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about 8 ouncesChocolate-Covered Caffeine One ounce of dark chocolate averages approximately 20 milligrams. You would have to eat about 8 ounces of dark chocolate to make the equivalent of one cup of brewed coffee.
Can chocolate be a substitute for coffee?
It’s healthier than traditional coffee
Unlike coffee, which constricts blood vessels and raises your heart rate to increase blood flow, cacao is 99.9 percent caffeine-free. Instead of caffeine, cacao contains something called theobromine, which translates as “food of the gods” in Greek.
How many milk chocolate bars equal a cup of coffee?
Experts state that a person would have to eat fourteen regular-sized (1.5-ounce) bars of milk chocolate to get the same amount of caffeine that you’d ingest in an eight-ounce cup of coffee.
How much caffeine is in a chocolate bar compared to a cup of coffee?
In terms of actual numbers, the USDA National Nutrient Database says that a cup of hot chocolate has 7.44 milligrams of caffeine, whereas a single cup of brewed coffee has 96 milligrams.
What is worse for you coffee or chocolate?
Summary. Hot chocolate is richer than coffee in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, vitamin D, vitamin A, zinc, iron, phosphorus, and copper.