to health risks. Yang Ziqiao, Chief Medical Officer (risk Assessment and Communication) of the Food Safety Center, pointed out that caffeine is naturally found in coffee beans, tea, cocoa beans, cola tree nuts and other plants. How can you drink healthily?

According to the website of the Centre for Food Safety and foreign media reports, TOPick summarizes several things about the caffeine content of drinks:

1. Excessive caffeine intake?

The daily caffeine intake of pregnant or lactating women should not exceed 200 mg to 300 mg, and the daily caffeine intake of children should not exceed 2.5 mg to 5 mg per kg of body weight.

Excessive caffeine intake can lead to anxiety, hand tremors, rapid heartbeat and so on. Children are also more likely to be stimulated, irritable, nervous or anxious, and drinking by pregnant women may even affect the development of the fetus, resulting in a lower birth weight. American medical experts have found that a person who drinks five or more cups of coffee a day is twice as likely to have a heart attack as those who do not drink coffee.

two。 Hot Tea, HK Style's caffeine content can not be ignored.

Most people think that milk tea is not as exciting as coffee, but the Consumer Council earlier tested 30 samples of Hot Tea, HK Style and found that each cup of 12 oz milk tea contains 73 to 220mg caffeine, of which Paradise and Xin Zhaoji milk tea has the highest content. Drinking 1 cup has consumed 220mg caffeine, which is equivalent to 4 Starbucks fresh milk coffee.

Other espresso options include Starbucks,Mc Cafe and Pacific Coffee, which contain 62 milligrams, 82 milligrams and 94 milligrams, respectively.

However, in terms of the average caffeine content per cup of all kinds of drinks, general coffee has the highest caffeine content, followed by Hot Tea, HK Style. In addition, as the amount of espresso per cup is generally relatively small, the Consumer Council points out that the average caffeine content of espresso is not very high per cup.

3. The side drink has the lowest caffeine content?

Each packet of chocolate caffeine is only 3-5 milligrams; in different coffee shops, a 12-ounce cup of Starbucks fresh milk coffee is only 54 milligrams, which is a good choice for coffee fans.

Red Bull, another refreshing drink for Hong Kong people, has 80 milligrams of caffeine, according to the Daily Mail.

4. Coca-Cola vs Pepsi vs Diet Coke

According to the Daily Mail, a can of Coca-Cola (about 330ml) contains 32 milligrams of caffeine; a can of Pepsi contains 38 milligrams; and a can of Diet Coke (low-calorie) contains 42 milligrams.

5. What should you pay attention to when choosing drinks?

Coffee and milk tea drinks are not recommended for children.

Pregnant women and lactating women should avoid excessive caffeine intake and pay attention to the amount of caffeine consumed.

Consideration may be given to requiring a reduction in the amount of coffee or tea when purchasing or staying alone, such as ordering fine coffee (such as frothy coffee, fresh milk coffee) or ordering coffee or milk tea in a cafe.

People who need to limit their caffeine intake can consider drinking decaffeinated (decaffeinated) coffee or milk tea.

The Food Safety Center points out that it is not a big problem for healthy people to drink one or two cups a day, but if they have handshakes or discomfort after drinking one cup, they should reduce their intake. Caffeine content varies according to the capacity of different drinks. Please remember that it is appropriate to stop!