stimulant

Caffeine

Score

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Well characterised; the issue is added caffeine in products that do not read as caffeinated.

Moderate intake is fine for most adults. We score added anhydrous caffeine below neutral because dose stacking across energy drinks and snacks is easy to do accidentally.

stimulant

Also appears on labels as

added caffeine · anhydrous caffeine

What this is based on

GrubFacts research
GrubFacts ingredient scoring methodology
GrubFacts · 2026