# Average amount of caffeine in a rounded (heaped) teaspoon of Buendia coffee?

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**Created:** [July 29, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-amount-of-caffeine-in-a-rounded-heaped-teaspoon-of-buendia-coffee/947592 "2021-07-29T16:05:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![wiskaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/0ea827/32.png) [@wiskaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiskaz)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-amount-of-caffeine-in-a-rounded-heaped-teaspoon-of-buendia-coffee/947592/1 "2021-07-29T16:05:28Z")

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Can be seen here [Amazon.com](https://www.amazon.com/Buendia-Cafe-Clasico-170g/dp/B07ZL3MGVH/)

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-amount-of-caffeine-in-a-rounded-heaped-teaspoon-of-buendia-coffee/947592/2 "2021-07-29T17:48:06Z")

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I don’t have any information about that brand in particular, but in general, from this [link](https://www.caffeineinformer.com/caffeine-content/coffee-instant):

> 1 rounded teaspoon of instant coffee (1.8 grams in weight) contains 57 mg.

So one rounded table spoon probably contains around 171 mg.

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**Author:** ![wiskaz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/0ea827/32.png) [@wiskaz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wiskaz)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-amount-of-caffeine-in-a-rounded-heaped-teaspoon-of-buendia-coffee/947592/3 "2021-07-29T18:20:43Z")

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my question is about a teaspoon.

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**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-amount-of-caffeine-in-a-rounded-heaped-teaspoon-of-buendia-coffee/947592/4 "2021-07-29T18:25:45Z")

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My subconscious expetations must have altered my perceptions. I make my wife large coffees using a tablespoon. So for someone not quite as caffine addicated as we are I guess 1 rounded tsp is just 57mg.

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**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 10:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/average-amount-of-caffeine-in-a-rounded-heaped-teaspoon-of-buendia-coffee/947592/5 "2021-07-29T22:09:43Z")

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it will also depend on the darkness of the roast (more roasted, less caffeine) and the fineness of the grind (finer means more density, or weight of coffee per volume)