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I hate to be that guy, but, "source?" The espresso number "feels" a bit off, and some Internet searching agrees better with intuition:
According to USDA, 1oz of espresso is 63mg and 1C coffee is 92mg.
Just googling around, and both DDG and Google summary report 64mg/shot (with the obvious disclaimer about trusting AI summaries).
The chart is wrong on a couple things. Honestly, I'd argue this post should be removed or edited with the correct numbers.
Almost as much caffeine in hot chocolate as in expresso? This chart doesn't look plausible.
Ahhhhh!!!! Stop it. Please.
Also, it feels odd to compare them all by concentration. Red Bulls come in a specific size.
Also what roast of coffee? How long of a brew? How hot was the brewing water? What elevation did the beans grow? Way too many variables with coffee (and tea for that matter) to be this general