*sigh* these take a bite articles just keep on showing up... well, for a
change this one is actually interesting considering its about caffeine
levels.. - btw this is a british magazine, it'd be different in australia.
For a start:
- in australia the maximum caffeine level allowed in a can is 50mgs, so
  coke/mountain dew/etc are only 50 or a bit below..
- the exception to this is imported jolt - this is the stuff in the glass
  bottles, which costs about $2.65 a bottle at 7-11.. as its directly
  imported its not subject to caffeine restrictions so it really does have
  100mgs
- The local jolt is just in those boring plastic bottles or cans or whatever
  and contains a pathetic 50mgs (same as coke) - you'll notice the "twice
  the caffeine" slogan on the side is in quotation marks - it isn't actually
  twice the caffeine, they're just using the legal side-clause of calling it
  a quote of their normal slogan to get away with what i'd call false
  advertising...
- If you manage to get imported cans of jolt, and you're prepared to leave
  them to sit for 6-9 months, apparently the jolt will corrode its way
  through the side of the can! According to my informant however, this is
  actually do to the cadmium in the water that gets added to jolt in the
  US, rather than anything stylish in the jolt like sulfuric acid.. oh well,
  just proves you shouldn't drink american water...

  but anyway, here's the article...

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The Take a Bite Taste Test

Is caffeine more important than sunlight?  This question from the goth 
test set our corporate scientists to work, and after several lightning lit 
midnights, and the horrible dismemberment of several Igors here are the 
results.

Caffeine content in mgs per 12 oz can::
 
Jolt                      100.0
Sugar-Free Mr. Pibb        58.8 *
Mountain Dew               54.0 *
Mello Yellow               52.8 *
Tab                        46.8
Coca-Cola                  45.6
Diet Cola                  45.6
Dr. Pepper                 39.6
Pepsi Cola                 38.4
Aspen                      36.0 *
Diet Pepsi                 36.0
Canada Dry Cola            30.0
Canada Dry Diet Cola        1.2

* Not available in the UK
 
A 7 oz cup of coffee has the following caffeine content:
 
Drip                 115-175
Brewed                80-135
Instant               65-100
Decaf                  3-4

Tea actually has more caffeine per cup than coffee.  Therefore the top 3 
drinks with caffeine according to Take a Bite are:

	   3. Jolt Cola     tastes filthy, kicks like a mule on speed

	   2. Coffee        a warm mellow drink causing shakes and psychotic
					episodes if you have more than about 17 cups

	   1. Tea           boiled water and leaves served with or without 
					cow-squirt.  Goes some way to explain the English.

Please note: Pepsi Max does not figure in this survey as I drank it all.