Caffeine

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Caffeine in Koreans 

Caffeine daily intake standard

Category1 daily intake standard
Adult400mg or less
Pregnant300mg or less
Childweight 1kg to 2.5mg or less

Korean caffeine intake 

The average caffeine intake of men → 77.2mg

The average caffeine intake of women → 58.2mg

Adolescents (ages 13 ~ 18) Average caffeine intake → 24.2mg

Elementary school students (7-12 years old) Average caffeine intake → 7.9mg

Preschool children (1 to 6 years old) → 3.6mg

Korean coffee intake

56.1% of Koreans consumed more than one cup of coffee a day

26.7% of Koreans consume more than 2 cups of coffee a day

consumed 9.31 cups of coffee a week

Changes in coffee consumption per capita in Korea 

Coffee bean consumption / 1 year basis

2008 2.91KG → 2017 3.65KG

It has been increasing at an annual average rate of 3% over the past six years, and is ranked 26th in the world. 


Koreans currently drink 377 cups per person on average per year, but consumption of caffeine is also increasing because coffee consumption is increasing at an annual average rate of 7% over the past five years. 


As the US consumes 3.1KG, the Brazil consumes 6.3KG, and the Europe on the right, Korea is also expected to have a relatively high consumption of caffeine and a relatively high caffeine intake. 

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