Caffeine in drinks
How much caffeine is in Coffee ice cream?
Sources checked claim by claim by an AI review. Approved for publishing by Oleksii Y. on 2026-10-19.
One 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure of Coffee ice cream has 14–91 mg of caffeine, according to Center for Science in the Public Interest.
How Coffee ice cream compares
- At the middle of its range (53 mg), one 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure has as much caffeine as about half a cup of brewed coffee, which has 94.8 mg per 8 fl oz cup.
- Of the 5 other desserts and sweet foods in our desserts chart, 0 have more caffeine per serving, 3 have less, and 2 can have more or less, because their amounts overlap with this one's.
How much will be left at bedtime?
1 × 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure of Coffee ice cream (middle of the range)
Left at 11:00 PM (8 h later), average metabolism
≈ 17 mg
Range 8–27 mg (fast to slow metabolism)
To be at 50 mg or less by bedtime, have 53 mg by 9:50 PM (average) or 9:35 PM (slow metabolism).
Sleep studies at their own doses (these are not the dose above)
- Gardiner et al. 2025 (randomized trial): In 23 healthy young men, 100 mg taken 12, 8 or 4 hours before bed had no significant effect on measured or self-rated sleep.
- Gardiner et al. 2023 (meta-analysis): To avoid losing sleep time, the authors suggest a coffee (107 mg per 250 ml) at least 8.8 hours before bed.
Estimate from a simple model: half-life of 3, 5 or 8 hours, 50 mg bedtime target. How we calculate
Caffeine by size
| Serving | Caffeine |
|---|---|
| 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure | 14–91 mg |
| 2/3 cup Talenti Coffee Chocolate Chip Gelato | 43–91 mg |
| 2/3 cup Ben & Jerry's Coffee Toffee Bar Crunch | 49 mg |
| 2/3 cup Ben & Jerry's Coffee, Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz! | 47 mg |
| 2/3 cup Ben & Jerry's Brewed to Matter | 47 mg |
| 2/3 cup Rebel Coffee Chip | 30 mg |
| 2/3 cup Häagen-Dazs Coffee | 29 mg |
| 2/3 cup Breyers Coffee Frozen Dairy Dessert | 20 mg |
| 2/3 cup Talenti Layers Coffee Cookie Crumble Gelato | 14–29 mg |
How long does Coffee ice cream stay in your system?
Our model halves caffeine every 5 hours for average metabolism, and every 3 or 8 hours for fast or slow metabolism. From one 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure of Coffee ice cream (53 mg, the middle of the 14–91 mg range), about 27 mg is still in your body 5 hours later and about 13 mg after 10 hours. If you clear caffeine slowly (an 8-hour half-life), about 22 mg is left after 10 hours.
Estimated caffeine left at 11:00 PM from one 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure (53 mg, the middle of the 14–91 mg range), using a half-life of 5 hours for average metabolism and 3 to 8 hours for the range. How we calculate
| Had at | Left at bedtime (average) | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8:00 AM (15 h before bed) | ≈ 7 mg | 2–14 mg |
| 12:00 PM (11 h before bed) | ≈ 12 mg | 4–20 mg |
| 3:00 PM (8 h before bed) | ≈ 17 mg | 8–27 mg |
| 6:00 PM (5 h before bed) | ≈ 27 mg | 17–34 mg |
How many fit in a day?
Reference amounts are for caffeine from all sources combined. Counted at the upper end of the stated amount, one serving at a time:
- Up to 400 mg a day for most healthy adults (FDA, EFSA): about 4 servings.
- Up to 200 mg at one time for healthy adults (EFSA): about 2 servings in one go.
- Up to 200 mg a day in pregnancy (EFSA, NHS): about 2 servings.
These are reference amounts for groups of people, not a personal limit. Some people feel jittery or sleep worse on much less. See the cutoff calculator for timing.
Good to know
The brand you buy changes the caffeine several times over: the coffee ice creams and gelatos with a full figure in CSPI's chart run from 14 to 91 mg per 2/3 cup. One more, Dreyer's or Edy's, is listed with an upper limit only, so its low end is not known.
