Cocoa and Chocolate

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Below is a handy chart with representative values for the caffeine content of chocolates and chocolate based beverages.

Product

Serving size Caffeine in mg's Source
Baking Chocolate 1 oz. 35 USDNS
Hersheys Special Dark Chocolate 1.5 oz. (1bar) 31 FCT
Perugina Milk Chocolate with Cappuccino Filling 1.2 oz. (1/3 bar) 24 FCT
Hershey Bar 1.5 oz. (1 bar) 10 FCT
Sweet Chocolate 1 oz. 20 USDNS
Milk Chocolate 1 oz. 6 USDNS
Ovaltine - - USDNS
Postum - - USDNS

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  • *USDNS-United States Department of Nutritional Services 
  • FCT- Food Chem. and Toxicology, vol34, pp. 119-129

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