Tag Archive: caffeine

Is There Caffeine in White Chocolate

Is There Caffeine in White Chocolate?

Have you ever wondered whether your favorite white chocolate bar has caffeine in it? Let's find out!

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Can Chocolate Keep You Awake Like Coffee Does?

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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Benefits of Eating Chocolate

Chocolate is a mouthwatering treat that is basically made from the seed of a tropical cacao tree. A lot of people crave for this sweet pleasure. However, most people tend to deprive themselves of chocolate thinking that it would just add up to their waistline and weight.

Better think again! Chocolates have a lot of benefits in store for you. Dietitians, researchers and nutritionist can prove it. Here are 3 essential reasons for you to start munching on those scrumptious sweets...

Mental Attentiveness and Antidepressant

Research has shown that chocolate contains theobromine, a component that is rich in caffeine and anandamide. These properties tend to induce mental alertness and aids in increasing our moods.
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How Much Caffeine is in Chocolate?

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?

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.

They call it KA-POW!
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