{"id":6741,"date":"2019-08-06T09:03:31","date_gmt":"2019-08-06T07:03:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.pl\/blog\/?p=6741"},"modified":"2020-03-17T16:31:40","modified_gmt":"2020-03-17T15:31:40","slug":"how-much-caffeine-is-in-espresso","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/how-much-caffeine-is-in-espresso\/","title":{"rendered":"How Much Caffeine is in Coffee, and Specifically in Espresso?! &#8211; PART II"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><big>In the first part, we have discussed the caffeine content in pour-over coffees. Today we will be talking about the king. Espresso. We have been drinking it for over a century. If we add a couple of zeros, this figure will correspond to the number of myths which have surrounded espresso since then. To write this article, I have collected four high quality espresso samples and three ones of rather poor quality. In order to have a point of reference, let&#8217;s check how much caffeine is in an espresso shot.<\/big><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"cb-alert cb-white\">Do you want to know how much caffeine is in pour-over coffee? <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Check out Piotrek\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/how-much-caffeine-actually-is-in-coffee-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">first article<\/a>! <\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To make things easier, I will give you that information again. We express quantity in milligrams in 100ml or 100g.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A popular energy drink with a red bull in the leading role: about 30.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Popular orange lemonades made from yerba mate extract: about 20.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cola\/Pepsi: about 10.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dark chocolate: about 52-85 (depending on the brand)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pour-over coffee from the first part with the highest caffeine content: 102\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let\u2019s start with the lowest quantities and gradually move towards higher caffeine stimulation. Let\u2019s see how much caffeine is in espresso! So&#8230; let\u2019s get started!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"espresso, coffee machine\"  width=\"1920\"  height=\"1280\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.pl\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/IMG_9456-Edit.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"petrol-station\">Petrol station<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One of the most recognisable Polish brands in red and white. I pull up here, because it\u2019s on my way home.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"cb-alert cb-white\"><strong>A small digression<\/strong>: a pleasant surprise awaits me the very moment I enter. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the middle of the shop, next to a superautomatic espresso coffee maker, I see a line of accessories used for alternative coffee brewing methods. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/product\/224\/Hario-V60-02-Ceramic-Coffee-Dripper-White\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hario V60<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/product\/122\/Aeropress-Coffee-Maker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">AeroPress <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/product\/375\/Hario-Range-Server-V60-03-800Ml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">glass servers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just imagine this situation in 2011: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Oh noo, I broke my Hario! <\/span><\/i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can you stand in at the bar for me and I will quickly go and buy a new one at the station? <\/div><\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the counter I pay for a double espresso, then I go to the machine and make it myself by pressing the right button. The only information about the grounds I\u2019ve got was: &#8220;100% Fair Trade Arabica&#8221;. The aroma is heavy, smelling of ash and smoke, in the background a subtle hint of nuts. At a guess, the cup has about 50 millilitres.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Result: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">60mg of caffeine in 100ml. In this espresso we would consume 30mg of caffeine. Which is pretty much the equivalent of one cola.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-green-and-white-coffee-shop\">A green and white coffee shop<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Known all over the world, a certain coffeehouse chain luring you with an appealing mermaid logo. I would never forgive myself if I had left it out of my comparison. It is located at the corner of Aleja Solidarno\u015bci and ulica Jana Paw\u0142a in Warsaw. I am served by a very polite guy who seems not used to taking orders such as mine at this sort of place: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A double espresso, take-away, please.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A machine manufactured exclusively for the coffeehouse in question quickly spits out my\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">object of study. This took less than 15 seconds. In the air, there is a strong smell of boiling tarmac. The cup has 60ml of coffee. Having taken the sample, I decide to try it, since only now do I realise that I have never tasted pure espresso made by the mermaid coffeehouse! What can I say? The coffee at the petrol station tastes heavenly compared to that brew.