xocoatl.org — There is a persistent urban legend that Chocolate contains caffeine. It would seem that this rumor is based primarily on a confusion between two similar alkaloids: caffeine and Theobromine. Theobromine is the active ingredient in Chocolate and it occurs only in Cacao. The two stimulants are related and have a similar structures
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kronix2Sep 3, 2007
"Chocolate derived from cocoa contains a small amount of caffeine. The weak stimulant effect of chocolate may be due to a combination of theobromine and theophylline as well as caffeine.[16] Chocolate contains too little of these compounds for a reasonable serving to create effects in humans that are on par with coffee. A typical 28-gram serving of a milk chocolate bar has about as much caffeine as a cup of decaffeinated coffee." - from the Wikipedia article.Long story short, chocolate contains a tiny amount of caffeine, resulting in the caffeine having little to no effect on us.
thejuggernautSep 3, 2007
HERESY!Oh, and man rode dinosaurs.
dylanwhatSep 3, 2007
Mormon propaganda.
epiccollisionSep 4, 2007
did you even read the article dumbass
pollardaSep 25, 2007
As a further followup, we have a very good article on how much caffeine is in chocolate on our website: <a class="user" href="http://www.amanochocolate.com/articles/caffeineinchocolate.html">http://www.amanochocolate.com/articles/caffeineinc ...</a>It covers how much caffeine is in dark, milk, and white chocolate. (Well, in "white chocolate" there isn't any.) I hope that this helps clear up some of the confusion on this issue. (Though most diggers seem to be right on track that there really is caffeine in chocolate despite what the original article writer says.)
realaniseMay 29, 2008
I'm not sure why the original author describes the belief that chocolate has caffeine as an "urban legend"-- even if this was true, a term like "misconception" would make a lot more sense. That being said, it's almost as strange to call decaffeinated chocolate a "scam". Apparently that poster was unaware that some people cannot tolerate even the smallest amount of caffeine for medical reasons. (Certainly if you're taking fluvoxamine, you'd BETTER avoid all caffeine!) It would be so wonderful if decaffeinated dark chocolate was available. I don't know why it seems to be so hard for any company to figure out the process for doing this. Also, well, in that link above, I got the giggles when I read this:" We expect that a chocolate bar will last far beyond a single sitting, generally several days to a week. "Oh, come ON! This CAN'T be meant seriously!! Who is able to make a chocolate bar last for a WEEK?? I have been known to eat an entire pound of dark chocolate at one sitting, and I guarantee I'm not the only one. Hmm. Maybe it really IS better that I can't have it now... ;)
reidfleming2Feb 14, 2009
Perhaps this article can address the caffeine issue:<a class="user" href="http://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/info-center/pdf/Edwards05(1bzPhysiologySeedExtracts(172KB.pdf">http://www.worldcocoafoundation.org/info-center/pd ...</a>Reference the abstract and section 4 (conclusion) sub-section (ii).Science sometimes provides answers that are contrary to popular beliefs.