Tim Hortons Coffee: Caffeine Content
Tim Hortons have started to list caffeine amounts along with their regular nutrition information.
The info is listed their website, which features both a nutritional information calculator, nutritional report, and caffeine report.
The caffeine database here at Energy Fiend contains a few of the drinks – but this table is far more comprehensive.
| Beverage |
Caffeine (mg)
|
||
|
Small
(10 oz) |
Medium
(14 oz) |
Large
(20oz) |
|
| Coffee | 100 | 140 | 200 |
| Decaffeinated Coffee | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| French Vanilla / English Toffee | 56 | 78 | 112 |
| Café Mocha | 66 | 92 | 132 |
| Hot Smoothee | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hot Chocolate | 15 | 21 | 30 |
| Flavor Shots | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apple Cider | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Iced Cappucino & Iced Cappucino Supreme (All varieties) | 105 | 138 | 170 |
| Steeped Tea | 59 | 86 | 111 |
| Bagged Tea – Chai | 20 | 28 | 40 |
| Bagged Tea – Green | 25 | 35 | 50 |
| Bagged Tea – Orange Pekoe, English Breakfast, or Earl Grey | 50 | 70 | 100 |
| Decaffeinated Orange Pekoe | 6 | 9 | 12 |
| Caffeine-Free Teas – Honey Lemon, Apple Cinammon, Chamomile, Pepperment | 0 | 0 | 0 |
How accurate is this?
Tim Hortons clearly states that “this information is accurate to the best of our knowledge, no warranty is expressed or implied regarding its accuracy.”
This is completely true; caffeine amounts in coffee-based drinks can vary wildly.
Additionally, the caffeine content for tea depends on how long it is steeped.
What’s up with all the caffeine in the Decaf?
Decaffeinated isn’t the same thing as caffeine-free.
Sources
- Tim Hortons US Nutrition Guide (PDF)
- Tim Hortons US Caffeine Content Table (PDF)
- Tim Hortons Nutrition Calculator
6 Comments
That quote is actually from Tim Hortons themselves. As far as we are aware – this is what current research says — the longer the brew – the more caffeine.
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Most people can’t understand why at some point through their Saturday morning their minds start wandering towards going to Tim Hortons even though they have had a couple of regular brewed cups of coffee at home. I know it tastes better but even my boyfriend can’t get rid of his caffeine deprived headache without his daily Tim’s. Personally I think there should be a warning that there is so much caffeine in their coffee. I know people who will drink 4 or 5 large Tim’s in a work day, imagine getting up on a Saturday morning and having that kind of caffeine withdrawl. Now I know what was wrong with me back then. I stay home with the kids now, but I still start the day with a cold coffee energy drink and a whole pot of brewed coffee.
What strikes me as strange on this table is how the math doesn’t add up on some drinks. The caffeine content is diluted as you get a bigger size? Shouldn’t a 20 ounce Iced Cappucino have double the caffeine of a 10 ounce Iced Cappucino?
The French Vanilla one doesn’t seem accurate. I have a couple Tim’s close to me and each one makes the drink different! If I want a sweeter one I go to one, if I want one with more coffee taste I go to another, and if I want one that tastes extremely bitter I go to the other. I think to put a caffeinated generalized amount and then go on and make it differ between stores that are five kilometers apart is absurd. I have also asked different Tim Horton’s employees from different stores and each will tell me a different answer for when I ask if there is actually caffeine in the french vanilla beverage.
(side note: sometimes the drinks are ridiculously overpowered with sugar. I can only imagine what that is doing to our health)
“Additionally, the caffeine content for tea depends on how long it is steeped.”
I’ve heard that the caffeine comes from the leaves rather quickly; do you have a source on this statement?
Thanks.