How does Mountain Dew compare to coffee?

Caffeine in Mountain Dew 54mg per 12 oz can, but other varieties have more or less. Caffeine in Mountain Dew. Mountain Dew Kickstart has 92mg. read the chart. 12 oz Starbucks has 260mg. read more

Ounce for ounce, coffee has a much higher caffeine content than Mountain Dew. A 12-ounce serving of Mountain Dew has 55 milligrams of caffeine, or about 4.6 milligrams per ounce. Coffee, meanwhile, has between 80 and 175 milligrams per 8-ounce serving, which equates to between 10 and 21.9 milligrams of caffeine per ounce. read more

SOURCES: National Soft Drink Association, US Food and Drug Administration, Bunker and McWilliams, Pepsi, Slim-Fast. read more