Caffeine & Sleep
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Caffeine in Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large)

305mg
per 16 oz
≈ 3 coffees≈ 4 Red Bulls76% of FDA daily max

Is that a lot?

Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large) is 76% of the FDA’s recommended daily maximum, in a single 16 oz.

Green tea
28 mg
Espresso
63 mg
Red Bull
80 mg
Coffee
95 mg
Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large)
305 mg
FDA daily max · 400mg
Before bed

When can I drink Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large) and still sleep?

Your Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large) cutoff
You drink it at
Bedtime
Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large) · 305 mg · assuming an average ~5 h half-life
At bedtime
101 mg
likely to wreck sleep
Latest safe Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large): 9:57 AM

How much caffeine is in Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large)?

A large Caribou brewed coffee carries about 305 mg of caffeine, putting it among the strongest brewed coffees you can order. That's roughly three full cups of home coffee in a single 16 oz cup.

ServingCaffeineSugar
16 oz305 mg0 g

Will Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large) affect your sleep?

At 305 mg, a large Caribou needs around fifteen hours to fall under 50 mg, so even a morning cup can leave a trace by night. An afternoon one is a near-sure way to cut into your sleep.

Heads up
At 305 mg, a second Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large) in a day pushes you toward the FDA’s 400 mg ceiling — and that’s before any coffee or tea. Log everything in the calculator to see your real daily total.

Source: Caffeine database / Caribou

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Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large) & sleep — FAQ

Very possibly, at 305 mg a large Caribou is exceptionally strong and can stay above the 50 mg threshold deep into the night if you drink it past midday.

Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large) has 305 mg per 16 oz — about 76% of the FDA’s 400 mg daily maximum for healthy adults. That’s roughly 3 cups of coffee.

It depends on your bedtime and how fast you clear caffeine. Use the calculator above to see when Caribou Brewed Coffee (Large) drops below the ~50 mg “ok to sleep” threshold for your bedtime.

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