How much caffeine in chocolate/hot chocolate

Telly21182 · November 2010

I'm finding some conflicting google searches - does anyone know roughly how much caffeine is in most hot chocolates?

PinkPearlGirl · November 2010

Caffeine in chocolate is really low. It's like 5mg or something like that. If you have it in moderation you should be fine.

tarmar81 · November 2010

You know, I just don't track chocolate the way I would coffee. I know it has some caffeine, but it's not like I'm not eating a huge Hershey's bar a day or anything. Based on google searches, it sounds like a cup of hot chocolate has about as much caffeine as a decaf cup of coffee. (10 - 15 mg.)

I'm guessing that's roughly equivalent to two squares of dark chocolate. Or a cup of chocolate ice cream. Or one brownie. They're probably all equivalent. I have some form of chocolate every day!

Telly21182 · November 2010

I really don't eat too much chocolate, but I do crave it occasionally, especially hot cocoa!

Becky262 · November 2010

Not very much. I know for most of Starbuck's hot chocolates, you can safely have about 10 grandes a day

Telly21182 · November 2010

Becky262:
Not very much. I know for most of Starbuck's hot chocolates, you can safely have about 10 grandes a day

wow, that's saying a lot for how little caffeine is in hot chocolates. If I had that much hot chocolate I'd never be able to move I'd be so heavy!

mn2italy · November 2010

Wow, I had no idea the amount was so low. I wonder why chocolate was on my list of foods to avoid but my doctor didn't say anything about my decaf coffee (which I know still has caffeine in it)?