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How much caffeine is in Ghost?

A 16 fl oz can of Ghost Energy has 200 mg of caffeine, as Ghost states it on its own US website.

Checked 28 Oct 2026 on drinkghost.com (the label image). Across the 2 Ghost lines and sizes we checked: 100–200 mg per container.

Ghost Energy, 16 fl oz can: 200 mg, high caffeine content (200–299 mg, half the FDA’s 400 mg or more).Steps of 100 mg up to the FDA's 400 mg a day. They describe the amount in the container, not a verdict.

Below research dose

One can at 75 kg: studies of caffeine and exercise use 3–6 mg per kg in one dose (225–450 mg at 75 kg). It's 50% of the FDA's 400 mg a day.

Every Ghost line and size

Highest caffeine first. Open a row's flavours to see which ones share its caffeine.

					Caffeine level	One at your weight (75 kg)	Label source
Energy16 fl oz can (473 mL) 22 flavours OG, Blue Raspberry, Cherry Limeade, Citrus, Electric Limeade, Iced Tea Lemonade, 'Merica Pop, Orange Cream, Peaches, Raspberry Cream, Sour Pink Lemonade, Strawbango, Tropical Mango, 7UP Lemon Lime Soda, A&W Root Beer, Bubblicious Original, Bubblicious Strawberry Splash, Sour Strips Rainbow, Sour Strips Appleberry, Warheads Sour Green Apple, Warheads Sour Watermelon, Welch's Grape	200 mg	12.5	50%	2.0 cans	High	Below research dose89% of your 225–450 mg range	drinkghost.comchecked 28 Oct 2026
Energy Half Can8.4 fl oz can (248 mL) 4 flavours OG, OG Colada, Strawberry Watermelon, Welch's Grape	100 mg	11.9	25%	4.0 cans	Moderate	Below research dose44% of your 225–450 mg range	drinkghost.comchecked 28 Oct 2026

Some amounts were read off Ghost's label images and are still being checked against the can.

Your bodyweight

Caffeine studies use 3–6 mg per kg in one dose. Enter your weight and the table shows what one can or shot is for you. Worked out in your browser; nothing is sent or stored.

Adding coffee or a pre-workout? Use the full caffeine calculator.

Where the caffeine comes from

Caffeine sources on the label, as printed:

Natural Caffeine (from Coffee (Coffea spp.) Bean)

Ghost Energy, 16 fl oz can: total 200 mg · “GHOST® ENERGY ... AMOUNT PER CAN: Natural Caffeine (from Coffee (Coffea spp.) Bean) 200 mg”

Caffeine sources on the label, as printed:

Caffeine

Ghost Energy Half Can, 8.4 fl oz can: total 100 mg · “100MG CAFFEINE PER CAN”

Compared with pre-workouts

Pre-workouts with 175–225 mg of caffeine in one serving, within 25 mg of Ghost Energy, 16 fl oz can, in our ranking by dose.

Huge Supplements Wrecked 188 mg per serving
Jocko Fuel Pre-Workout 200 mg per serving
Transparent Labs BULK 200 mg per serving
RAW Nutrition CBUM Essential Pre 200 mg per serving
Thorne Advanced Pre-Workout 200 mg per serving

All pre-workouts, ranked by dose

What else is on the label

Amounts per container, as printed. An ingredient is graded only where we have a research dose for it; vitamins and minerals aren't graded here.

Ghost Energy, 16 fl oz can (9 more)

Ingredient	Per can	Verdict
Vitamin C	90 mg	Not graded
Niacin	16 mg	Not graded
Vitamin B6	2 mg	Not graded
Vitamin B12	2 mcg	Not graded
L-Carnitine L-Tartrate	1 g	Below research dose
Taurine	1 g	Effective dose
Alpha-GPC (Alpha-Glyceryl Phosphoryl Choline 50%)	150 mg	Not graded
NeuroFactor™ Coffee (Coffea arabica) Fruit extract	100 mg	Not graded
AstraGin® (10:1 Astragalus membranaceus and 50:1 Panax notoginseng) Root extracts	25 mg	Not graded

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Ghost Energy Half Can, 8.4 fl oz can (4 more)

Ingredient	Per can	Verdict
Vitamin C	45 mg	Not graded
Niacin (Vit. B3)	8 mg	Not graded
Vitamin B6	850 mcg	Not graded
Vitamin B12	1 mcg	Not graded

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Questions

How much caffeine is in a can of Ghost?

A 16 fl oz can of Ghost Energy has 200 mg. The Ghost lines we checked range from 100 to 200 mg.

Which Ghost has the most caffeine?

Ghost Energy, 16 fl oz can: 200 mg.

How much caffeine is in Ghost per fl oz?

11.9–12.5 mg per fl oz, worked out from each label's caffeine and the container's stated volume.

How many cans of Ghost Energy add up to 400 mg?

2.0 cans of the 16 fl oz size. The FDA cites 400 mg a day as an amount not generally linked to negative effects for most healthy adults.

Where does Ghost's caffeine come from?

The labels print these caffeine sources: Natural Caffeine (from Coffee (Coffea spp.) Bean); Caffeine.