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Caffeine: where it is and how it reads on a Dutch label
Updated on 4 November 2026
At a glance
- Kind
- Ingredient, not an allergen
- Also as
- cafeïne, cafeine, caffeine, guarana, koffie…
- Without caffeine
- 39,981 products
- Contain it
- 1,943 products
- Supermarkets
- AH, Jumbo, PLUS, Dirk and Hoogvliet
What is caffeine?
Caffeine is in coffee, tea, cola and energy drinks. A drink with more than 150 mg per litre must say ‘high caffeine content’ (hoog cafeïnegehalte) on the label.
Recognise
On a Dutch label as
- cafeïne
- cafeine
- caffeine
- guarana
- koffie
- arabicakoffie
- robustakoffie
- instantkoffie
- oploskoffie
- filterkoffie
- espressokoffie
- espresso
- arabica
- robusta
- matcha
- thee
- zwarte thee
- groene thee
- zwartethee
- groenethee
- mate
- cola-extract
May also be it
- cocoa and chocolate (a little)
Not caffeine
- rooibos
- herbal tea
We look for these Dutch words in the ingredient list itself, also between brackets. If in doubt, read the pack.
Shopping
Per shelf where caffeine is common (the shops’ own Dutch shelf names)
Examples without caffeine
- Mogu Mogu BlackcurrantMogu Mogu · 320 mlDirk € 1,79Hoogvliet € 1,79Albert Heijn € 1,85Jumbo € 1,85PLUS € 1,85No allergens listed
- Sprite Zero sugarSprite · 1,5 literDirk € 2,29Hoogvliet € 2,29Jumbo € 2,59Albert Heijn € 2,75PLUS € 2,75No allergens listed
- Fanta Pineapple grapefruit zeroFanta · 250 mlDirk € 0,45Hoogvliet € 0,81Albert Heijn € 0,85Jumbo € 0,85PLUS € 0,85No allergens listed
- Spa Touch koolzuurhoudend lemonSpa · 500 mlDirk € 1,09Hoogvliet € 1,12Albert Heijn € 1,19Jumbo € 1,19PLUS € 1,19No allergens listed
- Fanta CassisFanta · 1,5 literDirk € 2,75Hoogvliet € 2,75Albert Heijn € 2,85Jumbo € 2,85PLUS € 2,85No allergens listed
- Coca-Cola Zero sugar zero caffeineCoca-Cola · 1 literDirk € 2,09Hoogvliet € 2,26Albert Heijn € 2,39Jumbo € 2,39PLUS € 2,39No allergens listed
All 39,981 products without caffeine (in Dutch)
Which supermarket has the most without?
On the shelves where caffeine is common: the share of products without it.
- Hoogvliet82%37 of 45
- Jumbo79%217 of 274
- Albert Heijn65%66 of 101
- PLUS58%176 of 301
- Dirk58%228 of 390
Brands without caffeine
On the shelves where caffeine is common, none of their products names it.
- Knorr 28
- Fanta 28
- AA Drink 16
- Royal Club 15
- Nissin 15
- Spa 14
- Raak 14
- Fernandes 11
- Karvan Cevitam 10
- Powerade 8
- MAMA 8
- Sir James 101 7
What to look for in the shop
- Read the ingredient list: it is there by its Dutch name or its E number, the same in every language.
- Watch compound ingredients between brackets: it is sometimes in there.
Good to know
Recently without caffeine (3)These products named caffeine on an earlier label, and no longer do.
What is caffeine mostly in?Most often in the shelves ‘Frisdranken’ (38% contains it), ‘Energydrank, sportdrank’ (71% contains it) and ‘Thee’ (52% contains it).
Most often in the shelves ‘Frisdranken’ (38% contains it), ‘Energydrank, sportdrank’ (71% contains it) and ‘Thee’ (52% contains it). There is choice without it there too: 139 products on ‘Frisdranken’, for example.
How does caffeine read on a Dutch label?As cafeïne, cafeine, caffeine, guarana, koffie, arabicakoffie, robustakoffie and instantkoffie.
As cafeïne, cafeine, caffeine, guarana, koffie, arabicakoffie, robustakoffie and instantkoffie. We look for those words in the ingredient list itself, also in compound ingredients between brackets.
How many products contain caffeine?1,943 of the 41,924 products with an ingredient list, about 5%.
1,943 of the 41,924 products with an ingredient list, about 5%. The other 39,981 do not name it.
Which supermarket has the most products without caffeine?On the shelves where caffeine is common: Hoogvliet (82% without), Jumbo (79% without), Albert Heijn (65% without), PLUS (58% without) and Dirk (58% without).
On the shelves where caffeine is common: Hoogvliet (82% without), Jumbo (79% without), Albert Heijn (65% without), PLUS (58% without) and Dirk (58% without).
A choice of your own, not an allergy
Caffeine is not an allergen: whether you eat or use it is up to you. We show what the ingredient list says, so you can choose. Recipes change: if in doubt, the pack in your hand decides.
More ingredients under Ingredients; allergens under Allergies.
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