Caffeine & Sleep
Tea

Caffeine in Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea

84mg
per 18.5 oz
≈ 1 coffee≈ 1 Red Bull21% of FDA daily max

Is that a lot?

Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea is 21% of the FDA’s recommended daily maximum, in a single 18.5 oz.

Green tea
28 mg
Espresso
63 mg
Red Bull
80 mg
Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea
84 mg
Coffee
95 mg
FDA daily max · 400mg
Before bed

When can I drink Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea and still sleep?

Your Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea cutoff
You drink it at
Bedtime
Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea · 84 mg · assuming an average ~5 h half-life
At bedtime
28 mg
close to optimal
Latest safe Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea: 7:15 PM

How much caffeine is in Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea?

An 18.5 oz bottle of Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea carries about 84 mg of caffeine, roughly 54 mg per 12 oz. Real-brewed and sugar-free, the full bottle approaches a cup of coffee in strength.

ServingCaffeineSugar
18.5 oz84 mg0 g

Per 18.5 oz bottle; ~54 mg per 12 oz.

Will Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea affect your sleep?

From 84 mg, a full bottle takes a few hours to fall under 50 mg, so an afternoon one can still be active in the early evening. A morning or lunchtime bottle is the safer pick for sleep.

Source: Manufacturer label

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Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea & sleep — FAQ

It can if you drink the whole bottle late, at about 84 mg it's near coffee-strength, so an afternoon Pure Leaf may still sit near the 50 mg threshold at bedtime.

Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea has 84 mg per 18.5 oz — about 21% 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 Pure Leaf Unsweetened Black Tea drops below the ~50 mg “ok to sleep” threshold for your bedtime.

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