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Sarah Katz, 21, had a heart condition and was not aware of the drink’s caffeine content, which exceeded that of cans of Red Bull and Monster energy drinks combined, according to a legal filing

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[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 29 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

they should also indicate how much is normal consumption

For real, this is the actual problem. How much does 390 mg of caffeine even mean to the average person? For reference, one of those 20 oz drinks are almost equivalent to 3 cups of regular black coffee.

[-] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 10 points 2 years ago

If you have a heart condition that limits your caffeine intake, you had better know how much you can consume.

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

I’m pretty familiar with the mg amounts based on reading soda labels. That would be 11 glasses of Diet Pepsi, which does sound like a lot.

[-] kogasa@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

A lot of pepsi. Not a lot of coffee.

[-] zeppo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

But it says right there 'as much caffeine as our coffee'.

[-] kogasa@programming.dev 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah. 11 cans of Pepsi has about as much caffeine (412.5mg) as 2 medium hot coffees from Dunkin Donuts (210mg per 14oz).

[-] CaptFeather@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago

100mg of caffeine for an 8oz cup of coffee is pretty widely known. I would argue it's up to the individual with the medical conditions to know exactly how much caffeine they are consuming vs how much is safe for them to consume.

After reading the article it makes it seem like she went to a physical location to get the drink, which has a placard on the dispenser stating exactly how much caffeine is in the drink. Shit, it even states she also got the drink a few days before she died so she had to have known it had a lot of caffeine in it. The only thing that makes sense here is I'm wondering if she ordered it for pickup and the online menu doesn't have all of this written out clearly. If that's the case then Panera needs to update that ASAP.

[-] Lemminary@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago

100mg of caffeine for an 8oz cup of coffee is pretty widely known

I wouldn't count on it

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 12 points 2 years ago

I did not know this, and have never met anyone who does

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