Regular can of 12 ounces of Dr Pepper holds 41 mg of caffeine which matches around 3.42 mg per liquid ounce. That is about 11.5 mg per 100 mL if you think metric. I wondered how alike the diet version is, also 41 mg, entirely without difference.

The cherry range drops a bit down to 39 mg per can, that honest I would not note without checking.

Caffeine and Sugar in a Can of Dr Pepper

Compared to Coca-Cola with 34 mg per 12 ounces, Dr Pepper beats it by around 20 percent. Mountain Dew beats both with 54 mg. A bottle of 20 ounces reaches 68 mg, that is about 17 percent of the 400 mg daily limit that the FDA suggests for adults.

Three cans put you at 123 mg, still under one 8-ounce cup of filtered coffee aruond 95 mg. Every can holds 150 calories and 39 grams of sugar besides that caffeine.

The info below does not come from some calculator or converter tool. It is based on actual use, reviews, forum chats and cooking experiences from communities across the net.

Dr Pepper is a bubbly soft drink, created in the 1880s by a chemist called Charles Alderton in Waco, Texas. It was first served in 1885, which indeed makes it one year older than Coca-Cola. The drink first sold across the United States in 1904.

Today Keurig Dr Pepper is a big company for drinks in North America, owning more then 125 brands.

The drink is known for its unique mix of 23 flavors. You can hardly describe the taste exactly. It has sweetness, something creamy and almost creamy feel, but less sweet.

It has a bit of spice, although that term is not entirely right. Among the flavors linked to it you find cherry, licorice, amaretto, vanilla, blackberry, apricot, candy, pepper, anise, root beer, ginger, molasses, lemon, plum, orange, nutmeg, cardamom, allspice, coriander, juniper, birch and prickly ash. It has fruity hints, especially cherry.

A funny way to describe it is grilled water.

The ingredients in a standard can are made up of carbonated water, syrup from high fructose corn, caramel color, phosphoric acid, natural and artificial flavors, sodium benzoate as a preservative and caffeine. A can of 12 ounces holds 150 calories and 40 grams of total carbs. The drink has zero fat and 55 milligrams of sodium.

Diet Dr Pepper helps those that want the taste of 23 flavors without calories. It is zero calorie. Also zero calorie versions come in several kinds.

The pepper flavor once was more strong before the switch to corn syrup. Versions with cane sugar in little bottles have the best taste. In United Kingdom the tax on sugar caused less sugar and added aspartame, which really ruined the drink for fans there.

Dr Pepper does not stop at just drinking. It works well in the kitchen too. You commonly use it to cook pulled pork in a slow cooker.

Cherry Dr Pepper works for making pork tenderloin at low heat for eight hours with onion and garlic powder. You can use it in cakes from box mix and recipes for BBQ sauce. Warm Dr Pepper is an old recipe that has come up in talks recently.

Dr Pepper is not everywhere easy to find. In Australia it does not matter a lot and rarely shows in regular supermarkets. One cool thing about it is that it staysbubbly a long time after opening the can.

A can opened overnight still bubbles the next day around midday.