Some people are surprised to learn that chocolate is not high in caffeine.
A typical 8-ounce glass of chocolate milk has the same amount of caffeine as a cup of decaffeinated coffee.
A HERSHEY'S chocolate bar (1.55 ounce) contains about 10 mg of caffeine - slightly more than a cup of decaffeinated coffee,
but much less than that found in regular coffee, tea, and some soft drinks.
The small amount of caffeine in chocolate occurs naturally in cocoa beans.
Caffeine Content Of Products1
Source
Serving
Caffeine2
Coffee
1 Cup (240ml)
Brewed, drip method
65-120mg
Instant
60-85mg
Decaffeinated
2-3mg
Teas
1 Cup (240ml)
Brewed, major U.S. brands
20-90mg
Instant
24-31mg
Decaffeinated
9-50mg
Soft Drinks
1 Cup (240ml)
Caffeinated
20-40mg
HERSHEY'S confectionery products
HERSHEY'S BITES candies
18 Pieces (39g)
3-8mg
HERSHEY'S COOKIES 'N' CRÉME candy bar
1.55 oz (43g)
4mg
KIT KAT wafer bar
1.5 oz (42g)
6mg
KRACKEL chocolate bar
1.45 oz (41g)
7mg
HERSHEY'S KISSES brand chocolate
9 pieces (41g)
9mg
HERSHEY'S chocolate bar
1.55 oz (43g)
9mg
HERSHEY'S chocolate bar with almonds
1.45 oz (41g)
8mg
MR. GOODBAR chocolate bar
1.75 oz (49g)
7mg
REESE'S peanut butter cups
1.6 oz (45g)
4mg
REESE'S PIECES candy
1.63 oz (46g)
0mg
ROLO caramels in milk chocolate
7 pieces (42g)
3mg
SKOR toffee bar
1.4 oz (39g)
3mg
HERSHEY'S SPECIAL DARK chocolate bar
1.45 oz (41g)
18mg
HERSHEY'S grocery products
HERSHEY'S chocolate syrup
2 Tbsp (39g)
7mg
HERSHEY'S WHOPPERS chocolate malt syrup
2 Tbsp (39g)
5mg
HERSHEY'S lite syrup
2 Tbsp (39g)
6mg
HERSHEY'S CHOCOLATE SHOPPE topping
2 Tbsp (37g)
4mg
HERSHEY'S chocolate milk
1 cup (240ml)
3-4mg
HERSHEY'S cocoa
1 Tbsp (5g)
11mg
HERSHEY'S GOODNIGHT HUGS hot cocoa mixes
1 envelope (25g)
2mg
HERSHEY'S GOODNIGHT KISSES hot cocoa mixes
1 envelope (25g)
3mg
HERSHEY'S HOT COCOA COLLECTION hot cocoa mix
1 envelope
1-8mg
HERSHEY'S semi-sweet baking chocolate
1 Tbsp (15g)
6mg
HERSHEY'S unsweetened baking chocolate
1/2 Bar (14g)
15mg
REFERENCES
1 Caffeine data from IFIC Foundation excerpt for HERSHEY'S products.
2 The amount of caffeine varies due to growing conditions of the plant sources, plant varieties, and processing (e.g., brand, brewing method, etc.)
