Costa cappuccinos deliver nearly five times as much caffeine as Starbucks ones
by Miles Brignall and Mabel Banfield-Nwachi from World news | The Guardian on (#68DD0)
Which? study reveals huge disparity in the amount of caffeine delivered by high street coffee chains
Coffee lovers looking for a strong pick-me-up should avoid Starbucks and head to Costa, after it emerged its cappuccinos deliver almost five times as much caffeine - the same as four cans of Red Bull.
Buyers of a Costa medium cappuccino get three shots of espresso and a table-topping 325mg of caffeine, which is around the same as four cups of tea, and way above the Starbucks equivalent containing just 66mg.
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