Monograph 07 · the stated amounts

5 mg of caffeine and 3 g of sugar: the gummy's printed numbers in context

Caffeine (5 mg) and sugar (3 g, all added) are the only ingredient amounts the Soda Boost supplement label states exactly. Five milligrams is about a twentieth of a cup of coffee; three grams is under a tenth of the American Heart Association's daily added-sugar limit for men. And despite the name, there is no soda in it.

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Caffeine: 5 mg in perspective

FDA's consumer guide puts an 8-ounce cup of coffee at roughly 80 to 100 mg and cites 400 mg a day as an amount not generally associated with harm in healthy adults^[1]. Five milligrams is about what a cup of decaf delivers. Green tea extract, fourth in the blend at 19.25 mg or less, may add a little natural caffeine on top, but only a few milligrams at most.

Caffeine for scale
Source	Typical caffeine
One Soda Boost gummy (stated)	5 mg
8-oz cup of decaf coffee	a few mg
8-oz cup of brewed coffee	about 80 to 100 mg
FDA reference for healthy adults	up to 400 mg a day

A large U.S. survey linked habitual intakes of 85 to 303 mg a day with fewer reports of erectile dysfunction^[2]. That is an association in coffee drinkers, not a reason to expect anything from 5 mg. For practical purposes the gummy's caffeine will not keep you awake or interact with your coffee habit.

Sugar: 3 g, all added

The panel lists 3 g total sugars, including 3 g added sugars, 6% of the daily value. The American Heart Association suggests men keep added sugar under about 36 g (150 calories) a day^[3], so one gummy uses about 8% of that allowance. Over a month that is about 90 g of sugar, roughly the added sugar in two and a half cans of regular soda. Small, but worth counting if you are cutting sugar or managing diabetes.

Sorbitol, calories and sodium

Sorbitol liquid: a sugar alcohol used for texture. In large amounts it can cause loose stools; one gummy contains little.
Calories: 10 per gummy, essentially all from the sugars.
Sodium: 4 mg, from sodium citrate, less than 1% of the daily value.

So where is the soda?

There is none. No carbonated water, no cola flavor listed, and no sodium bicarbonate (baking soda), which some athletes take in gram doses for a different purpose entirely. “SodaBoost” is a brand name. The label's acid system is citric acid with sodium citrate, a standard gummy buffer.

Teeth and timing

Like any sugary chew, a gummy sticks to teeth for a while. Taking it with breakfast, before you brush, avoids leaving sugar on your teeth overnight, and it also suits the fat-soluble ingredients discussed in the absorption monograph.

What these numbers tell you about the rest

The only exact milligram figure inside the blend is the caffeine. It sits fifth, which caps the four ingredients after it at 5 mg each and gives the ceilings explained on the formula page. In other words, this small printed number is the most useful one on the label: it is the key to everything the label does not say.