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brewed coffee vs Arizona Green Tea: which has more caffeine?

brewed coffee has more caffeine than Arizona Green Tea: 95mg vs 7.5mg in the same 8 oz cup. That is a 87.5mg gap, and since the cans match, the per-serving number is the whole story.

These are different categories of drink, which changes how the caffeine arrives. Energy drinks and sodas list an exact number because caffeine is a measured additive; brewed drinks vary with the beans and the brew, so their figures are compiled averages. The numbers here are the standard published values for each.

brewed coffee vs Arizona Green Tea: the numbers

brewed coffee Arizona Green Tea
Caffeine per serving 95mg per 8 oz cup 7.5mg per 8 oz serving (23 oz can holds ~21.5mg)
Caffeine per fl oz 11.9mg 0.9mg
Servings to reach 400mg (FDA context) 4.2 53.3

Sources: brewed coffee's figure is verified in our brewed coffee caffeine guide against USDA FoodData Central (source); Arizona Green Tea's figure is verified in our Arizona Green Tea guide against Arizona published figure / Caffeine Informer (source).

The concentration gap is the striking part: brewed coffee packs roughly 13 times the caffeine per ounce. Sipping speed matters at that density; a 8 oz cup finished in minutes hits differently than the same milligrams spread over a slow cup.

Which one should you pick?

Pick Arizona Green Tea when you want the lighter dose or a slower ramp, and brewed coffee when you actually need the bigger hit and know your tolerance. If you are stacking either with other caffeinated drinks through the day, run the math against the 400mg reference rather than guessing.

For context, the FDA cites 400mg of caffeine a day as an amount generally not associated with negative effects in healthy adults. Tolerance and health vary, so treat these numbers as information, not advice.

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FAQ

Does brewed coffee or Arizona Green Tea have more caffeine? brewed coffee: 95mg per 8 oz cup versus 7.5mg per 8 oz serving (23 oz can holds ~21.5mg) for Arizona Green Tea.

Which is stronger per ounce? brewed coffee, at about 11.9mg per fluid ounce versus 0.9mg for Arizona Green Tea.

Comparing caffeine? The caffeine comparison tool puts hundreds of drinks side by side, and the caffeine curfew calculator can check your cutoff time for tonight.

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