Chocolate and Caffeine | Hershey Nutrition and Wellness
Caffeine is a stimulant naturally found in cocoa beans as well as in coffee beans and tea. The amount of caffeine present in chocolate and cocoa-based products differs depending on the type and amount of chocolate ingredients. Cocoa powder contains the highest amount of caffeine followed by unsweetened baking chocolate. Dark chocolates will vary considerably in the amount of caffeine.
Most people are surprised to find out that milk chocolate contains relatively low amounts of caffeine. For example, a 1.55 ounce HERSHEY’S milk chocolate bar contains about 12 mg of caffeine – the amount of caffeine in about 3 cups of decaffeinated coffee. A serving of HERSHEY’S chocolate syrup contains about 5 mg of caffeine. These amounts are much less than the amount of caffeine typically found in most coffee, tea, and cola beverages.
| Products | Serving | Size (g) | Total Caffeine mg/serv | Total Theo mg/serv |
| Cookies 'n' Crème bar | 2 bars | 34 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| Kit Kat | 1 pkg /1.5 oz | 42 | 7.9 | 41.2 |
| Krackel | | 40 | 11.6 | 75.1 |
| Kisses | 9 pieces | 41 | 11.2 | 61.0 |
| Kisses Special Dark | 9 pieces | 41 | 24.8 | 177.6 |
| Mik Chocolate bar | 1 bar /1.55 oz | 43 | 11.7 | 64.0 |
| Mik Chocolate bar with almonds | 1 bar /1.45 oz | 41 | 9.1 | 49.6 |
| Mr. Goodbar | 1 bar/1.45 oz | 49 | 7.6 | 49.5 |
| Reese's peanut butter cups | 2 cups/1.45 oz | 42 | 5.3 | 26.3 |
| Reese Whipps | 1 bar/1.9 oz | 53 | 1.9 | 12.4 |
| Reese's pieces | 51 pieces | 40 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rolo | 1 package/1.7 oz | 48 | 7.3 | 30.9 |
| Skor | 1 bar/1.4 oz | 39 | 4.1 | 23.2 |
| Special Dark | 1 bar/1.45 oz | 41 | 25.0 | 178.8 |
| Chocolate Milk Mix | 3 Tbsp | 24 | 2.6 | 32.7 |
| Chocolate syrup | 2 Tbsp | 39 | 5.4 | 68.4 |
| Special Dark syrup | 2 Tbsp | 40 | 8.0 | 67.9 |
| Malt syrup | 2 Tbsp | 39 | 3.7 | 46.3 |
| Lite syrup | 2 Tbsp | 35 | 2.6 | 32.6 |
| Whoppers | 1 package/1.75 oz | 49 | 2.1 | 26.2 |
| Hershey's Cocoa (natural) | 1 Tbsp | 5 | 8.4 | 106.1 |
| Special Dark Cocoa | 1 Tbsp | 5 | 8.1 | 101.9 |
| Goodnight Hugs hot cocoa | 1 packet | 35 | 1.4 | 9.6 |
| Goodnight Kisses hot cocoa | 1 packet | 35 | 4.8 | 50.4 |
| Semi-sweet baking chocolate (chips) | 1 Tbsp | 15 | 9.0 | 55.4 |
| Special Dark baking chocolate (chips) | 1 Tbsp | 15 | 9.2 | 65.3 |
| Baking Chocolate, Semi-Sweet | 1 block | 15 | 9.0 | 55.4 |
| Baking Chocolate, Unsweetened | 1 block | 14 | 22.7 | 158.6 |
| York Peppermint Pattie | 1 piece | 39 | 7.4 | 53.6 |
| Cadbury Almond Bar | | 40 | 7.8 | 38.6 |
| Cadbury Royal Dark | | 40 | 26.3 | 163.6 |
| Extra Dark bar | 3 blocks | 37 | 34.4 | 240.0 |
| Scharffen Berger Milk 41% Cacao | 1/2 bar | 43 | 22.9 | 138.6 |
| Scharffen Berger Semi-Sweet 62% Cacao | 1/2 bar | 43 | 39.7 | 251.8 |
| Scharffen Berger Bittersweet 70% Cacao | 1/2 bar | 43 | 44.4 | 280.0 |
| Scharffen Berger Extra Dark 82% Cacao | 1/2 bar | 43 | 56.6 | 366.6 |
| Scharffen Berger Extra Dark 99% Cacao | 1/2 bar | 28 | 44.7 | 290.0 |
| Dagoba Dark Chocolate 59% Cacao | 1/2 bar | 40 | 34.4 | 216.5 |
| Dagoba Milk Chocolate 37% Cacao | 1/2 bar | 40 | 11.4 | 53.1 |
| Dagoba Dark Chocolate 73% Cacao | 1/2 bar | 40 | 47.4 | 328.0 |
| Valentine's POG Pink Heart, 10.8 oz | | 42 | 6.3 | 36.8 |
| Bar, Bliss Dark | 6 pieces | 43 | 31.8 | 217.2 |
| Cocoa Powder, Dagoba, Organic | 1 Tbsp | 5 | 8.4 | 106.1 |
| Cocoa Powder, Authentic, Dagoba, Organic | 3 Tbsp | 15 | 12.4 | 132.3 |
| Chocolate Syrup, Sugar Free (fortified) | 2 Tbsp | 32 | 4.3 | 54.3 |
| Twizzler, Chocolate | 4 pieces | 45 | 4.1 | 42.4 |
| Scharffen Berger, Mocha | 1/2 bar | 43 | 68.8 | 245.4 |
| Miniatures, Hershey Assorted | 5 pieces | 43 | 14.6 | 94.0 |
| Shell topping, Chocolate | 2 Tbsp | 35 | 6.5 | 82.5 |
| Kiss, Mint Truffle | 9 pieces | 41 | 15.2 | 92.6 |
| Bar, Dagoba, Conacado, 73% Cacao | 1/2 bar | 40 | 45.8 | 294.1 |
| Bar, Dagoba, New Moon, 74% cacao | 1/2 bar | 40 | 45.5 | 289.9 |
| Bliss, White Chocolate Meltaway | 6 pieces | 43 | 3.0 | 0.6 |