Tag Archive: caffeine
Is There Caffeine in White Chocolate?
May 21, 2024
Have you ever wondered whether your favorite white chocolate bar has caffeine in it? Let's find out!
Can Chocolate Keep You Awake Like Coffee Does?
August 1, 2014
Do you give in to your nighttime chocolate cravings? Do you nibble on chocolate all throughout the day? Or drink a cup of hot chocolate, maybe? And you wash them all down with coffee? Come bedtime, you're wondering why you’re wide awake when all you did the entire day was run errands and be on the go. Why is sleep not swinging by?
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How Much Caffeine is in Chocolate?
August 15, 2010
I can’t talk about caffeine without mentioning another similar chemical called theobromine. So, I’ll discuss both and even compare some things between them.
There are two chemicals present in chocolate that qualify as stimulants (alkaloid molecules known as methylxanthines), caffeine and theobromine. Theobromine affects people in a similar way to caffeine but is much weaker. Although there is significantly more theobromine in chocolate than caffeine, it triggers these “caffeine affects” on a much smaller scale.
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Coffee Candy Bar?
August 3, 2010
Here is something unusual in the chocolate world, especially since it isn’t chocolate.
Sahagun Handmade Chocolates has introduced this 100% COFFEE bar that looks like a traditional chocolate bar.