Caffeine & Sleep
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Caffeine in Affogato

63mg
per 4 oz
≈ 1 coffee≈ 1 Red Bull16% of FDA daily max

Is that a lot?

Affogato is 16% of the FDA’s recommended daily maximum, in a single 4 oz.

Green tea
28 mg
Espresso
63 mg
Affogato
63 mg
Red Bull
80 mg
Coffee
95 mg
FDA daily max · 400mg
Before bed

When can I drink Affogato and still sleep?

Your Affogato cutoff
You drink it at
Bedtime
Affogato · 63 mg · assuming an average ~5 h half-life
At bedtime
21 mg
close to optimal
Latest safe Affogato: 9:20 PM

How much caffeine is in Affogato?

An affogato pairs a single espresso shot poured over vanilla gelato, giving it about 63 mg of caffeine. It's dessert and coffee in one, with roughly 18 grams of sugar from the ice cream.

ServingCaffeineSugar
4 oz63 mg18 g

Single espresso shot poured over vanilla gelato.

Will Affogato affect your sleep?

At 63 mg, the espresso in an affogato drops below 50 mg within a couple of hours. As an after-dinner treat it's relatively gentle on sleep, though sensitive people may feel a late one.

Source: USDA / published assays

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Affogato & sleep — FAQ

The single shot brings about 63 mg, which fades fairly quickly, so an affogato after dinner is unlikely to keep most people up, though caffeine-sensitive folks might notice it.

Affogato has 63 mg per 4 oz — about 16% of the FDA’s 400 mg daily maximum for healthy adults. That’s roughly 1 cup of coffee.

It depends on your bedtime and how fast you clear caffeine. Use the calculator above to see when Affogato drops below the ~50 mg “ok to sleep” threshold for your bedtime.

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