Caffeine chart
How much caffeine is in each tea?
Approximate milligram ranges per typical serving, based on commonly published values.
Caffeine in tea varies more by how you brew than by which tea you pick: leaf quantity, water temperature, and steep time can move a cup by a factor of two. The ranges below are per typical serving (about 250 ml for steeped teas, one bowl for matcha) and assume a standard 2–3 minute steep.
Two rules of thumb: shading raises caffeine (matcha and gyokuro lead the chart because of it), and roasting or aging lowers it (hojicha, most dark teas). Because matcha is consumed as a suspension rather than an infusion, you ingest the full leaf dose.
high caffeine
- Gyokuro~60–120 mg
- Matcha~50–80 mg
- Irish Breakfast~45–80 mg
- Assam~40–70 mg
- Dian Hong~40–70 mg
- Ying De Hong~40–70 mg
- English Breakfast~40–70 mg
- Russian Caravan~40–70 mg
- Masala Chai~40–70 mg
- Ruby Red #18~40–70 mg
- Dian Hong Gold~40–70 mg
- Lao Ban Zhang~40–70 mg
- Bulang Sheng~35–65 mg
- Mecha~25–45 mg
medium caffeine
- Sheng Pu-erh~30–70 mg
- Darjeeling~30–60 mg
- Keemun~35–60 mg
- Earl Grey~35–60 mg
- Shu Pu-erh~30–60 mg
- Liu Bao~30–60 mg
- Lapsang Souchong~35–60 mg
- Golden Monkey~35–60 mg
- Ceylon~35–60 mg
- Vanilla Black~35–60 mg
- Rose Black~35–60 mg
- Yiwu Sheng~30–60 mg
- Jingmai Sheng~30–60 mg
- Mengku Shu~30–60 mg
- Lao Cha Tou~30–60 mg
- Yibang~30–60 mg
- Mangzhi~30–60 mg
- Fengqing~30–60 mg
- Silver Needle~30–55 mg
- Jin Jun Mei~30–55 mg
- Ceylon Dimbula~30–55 mg
- Hunan Black~30–55 mg
- Guangxi Black~30–55 mg
- Tan Yang Gong Fu~30–55 mg
- Bai Lin Gong Fu~30–55 mg
- Zheng He Gong Fu~30–55 mg
- Keemun Mao Feng~30–55 mg
- Gongting Shu~30–55 mg
- Chen Nian Shu~30–55 mg
- Wuliangshan Sheng~30–55 mg
- Tie Guan Yin~30–50 mg
- Da Hong Pao~30–50 mg
- Dong Ding~30–50 mg
- Oriental Beauty~30–50 mg
- Gunpowder~30–50 mg
- Shui Xian~30–50 mg
- Rou Gui~30–50 mg
- Tie Luo Han~30–50 mg
- Shui Jin Gui~30–50 mg
- Phoenix Dan Cong~30–50 mg
- Mi Lan Xiang~30–50 mg
- Ya Shi Xian~30–50 mg
- Huang Guan Yin~30–50 mg
- Yong Chun Fo Shou~30–50 mg
- Aged Oolong~30–50 mg
- Hong Shui Oolong~30–50 mg
- Mao Xie~30–50 mg
- Aged White Tea~25–50 mg
- Jasmine Silver Needle~30–50 mg
- Mu Dan Wang~30–50 mg
- Fu Zhuan~25–50 mg
- Hei Zhuan~25–50 mg
- Anhua Hei Cha~25–50 mg
- Hua Zhuan~25–50 mg
- Qi Lan~30–50 mg
- Bei Dou~30–50 mg
- Que She~30–50 mg
- Nilgiri~30–50 mg
- Munnar~30–50 mg
- Chuan Hong~30–50 mg
- Ning Hong~30–50 mg
- Longjing~20–45 mg
- Chun Mee~25–45 mg
- Tai Ping Hou Kui~25–45 mg
- Xinyang Maojian~25–45 mg
- Bai Ji Guan~25–45 mg
- Alishan~25–45 mg
- Lishan~25–45 mg
- Dayuling~25–45 mg
- Jin Xuan~25–45 mg
- Yue Guang Bai~25–45 mg
- Ceylon White~25–45 mg
- Darjeeling White~25–45 mg
- Gui Fei~25–45 mg
- Tianjian~25–45 mg
- Qingzhuan~25–45 mg
- Bi Luo Chun~20–40 mg
- Huangshan Maofeng~20–40 mg
- Shincha~20–40 mg
- Lu'an Gua Pian~20–40 mg
- Mengding Ganlu~20–40 mg
- Jasmine Green~20–40 mg
- Laoshan Green~20–40 mg
- Tamaryokucha~20–40 mg
- Yunwu~20–40 mg
- Enshi Yulu~20–40 mg
- Zhuyeqing~20–40 mg
- Baozhong~20–40 mg
- Cui Yu~20–40 mg
- Kabusecha~20–40 mg
- Kangzhuan~20–40 mg
- Liu'an Lan Cha~20–40 mg
- Sencha~15–35 mg
- Aracha~20–35 mg
- Song Luo~20–35 mg
low caffeine
- Bai Mu Dan~25–45 mg
- Shou Mei~20–40 mg
- Gong Mei~20–40 mg
- Hojicha~8–30 mg
- Anji Bai Cha~15–30 mg
- Kamairicha~15–30 mg
- Dong Pian~15–30 mg
- Genmaicha~8–25 mg
- Bancha~10–25 mg
- GABA Oolong~10–25 mg
- Ya Bao~10–25 mg
- Kukicha~8–20 mg
These are estimates for comparison, not laboratory measurements. Decaffeinated, cold-brewed, or heavily re-steeped tea will land outside these ranges. See our sources & methodology page for how values are derived.