How Come An Espresso Shot Has Less Caffeine Than Your Regular Cup Of (Drip) Joe?

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Espresso around 70. A cup of drip around 100. You need like a fistful of ground to make a single shot of E but barely a spoonful for a cup of brew. Ya’ll?

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A “cup” of coffee is about 4-6oz, made from 2tbps/10g of coffee, has about 70-100mg caffeine.

A “shot” of espresso is about 1.5oz/50ml, made from 6-8g of coffee, has about 60-70mg caffeine.

They’re both pulling about 8-10mg of caffeine per gram of coffee.

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