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Dr Pepper has about 41mg of caffeine per 12 oz can. This page lines it up against every drink we have compared it to, sorted strongest first, so you can see exactly where it lands. Every number is the standard published value, sourced on each comparison page.
How Dr Pepper compares
Every Dr Pepper comparison
- Dr Pepper vs Starbucks Pike Place (grande) (310mg per 16 oz grande)
- Dr Pepper vs Bang (300mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Reign Total Body Fuel (300mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Dunkin iced coffee (medium) (297mg per 24 oz medium)
- Dr Pepper vs Celsius Essentials (270mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Baskin Robbins Cappuccino Blast (medium) (234mg per 24 oz medium)
- Dr Pepper vs 5-hour Energy Extra Strength (230mg per 1.93 oz shot)
- Dr Pepper vs Dunkin hot coffee (medium) (210mg per 14 oz medium)
- Dr Pepper vs Starbucks cold brew (grande) (205mg per 16 oz grande)
- Dr Pepper vs Celsius (200mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Prime Energy (200mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Alani Nu (200mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs 5-hour Energy (regular) (200mg per 1.93 oz shot)
- Dr Pepper vs Super Coffee (200mg per 12 oz bottle)
- Dr Pepper vs C4 Performance Energy (200mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Ghost Energy (200mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Reign Storm (200mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Java Monster (200mg per 15 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs RISE Nitro Cold Brew (Original Black) (180mg per 7 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs SToK Extra Bold cold brew (170mg per 12 oz serving)
- Dr Pepper vs Monster (160mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Rockstar Original (160mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs ZOA (160mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs NOS Energy (160mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Full Throttle (160mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Starbucks canned Nitro (Black) (155mg per 9.6 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs La Colombe Draft Latte (155mg per 9 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Dunkin Sparkd Energy (medium) (144mg per 24 oz medium)
- Dr Pepper vs UPTIME Energy (142mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs GURU Original (140mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs High Brew Double Espresso (140mg per 8 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Starbucks Doubleshot Espresso & Cream (120mg per 6.5 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Starbucks bottled Frappuccino (Mocha) (105mg per 13.7 oz bottle)
- Dr Pepper vs Dunkin Refresher (medium) (99mg per 24 oz medium)
- Dr Pepper vs brewed coffee (95mg per 8 oz cup)
- Dr Pepper vs Starbucks Chai Latte (95mg per 16 oz grande)
- Dr Pepper vs Mtn Dew Kickstart (Orange Citrus) (92mg per 16 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs International Delight iced coffee (88mg per 12 oz serving)
- Dr Pepper vs yerba mate (85mg per 8 oz cup)
- Dr Pepper vs Red Bull (80mg per 8.4 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Mountain Dew Zero Sugar (68mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Sun Drop (64mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs espresso (63mg per 1 oz shot)
- Dr Pepper vs matcha (60mg per 8 oz cup (1 tsp, ~2g))
- Dr Pepper vs Mountain Dew Baja Blast (59mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Mountain Dew (54mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Pure Leaf black iced tea (54mg per 18.5 oz bottle)
- Dr Pepper vs Mello Yello (51mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs OLIPOP Vintage Cola (50mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Gold Peak Sweet Tea (48mg per 18.5 oz bottle)
- Dr Pepper vs brewed black tea (47mg per 8 oz cup)
- Dr Pepper vs English breakfast tea (47mg per 8 oz cup)
- Dr Pepper vs Diet Coke (46mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Starbucks London Fog (40mg per 16 oz grande (40mg at every size))
- Dr Pepper vs Poppi Classic Cola (40mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Pepsi (38mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Snapple iced tea (37mg per 16 oz bottle)
- Dr Pepper vs brewed oolong tea (37mg per 8 oz cup)
- Dr Pepper vs Diet Pepsi (35mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Coca-Cola Classic (34mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Big Red (34mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Cherry Coke (34mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Vanilla Coke (34mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Twisted Tea (30mg per 12 oz bottle)
- Dr Pepper vs brewed green tea (28mg per 8 oz cup)
- Dr Pepper vs brewed white tea (28mg per 8 oz cup)
- Dr Pepper vs Peace Tea (23mg per 23 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Barq's root beer (22mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Lipton Iced Tea (Lemon) (21mg per 16.9 oz bottle)
- Dr Pepper vs Sunkist Orange (19mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Sunkist Zero Sugar (19mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Brisk Iced Tea (Lemon) (11mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Arizona Green Tea (7.5mg per 8 oz serving (23 oz can holds ~21.5mg))
- Dr Pepper vs A&W Root Beer (0mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Fanta Orange (0mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Squirt (original) (0mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Sprite (0mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Mug Root Beer (0mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Crush Orange (0mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Diet Barq's root beer (0mg per 12 oz can)
- Dr Pepper vs Culture Pop (0mg per 12 oz can)
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.
Compare it yourself
Want a matchup that is not listed? The caffeine comparison tool puts Dr Pepper against any of 85 drinks, and the full caffeine chart shows everything at once.
FAQ
How much caffeine is in Dr Pepper? About 41mg per 12 oz can, the standard published figure.
What has more caffeine than Dr Pepper? Among the drinks compared here, Starbucks Pike Place (grande) is at the strong end with 310mg per 16 oz grande.
What has less caffeine than Dr Pepper? On the lighter end, A&W Root Beer has 0mg per 12 oz can.
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