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yerba mate vs Arizona Green Tea: which has more caffeine?

yerba mate has more caffeine than Arizona Green Tea: 85mg vs 7.5mg in the same 8 oz cup. That is a 77.5mg gap, and since the cans match, the per-serving number is the whole story.

yerba mate vs Arizona Green Tea: the numbers

yerba mate Arizona Green Tea
Caffeine per serving 85mg per 8 oz cup 7.5mg per 8 oz serving (23 oz can holds ~21.5mg)
Caffeine per fl oz 10.6mg 0.9mg
Servings to reach 400mg (FDA context) 4.7 53.3

Sources: yerba mate's figure is verified in our yerba mate caffeine guide against Caffeine Informer / compiled (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: yerba mate packs roughly 11 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 yerba mate 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 yerba mate or Arizona Green Tea have more caffeine? yerba mate: 85mg 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? yerba mate, at about 10.6mg 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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