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Result: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">63mg of caffeine in 100ml. Almost 38mg of caffeine in a single cup. Is it worth it? Judge for yourself. I will only remind you that a similarly stimulating effect can be achieved by eating half a bar of good dark chocolate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6750 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"coffee machine, espresso\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/08\/IMG_6982-1024x683.jpg\" ><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"secret-life-cafe-zoliborz-district\">Secret Life Cafe, \u017boliborz district<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The first espresso of speciality quality in our comparison. In the grinder, the natural-processed Ethiopia Sunyirga, roasted by Czech Doubleshot. The lads behind the counter provide me with all details, including the ratio (36g of brew out of 18g of coffee) and the extraction level (19.6%). The aroma has strong floral and cocoa notes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My espresso is tasty, full-bodied, with citrus acidity and grape sweetness. I drink it all, absorbing 31 milligrams of caffeine; <\/span><b>the result <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I will get will be 86mg\/100ml. As you can see, the amount of the stimulant in here is significantly higher than in the previous coffees of dubious quality. However, the current standards for brewing espresso from top quality coffees are based on smaller quantities than those of superautomatic machines. The advantage? You can drink more.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"relax-coffee-shop-mokotow-district\">Relax Coffee Shop, Mokot\u00f3w district<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am impatiently waiting for an espresso at Relax, since for some time they have served coffee roasted by themselves. Yet another nano-roastery in Warsaw. I am glad to hear that! A double espresso in this already legendary Polish coffee shop has been made from the popular speciality coffee grounds from the Rainha farm in Brazil. Like I expected, it has a dominant nutty flavour, accompanied by an almond paste flavour and a subtle acidity. By the way, this is a good way of starting your adventure with high quality espresso.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I get all information from Piotrek Sowa, the head barista: 17 grams of coffee, 32 grams of the brew. A much higher result than in the case of the previous coffees: 119mg\/100ml. So\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I consumed 38mg of caffeine. The same amount as in a twice as big, tarry cup from the white and green company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6612 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"espresso, coffee\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/07\/IMG_5085-800x533.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5085-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5085-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5085-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5085-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5085-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/IMG_5085.jpg 2560w\" ><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"typical-dark-italian-espresso\">Typical dark Italian <i>espresso\u00a0<\/i><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Italian restaurant in a fashionable neighbourhood in the centre of Warsaw. Appetising maturing cheeses, bottles of wine piled from floor to ceiling, snacks boards and espresso of, as we are about to find out, not quite the best quality. When I enquire about the grounds, I hear the following answer: &#8220;50\/50 universal coffee, roasted on the spot in Italy&#8221;. So half of the brew is Robusta.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I don&#8217;t hear the grinding, so I take a furtive look at the grinder. I see a huge pile of coffee ground in advance. The way it looks in the doser reminds me a bit of the Ko\u015bciuszko Mound. A characteristic heavy, rubber aroma of the cup points to the presence of Robusta. According to research, this coffee type has about twice as much caffeine as Arabica. And the <\/span><b>result <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">seems not to contradict that. It is rather high, because 124mg\/100ml. Which results in 62mg of caffeine in a 50ml cup. Decidedly the most stimulating espresso so far.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The flavour profile? Mostly the taste of ash, unpleasant, dirty acidity and a subtle hint of walnut dulled by even more ash. A similar amount of caffeine can be found in popular orange lemonades made from yerba mate, in case you want to know.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"forum-srodmiescie-district\">Forum, \u015ar\u00f3dmie\u015bcie district<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have gone to Forum immediately after that to take a sample, but also to get rid of the ash aftertaste. On that day, it\u2019s Ilonka\u2019s shift and she\u2019s brewing the Ethiopia from the Bifdu Gudina cooperative. We can safely say that over recent years this coffee has become a flagship primary commodity on the speciality market. It is regularly roasted by top roasteries. This time, it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/our-brands\/five-elephant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Five Elephant<\/a> from Berlin. A wonderful smell of flowers, especially jasmine. The brew tastes of citrus fruits, plums.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Modern espresso at its purest!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, as Slavoj \u017di\u017eek would put it. The <\/span><b>result <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">turns out to be twice higher than in the case of the previous Ethiopia. 156mg\/100ml. I got a 37g serving from Ilonka with the caffeine content of 58g. Comparable to the espresso served 20\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">minutes earlier.