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Cacao contains caffeine.

• arcticbull 7y ago
  It's a bit different: it's the bitter alkaloid theobromine, in the same family but with a lesser effect. [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theobromine
  • pmiller2 7y ago
    It contains theobromine and caffeine. First google result: https://www.dandelionchocolate.com/2015/09/14/caffeine-and-cacao-a-stimulating-discussion/ https://www.dandelionchocolate.com/2015/09/14/caffeine-and-c...
    • arcticbull 7y ago
      I'm not sure the chocolatier's site with no numbers or data is a good reference. This study shows the ratio of theobromine to caffeine is like between 2.5:1 and 25:1, with most between 5:1 and 10:1 [1]. To your point it's not zero, but it's by far the minority bitter alkaloid constituent. [1] https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2621.1980.tb02603.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.1365-2621....