Food ingredient · Caffeine source
Green coffee extract
Unroasted coffee bean extract, a caffeine source.
- Caffeine source
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A whole food or a benign function, with no credible concern. It never costs points. The concern level sets how many points green coffee extract costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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CaffeineStrong evidence
A natural source of caffeine. The FDA cites 400 mg a day as generally safe for most adults; EFSA advises no more than 200 mg a day in pregnancy. [1][2]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list green coffee extract
8 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list green coffee extract.
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Molokai Coconut Bai · 18 fl oz Score 69 out of 100 Good -
Puna Coconut Pineapple Bai Score 69 out of 100 Good -
Molokai Coconut Bai · 14 oz Score 70 out of 100 Good -
Iced Energy Sparkling Energy Drink Blueberry Lemonade Starbucks · 12 fl oz Score 54 out of 100 Okay -
Pink Drink Starbucks · 14 oz Score 39 out of 100 Poor -
Organic Sparkling Probiotic Drink Strawberry Acai Coconut Kevita · 450 mL Score 54 out of 100 Okay -
Mango Citrus Rapid Hydration Unwell Hydration · 500 mL Score 50 out of 100 Okay -
Tropical KOE · 12 fl oz/355 mL Score 26 out of 100 Poor
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Yes
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (3)
- green coffee beans
- green coffee extract
- green coffee bean extract
Sources
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Spilling the Beans: How Much Caffeine is Too Much?
“For most adults, the FDA has cited 400 milligrams* a day — that's about two to three 12-fluid-ounce cups of coffee — as an amount not generally associated with negative effects.”
fda.gov
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Caffeine (EFSA topic page; Scientific Opinion on the safety of caffeine, 2015)
“Caffeine intakes from all sources up to 200mg per day consumed throughout the day do not raise safety concerns for the foetus.”
efsa.europa.eu