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"reading-room-stare-bielany-district\">Reading Room, Stare Bielany district<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this coffee shop, I\u2019ve got an espresso with the highest caffeine content: 162mg\/100ml.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The grounds are roasted by Five Elephant but come from a very different part of the world: Guatemala. La Dulce Memoria is a romantic name of the farm where this coffee is grown. The espresso is sweet and thick. I would serve it to a coffee lover starting their adventure with speciality quality, just like the above-mentioned Brazilian from Relax. I have drunk it all, absorbing 52mg of caffeine from a 32g portion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img  loading=\"lazy\"  decoding=\"async\"  class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6757 size-large pk-lazyload\"  src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAEAAAABAQMAAAAl21bKAAAAA1BMVEUAAP+KeNJXAAAAAXRSTlMAQObYZgAAAAlwSFlzAAAOxAAADsQBlSsOGwAAAApJREFUCNdjYAAAAAIAAeIhvDMAAAAASUVORK5CYII=\"  alt=\"coffee, espresso, coffee machine\"  width=\"1024\"  height=\"683\"  data-pk-sizes=\"auto\"  data-ls-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"  data-pk-src=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2019\/08\/IMG_5135-800x533.jpg\"  data-pk-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_5135-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_5135-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_5135-320x213.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_5135-560x373.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_5135-1920x1280.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.coffeedesk.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/IMG_5135.jpg 2560w\" ><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"classic-question-is-espresso-weaker-than-drip\">Classic question: Is espresso weaker than drip?!<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An espresso, please.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 A single or a double shot? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013 A single. I don\u2019t feel like dying from a heart attack today!\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think every barista can include a similar dialogue in their CV. And many of them feel obliged to explain that this is not true! This is a myth. <\/span><b>Espresso is not strong. <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What is strong is pour-over coffee, sir.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So how is that, in the end? How much caffeine is in espresso? Much? A little? In my opinion the belief that espresso has more or less a superhero strength comes from the fact that this is an extremely concentrated brew. Almost ten times more than a pour-over coffee; and for that reason, its taste is very intense. In other words, in espresso there is almost ten times more coffee than in drip coffee or AeroPress.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"cb-alert cb-white\">An average caffeine content in seven pour-over coffees from the first part amounted to 72mg\/100ml. Which translates into 144 milligrams in a portion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An average caffeine content in seven espressos amounted to 110mg\/ 100ml.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rounded result equals 44 milligrams in a portion. <\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We can conclude from these tests that caffeine content in espresso was higher than in pour-over coffees. However, at the same time the amount of caffeine we consumed was much higher in pour-overs than in espressos. Simply because an espresso is smaller than a drip. A piece of cake!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"bonus-surprise\">Bonus! Surprise!<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the very end. For dessert! But without the &#8220;enjoy!&#8221; part. We want to dispel a certain myth concerning instant coffee and namely: even if it\u2019s not high quality, at least it gives you a kick because it contains much caffeine! When doing research, I took a sample from a leading brand instant coffee sachet. Following the recipe on the packaging, I &#8220;poured the contents into a cup and poured hot but not boiling water over them&#8221;. <\/span><b>The result? <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18mg\/100ml. In that case, I would recommend you a brownie, sir.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">* https:\/\/www.coffeechemistry.com\/general\/agronomy\/differences-arabica-and-robusta- coffee\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Caffeine content in 100ml:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reading Room 162mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Forum 156mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Italian espresso 124mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Relax 119mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Secret Life 86mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> White Mermaid 63mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Petrol Station 60mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>Caffeine content in a cup:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Italian espresso 62mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Forum 58mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Reading Room 52mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Relax 38mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> White Mermaid 38mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Secret Life 31mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Petrol station 30mg\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"post-excerpt\">In the first part, we have discussed the caffeine content in pour-over coffees. Today we will be talking about the king. Espresso. 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