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Caffeine Content Of Popular Drinks
Soft drinks (12-ounce) | caffeine (mg) |
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A&W Root Beer | |
Slice | |
Sierra Mist | |
Fresca |
Barqs Root Beer
Why is root beer generally caffeine – free ? The same reason regular beer is generally caffeine – free : Caffeine is not found in its ingredients. It can be added after the fact, but it traditionally was brewed. Coca-Cola was initially sold at pharmacies as a “pep drink”, and as such was initially considered medicine.
Treat yourself to the All-American classic A&W Cream Soda . A&W Cream Soda is caffeine free , and is made with the delicious creamy and smooth taste of vanilla.
Pepsi One
Coke and Diet Coke contain 32 and 42 mg of caffeine per 12 ounces (335 ml) respectively, which is lower than other caffeinated beverages like coffee, tea and energy drinks. However, they’re often high in sugar and other unhealthy ingredients, so keep your intake to a minimum to promote better health.
Root beer products, however, are non-carbonated and do not contain the acids that harm teeth, according to a new study. Exposing teeth to soft drinks, even for a short period of time, causes dental erosion—and prolonged exposure can lead to significant enamel loss.
Enjoy these popular caffeine-free drinks: Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola, Caffeine-Free Diet Coke and Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola Zero Sugar. Seagram’s Ginger Ale , Diet Ginger Ale , Tonic and Seltzer . Sprite and Sprite Zero . Fanta, Fanta Grape and Fanta Zero Orange. Juices like Simply and Minute Maid.
The logic goes that soda, with its caffeine and sugar, doesn’t replace any of the fluids you ‘re losing while you sweat. The caffeine, which can be a diuretic, will actually make you need to urinate more quickly, and you ‘ll lose more fluid. Soda isn’t dehydrating .
Barq’s
Calories in Barq’s Caffeine Free Root Beer , Large from McDonald’s .
In a ranking system based on carbonation, sweetness, and strength of the root beer flavor (from “mild” to “Holy Sarsaparilla!”), Barq’s came in first out of eleven brands because of its ” nice creamy, caramelized taste balanced with minty, anise-y spices.” A&W, on the other hand, ranked far worse.
Cream soda is flavored with vanilla. Root beer is flavored primarily with either extract of the sassafras root or, more likely, with an artificial analog of sassafras, since it turns out that sassafras is slightly carcinogenic.
Allen partnered with former Lodi employee Frank Wright. They leased their first two Root Beer stands to other operators so they could expand into the larger city of Sacramento. This was around the same time the partners coined the new name A&W®, “A” for Allen & “W ” for Wright.
This list features the world’s best cream soda brands including A&W, Barq’s, Big Red, Jone’s Soda , Dad’s, IBC, Stewart’s, Mug, Blue Sky, Crush, Americana, Big Shot, Polar Beverages, Millstream Old Time, Jelly Belly, and Zevia.