How the serving amount was worked out: The first row spans the coffee ice creams and gelatos for which CSPI's chart gives a full figure or range: from 14 mg (low end of Talenti Layers Coffee Cookie Crumble Gelato) to 91 mg (high end of Talenti Coffee Chocolate Chip Gelato). Left out: Dreyer's or Edy's Coffee Ice Cream, which CSPI lists with an upper limit only and no low end, and Talenti Cold Brew Coffee Sorbetto, a sorbet.
Common questions
How much caffeine is in Coffee ice cream?
Center for Science in the Public Interest gives 14–91 mg of caffeine per 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure. Other sizes are in the table on this page.
How many Coffee ice cream servings can I have in a day?
The FDA and EFSA cite up to 400 mg of caffeine a day, from all sources combined, for most healthy adults. At 14–91 mg per 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure, that is about 4 servings if Coffee ice cream is your only source. In pregnancy the reference is 200 mg a day.
How late can I drink Coffee ice cream?
Center for Science in the Public Interest gives a range, 14–91 mg per 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure. With an 11:00 PM bedtime, our model suggests having one serving at the top of that range (91 mg) by about 5:56 PM for average metabolism, or 3:20 PM if you clear caffeine slowly. At the low end (14 mg), one serving is at or under the 50 mg our calculator aims to have left at bedtime, so it sets no cutoff. This is an estimate, not a rule.
How long does Coffee ice cream stay in your system?
One 2/3 cup, brands with a full figure has 14–91 mg. Taking the middle of that range, 53 mg, roughly 27 mg remains after 5 hours and 13 mg after 10 hours with our average 5-hour half-life. From fast to slow metabolism, 10 hours later it is between 5 and 22 mg.
Where the number comes from
- Caffeine chart. Center for Science in the Public Interest. table "Chocolate, ice cream, and yogurt", rows (2/3 cup): "Talenti Coffee Chocolate Chip Gelato | 43–91", "Ben & Jerry's Coffee Toffee Bar Crunch Ice Cream | 49", "Ben & Jerry’s Coffee, Coffee BuzzBuzzBuzz! Ice Cream | 47", "Ben & Jerry’s Brewed to Matter Ice Cream | 47", "Rebel Coffee Chip Ice Cream | 30", "Häagen-Dazs Coffee Ice Cream | 29", "Talenti Layers Coffee Cookie Crumble Gelato | 14–29", "Breyers Coffee Frozen Dairy Dessert | 20"; the "Dreyer’s or Edy’s Coffee Ice Cream" row gives only an "up to" figure, which the page does not use. Rebel's own figure is cited next. The Häagen-Dazs Coffee page (icecream.com) gave no caffeine figure we could read on 2026-10-13, and the Ben & Jerry's, Talenti and Breyers sites refused every read (HTTP 403) that day, so no maker figure could be opened: the other numbers are CSPI's. Accessed 2026-10-09. Source ↗
- Rebel Ice Cream | Coffee Chip. Rebel Creamery. "Caffeine is 90mg per pint (slightly less than a standard cup of coffee.)"; the page gives no serving size in cups. Accessed 2026-10-13. Source ↗
Recipes and labels change. If a number here no longer matches the label, the label wins.
General information, not medical advice
If you feel unwell after caffeine — for example chest pain, a fast or irregular heartbeat that does not settle, fainting, confusion or trouble breathing — get urgent medical help. If you are pregnant or breastfeeding, under 18, take medication, or have a heart, liver or anxiety condition, high blood pressure or a sleep disorder, ask a doctor or pharmacist what amount is right for you.
Sources
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (2024). Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much? FDA Consumer Updates. fda.gov ↗
- European Food Safety Authority. Caffeine | EFSA. EFSA topic page (summary of the 2015 Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine). efsa.europa.eu ↗
- NHS. Foods to avoid in pregnancy. NHS. nhs.uk ↗
- Gardiner CL, Weakley J, Burke LM, et al. (2025). Dose and timing effects of caffeine on subsequent sleep: a randomized clinical crossover trial. Sleep, 48(4), zsae230. doi:10.1093/sleep/zsae230 ↗
- Gardiner C, Weakley J, Burke LM, et al. (2023). The effect of caffeine on subsequent sleep: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, 69, 101764. doi:10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101764 ↗
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