ya the stuff is natural, its in coffee too.
Bum fluff tastes nice!
No.
No, but the cocoa liquor and cocoa powder parts of the cocoa bean do both contain caffeine.
Yes, chocolate chips do have caffeine in them, which stems from the natural cocoa bean.
Yes. During chocolate making, the fibrous husk that surrounds each bean is removed through a process of breaking the bean into pieces, separating the husk from the bean, and then winnowing away the lighter husk from the heavier nibs by use of vacuums or high-pressure fans. The pieces of bean created during winnowing are called cocoa nibs. (The nibs are often ground up before being used to make chocolate, the result being called cocoa mass or cocoa liquor.) It is the nibs that contain the caffeine found in chocolate. The more nibs (or cocoa mass/cocoa liquor) used to make a piece of chocolate, the more caffeine it will contain.
caffeine - coffee, cola nuts. nicotine - tobacco leaves. theobromine - cocoa bean. theophylline - tea
caffeine - coffee, cola nuts. nicotine - tobacco leaves. theobromine - cocoa bean. theophylline - tea
20 mg / oz - http://coffeetea.about.com/library/blcaffeine.htm While the above referenced content of caffeine may be common in commercially processed chocolate, it is not always so. The caffeine content of chocolate has been the subject of much debate -- and conflicting research from the scientific community. Some data sugests that there is caffeine content in the cocoa bean, though the International Cocoa Organization states that the caffeine content is very low. Other data suggests that there is no caffeine in cocoa, and that any caffeine present has been added by manufacturers. It's also interesting to note that some data suggests that the caffeine only resides in the fiber and husk that surround the cocoa bean. In that case, if the beans are properly cleaned, there should be virtually NO caffeine in the resulting chocolate product. - http://www.thefivereasons.com/
No, cocoa is made from the cocoa bean.
Cocoa beans grow in pods that grow from the trunk and branches of the cocoa tree.
Yes, cocoa always has caffeine in it. Cooking the cocoa does not change that. The more cocoa used then the more caffeine in whatever you are cooking.
No, they are the seeds of the fruit of the cacao tree.
No, the cocoa bean starts out really bitter but then the factory adds sweetner to the mixture.
Yep(mmm cocoa...)