The major hydrophilic bioactive compounds (chlorogenic acid, caffeine, total phenolics, and flavonoids) and the antioxidant capacity in a single size were evaluated for regular coffee varieties commercially available in Korea. The content of total phenols (63.83-110.12 ㎎ gallic acid equivalents) and flavonoids (35.27-69.27 ㎎g catechin equivalents) were spectrophotometrically determined, and the content of chlorogenic acid (5.17-69.78 ㎎g) and caffeine (74.38-146.32 ㎎g) were determined using HPLC-UV. All varieties of regular coffee studied showed antioxidant potential (88.78-487.52 ㎎ trolox equivalents/serving size), which was conferred by their concentrations of phenolic compounds, caffeine and chlorogenic acid. There were significant (p<0.01) correlations between the total phenolics (r²=0.732) and flavonoids (r²=0.8705) and the antioxidant capacity, suggesting that these components were likely a significant contributor to the antioxidant capacity of commercial regular coffee brews.