If you're a caffeine junkie, you're not alone. Look no further than the most caffeinated sodas on the market. This list of the most caffeinated sodas is based on the Caffeine Informer's caffeine database. So if you are wondering what soda has the most caffeine, let's dive in!
1. Bawls
Bawls Guarana was launched in the market in 1997. It is a famous carbonated drink/soda with a distinct blue spotted bottle design. It comes in two bottle sizes: 10 oz and 16 oz. Meanwhile, they're available in four flavors: Original, Cherry, Root Beer, and Mandarin Orange.
For each 16 fl oz can, the caffeine amount is 102 mg, so it has a high caffeine concentration. Every bottle also contains 190 calories. Its caffeine content is equivalent to 6.38 mg of caffeine per fl oz. This is the soda with the most caffeine.
2. Coca-Cola with Coffee
Coca-Cola with Coffee is next on the list of the top ten most caffeinated sodas. Coca-Cola is a familiar name in the soda beverage industry. They have a wide range of products, but if you're looking for that caffeine buzz, you should grab one of these from the shelf.
Every 12 fl oz can of this soda contains 69 mg of caffeine, or an equivalent of 5.74 mg of caffeine per fl oz. It also contains 70 calories per bottle. It has six flavor variants: Dark Blend (Espresso), Dark Blend Zero Sugar, Mocha, Caramel, Vanilla, and Vanilla Zero Sugar.
3. Ski Soda
Ski Soda is another carbonated drink that is highly caffeinated, with 69 mg of caffeine per 12 fl oz. It's a popular soft drink company that originates in the US. However, Ski Soda has multiple variations, and the caffeine content varies for each.
For example, the Original and Cherry flavors contain 69 mg of caffeine. The Diet Ski flavor contains 17 mg of caffeine, and the Tropical flavor has 125 mg per 20 fl oz bottle. The Caffeine Free Diet variation contains zero caffeine. All other caffeine amounts are based on the 12 fl oz can.
4. Mountain Dew Zero Sugar
Mountain Dew Zero Sugar is another soda drink that contains a moderate amount of caffeine. Every 12 fl oz can contain 68 mg of caffeine and zero calories. This variant is a sugar-free alternative to the traditional Mountain Dew drink.
While it's a sugar-free variant, it still contains more caffeine than other Mountain Dew variants, like the original Mountain Dew and the Diet version. It has 5.67 mg of caffeine per fl oz.
5. Mountain Dew Kickstart
Mountain Dew Kickstart is another soda drink from Mountain Dew with the highest amounts of caffeine per bottle. For a 16 fl oz can, you get 90 mg of caffeine and 80 calories. Mountain Dew markets this product as a healthier alternative to a traditional energy drink.
It's important to note that Kickstart is available in several flavor variants. The ones with the highest amount of caffeine are the Fruit Punch (92 mg), Orange Citrus (92 mg), Black Cherry (92 mg), Blueberry Pomegranate (91 mg), Midnight Grape (90 mg), Mango Lime (90 mg), Raspberry Citrus (90 mg), and Pineapple Orange Mango (90 mg) flavors. The Original and Ultra (sugar-free variant) also have 90 mg of caffeine.
6. Sun Drop Soda
Sun Drop Soda makes it to the list of the top ten most caffeinated sodas, with 64 mg of caffeine per 12 fl oz can. This brand of soda is focused on citrus-flavored drinks with five flavor variants. Your flavor options include Regular, Diet, Cherry Lemon, Caffeine-Free, and Diet Caffeine-Free.
It's available in two bottle sizes: 12 fl oz and 20 fl oz. The amount of caffeine per fl oz is 5.33 mg.
7. doc Soda
doc Soda is another highly caffeinated soda drink. This soda drink has multiple variations; some are higher in caffeine content than others. Aside from caffeine, it also contains 40 grams of sugar per 12 oz. That brings a total of 150 calories per bottle.
Each fl oz of the doc soda drink contains 5 mg of caffeine, which is a total of 60 mg of caffeine per 12 fl oz can.
8. Mountain Dew Major Melon
Another Mountain Dew entry to this list of the most caffeinated sodas is the Major Melon. Each 12 fl oz can of the Major Melon contains 55 mg of caffeine and 160 calories.
It's the watermelon-flavored range from the Mountain Dew lineup. It has a higher caffeine content than the original Mountain Dew. The Major Melon soda contains 4.58 mg per fl oz. There is a sugar-free version of this soda drink, but that one has more caffeine content.
9. Mountain Dew Voltage
Mountain Dew Voltage is one of the soda drinks with a high caffeine content. It has 55 mg of caffeine per 12 fl oz bottle (or equivalent to 4.58 mg of caffeine per fl oz).
Mountain Dew Voltage is manufactured using the same carbonated drink ingredients, with the addition of caffeine. It is a citrus-based soda drink with a raspberry flavor and ginseng.
10. Diet Mountain Dew
Diet Mountain Dew has a similar caffeine content as the regular variants. The only difference is that the Diet version is sweetened with aspartame and sucralose. Every 12 fl oz can of Diet Mountain Dew contains 54 mg of caffeine, which is roughly 4.50 mg of caffeine per fl oz.
Jason Huffer says
Hi,
Any tips on getting off the caffeine roller coaster?
Was off for 10 years... one trip and driving at 2:00 am - needed one soda, and was re-hooked!
Thx,
Karen Kelly says
Hey! I would try cutting down first, depending on how many you drink in one day, go down to one and try some new drinks like flavored waters, seltzers etc.
james D says
I and my cycling friends >60 liked Pepsi Max (153 mg caffeine per 16.9 oz bottle. It's gone through several iterations but is now whittled down to 53 mg caffeine per bottle.
Mountain Dew (virtually every flavor I've tried makes me want to hurl. Buffalo NY area so limited selection of products & sub-products.
Additional selections welcome.
Donald Locke says
What about Jolt? It has 70mg per can.