I often drink Hot Chocolate – Does Hot Chocolate contain Caffeine?
So how much caffeine is actually in a piece of chocolate? The amount will vary according to the manufacturer, but on the average, one ounce of dark chocolate contains roughly twenty milligrams of caffeine. One ounce of milk chocolate contains about six milligrams of caffeine. Many people do not consider white chocolate to be a true chocolate because it does not include chocolate liquor. White chocolate only contains trace amounts of caffeine, if any. How does chocolate compare with other foods and drinks that have caffeine? A twelve ounce can of Coca Cola Classic contains slightly over thirty-four milligrams of caffeine. Drinking a twelve ounce serving of Sunkist Orange soda will give you forty-two milligrams. Diet Coke contains a little more caffeine, almost forty-seven milligrams per twelve ounce serving. So far, both light and dark chocolate remain far behind, and we have not even gotten to the heavy stuff yet. Eight ounces of brewed coffee can contain up to one hundred and thirty-f
