How much coffee per day is too much?

[torpid]

It also can exacerbate anxiety and depression.

But modern thinking seems to be that the caffeine itself is not a big deal for regular drinkers, because they don't feel much effect from it compared to a non-regular drinker drinking a cup of coffee.

 

[Descartes]

I'm about to pull a double espresso right now, and I'll pull another double after lunch. I generally drink a cappuccino in the morning, and an espresso or espresso macchiato in the afternoon. Any more than that and I think it's just a little too much.

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo

Originally posted by: ragazzo
anything more than 2 16oz cups of coffee = too much. i drink 2 8oz cup of cappuccinos a day (2 shots of espresso used). less caffeine in espressos than coffee heh

? espresso is not low caffine at all. at the very least its equivalent of coffee.

http://coffeefaq.com/caffaq.html#IsItTrueEsp
Is it true that espresso has less caffeine than regular coffee?

Yes and no. An espresso cup has about as much caffeine as a cup of dark brew. But servings for espresso are much smaller. Which means that the content of caffeine per milliliter are much higher than with a regular brew. Moreover, caffeine is more quickly assimilated when taken in concentrated dosages, such as an espresso cup.

The myth of lower caffeine espresso comes comes from the fact that the darker roast beans used for espresso do have less caffeine than regularly roasted beans as roasting is supposed to break up or sublimate the caffeine in the beans (I have read this quote on research articles, but found no scientific studies supporting it. Anybody out there?). But espresso is prepared using pressurized water through significantly more ground (twice as much?) than regular drip coffee, resulting in a higher percentage of caffeine per milliliter. Please refer also to Does dark roast coffee have less caffeine than light roast?

Here's the caffeine content of Drip/Espresso/Brewed Coffee:

Drip 115-175
Espresso 100 1 serving (1-2oz)
Brewed 80-135

It's not a myth, and this information isn't entirely correct. Yes, it's true that some espresso blends (they're usually blends of many single-origin beans) are roasted darker, but this is individual preference. The real reason caffeine is largely lower in espresso is the difference in the beans used; many espresso blends use Arabica beans exclusively, but they will sometimes add Robusta for its ability to increase the body and crema.

Google around for "arabica robusta caffeine" and you'll find plenty of evidence. I roast my own espresso blends at home, and although I use a little Robusta, the caffeine content should still be considerably lower.

Also note that if you're drinking a high-quality cup of drip coffee (i.e. not Vietnamese Robusta nonsense roasted a year ago, ground a year ago, and stuffed in a can), then you too are enjoying the benefits of high-quality coffee with less caffeine.

 

[blakeatwork]

Originally posted by: theNEOone
i hated coffee, but depended on it during college to stay awake. i must have had an average of 2 cups a day. after four years my teeth were ridiculously yellow. i just spent $400 a week ago to get them bleached. NO MORE COFFEE FOR ME!


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Really?? That much?? I just use a baking soda type toothpaste, and it cleans the stains nicely... they're not pearly white by any means, but they're not yellow..

I find I drink about 2, sometimes 3 cups of coffee a day, and tea in the afternoon if I'm feeling a bit drowsy after lunch...

 

[Hankerton]

Originally posted by: blakeatwork

Originally posted by: theNEOone
i hated coffee, but depended on it during college to stay awake. i must have had an average of 2 cups a day. after four years my teeth were ridiculously yellow. i just spent $400 a week ago to get them bleached. NO MORE COFFEE FOR ME!


=|

Really?? That much?? I just use a baking soda type toothpaste, and it cleans the stains nicely... they're not pearly white by any means, but they're not yellow..

I find I drink about 2, sometimes 3 cups of coffee a day, and tea in the afternoon if I'm feeling a bit drowsy after lunch...

Is there more caffiene in tea then in coffee?

 

[Mr N8]

1 Tall triple shot mocha is usually good enough for me.

 

[benliong]

Around 50 cups you'll fee the effect..... like www.moliu.com/~benliong/coffee.jpg

 

[Kyteland]

I inject coffee directly in to my brain every morning.

:shakes voilently;

 

[Whitecloak]

i drink 2-3 cups daily.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Hankerton

Originally posted by: blakeatwork

Originally posted by: theNEOone
i hated coffee, but depended on it during college to stay awake. i must have had an average of 2 cups a day. after four years my teeth were ridiculously yellow. i just spent $400 a week ago to get them bleached. NO MORE COFFEE FOR ME!


=|

Really?? That much?? I just use a baking soda type toothpaste, and it cleans the stains nicely... they're not pearly white by any means, but they're not yellow..

I find I drink about 2, sometimes 3 cups of coffee a day, and tea in the afternoon if I'm feeling a bit drowsy after lunch...

Is there more caffiene in tea then in coffee?

yes

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Hankerton

Originally posted by: blakeatwork

Originally posted by: theNEOone
i hated coffee, but depended on it during college to stay awake. i must have had an average of 2 cups a day. after four years my teeth were ridiculously yellow. i just spent $400 a week ago to get them bleached. NO MORE COFFEE FOR ME!


=|

Really?? That much?? I just use a baking soda type toothpaste, and it cleans the stains nicely... they're not pearly white by any means, but they're not yellow..

I find I drink about 2, sometimes 3 cups of coffee a day, and tea in the afternoon if I'm feeling a bit drowsy after lunch...

Is there more caffiene in tea then in coffee?

yes

No, there's not. These questions are too damn general anyway. There are different coffee beans with different caffeine content at the same roast, and there are different teas. Green Tea generally have a lot less caffeine than any coffee of the same amount. I am quite certain that most other teas are still a little less than the same volume of drip coffee as well.

Google around.

 

[JetsFanatic]

None

 

[Kelemvor]

Any amount is too much. Ick. Drink Water. It's better for you.

 

[Descartes]

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior
Any amount is too much. Ick. Drink Water. It's better for you.

Coffee is 98% water.