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Does chocolate have caffiene

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Only the "nibs" of the cocoa have caffeine. But the traces are very small, about 0.1% to 0.5% of caffeine is found in a cocoa bean. The highest amount, 0.5%, is found in Dark Chocolate.

Cocoa goes through a fermentation process to make it into chocolate, which also ends up reducing the amount of caffeine in it even more.

Cocoa does contain caffeine, but the traces are so tiny they're not noticeable and have no affect on the human body.

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Cocoa beans

Cocoa beans undergo a process of drying and fermentation to develop the flavor and color. The amount of caffeine in the beans varies with the type of beans and the degree of fermentation.

In an analysis of cocoa from various sources the following percentages of caffeine were found:

Percentage of Caffeine

Average (22 samples)

0.214

Maximum

0.416

Minimum

0.062

Cocoa powder

Cocoa powder contains caffeine. Depending on the degree of fermentation and the type of cocoa beans, the caffeine content will vary from 0.1-0.5%. In cocoa powders made from well fermented African cocoa beans the caffeine proportion is in general very low: 0.1% or less.

Chocolate

Levels of caffeine range from 2 to 23 milligrams in a typical 40 gram bar of Milk Chocolate and from 2 to 7 milligrams in a 227 gram glass of chocolate milk; both are the equivalent of that found in cups of decaffeinated coffee. A 28 gram piece of bittersweet (dark) chocolate contains from 5 to 35 milligrams of caffeine, still well under the approximately 75 milligrams of caffeine found in a 227 gram cup of instant coffee or the 140 milligrams found in the same amount of brewed coffee.

Cocoa butter

A study by Kiefer & Martin to determine the amounts of caffeine and theobromine in chocolate products found only small amounts of theobromine (0.008%) and caffeine (0.038%) in cocoa butter.

References:

The cocoa manual. Cacao de Zaan, 1993, p 91-92)

Chocolate and health. A scientific overview for the health professional. Chocolate Manufacturers Association of the USA, 1997

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Yes, chocolate contains caffeine. For example, one ounce of milk-chocolate contains 6mg of caffeine.

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The general rule is "the darker the chocolate the more caffeine it contains". See related link.

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Yes, but it is a very small amount of caffeine in chocolate.

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Yes, cocoa does contain a small amount of caffeine.

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Yes, but in very, very small amounts.

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