On November 13, 2009, FDA underscored that it may be improper to add caffeine to foods other than cola-type beverages. Herewith, a small but growing list of foods likely to have added caffeine, and unlikely to qualify as “cola-type beverages.” The list is shorter because we are trying to show only foods, widely available in the US, with directly added caffeine (as opposed to supplements, foods rarely available in the US, or foods deriving caffeine from chocolate, yerba mate, guarana, kola, tea, etc.). If you know of other foods that ought to be on this list, please let us know.
- Buzz Bites Chocolate Chews
- Caffeinated Geeks Candy
- Caffeinated Magic Brownie Mix
- Clif Shot Bloks Energy Bites
- Cran-Energy Ocean Spray Energy Juice Drinks
- Cream Soda
- Foosh Energy Mints
- GU Chomps Energy Chews
- Jelly Belly Extreme Sport Beans
- Jolt Caffeinated Gum
- Mello Yellow Soda
- Morning Spark Oatmeal
- Mountain Dew Soda
- Nixie Tubes
- Oral Fixation Mints
- PowerBar Power Gel Concentrated Carbohydrate Gel
- Penguin Caffeinated Mints
- Perky Jerky Beef Jerky
- Red Bull Energy Beverage
- Root Beer
- Stay Alert Military Caffeine Energy Gum
- Sumseeds Sunflower Seeds with Caffeine
- Sunkist Orange Soda
- Vault Soda
- VE2 Energy Gum
List updated 9/2010.
