chocolate or coffee what has more caffine?

Question

a friend an i where having this debate can you help me clear it up so i can do a little dance.

Answer 1

16 oz of coffee VS. king size Hershey's bar. There is no contest. The coffee has at least 10x's the caffeine.

Answer 2

Coffee

Answer 3

Coffee

Answer 4

Chocolate only has very small amounts of caffine, however it does have quite a bit of theobromine. Theobromine is a stimulant (in the methylxanthine family) frequently confused with caffeine (also in the methylxanthine family).

Theobromine has a milder and longer lasting high with mood elevating properties, caffine provides a more acute high and rapid up/down feel.

For best effects go with a darker chocolate, better for you as well since it'll have less fat and more antioxidants.

Answer 5

I would say coffee. Chocolate could have caffine in it, but I think would be more sugar than caffine.

Answer 6

Coffee wins that one hands down.

Answer 7

I'd rather think it's coffee... Chocolate isn't so full of caffeine:D

Answer 8

coffee

Answer 9

defiantly coffee

Answer 10

Caffeine is a plant alkaloid, found in numerous plant species, where it acts as a natural pesticide that paralyzes and kills certain insects feeding upon them.[4] The most commonly used caffeine-containing plants are coffee, tea, and to some extent cocoa. Other, less commonly used, sources of caffeine include the yerba mate[5] and guaraná plants, which are sometimes used in the preparation of teas and energy drinks. Two of caffeine's alternative names, mateine[6] and guaranine,[7] are derived from the names of these plants.

The world's primary source of caffeine is the coffee bean (the seed of the coffee plant), from which coffee is brewed. Caffeine content in coffee varies widely depending on the type of coffee bean and the method of preparation used;[8] even beans within a given bush can show variations in concentration. In general, one serving of coffee ranges from 40 milligrams, for a single shot (30 milliliters) of arabica-variety espresso, to about 100 milligrams for strong drip coffee. Generally, dark-roast coffee has less caffeine than lighter roasts because the roasting process reduces the bean's caffeine content.[9][10] Arabica coffee normally contains less caffeine than the robusta variety.[8] Coffee also contains trace amounts of theophylline, but no theobromine.

Tea is another common source of caffeine. Tea usually contains about half as much caffeine per serving as coffee, depending on the strength of the brew. Certain types of tea, such as black and oolong, contain somewhat more caffeine than most other teas. Tea contains small amounts of theobromine and slightly higher levels of theophylline than coffee. Preparation has a significant impact on tea, and color is a very poor indicator of caffeine content.[11] Teas like the green Japanese gyokuro, for example, contain far more caffeine than much darker teas like lapsang souchong, which has very little.

Chocolate derived from cocoa contains a small amount of caffeine. Chocolate is a weak stimulant, which is mostly due to its content of theobromine and theophylline.[12] It contains too little of these compounds for a reasonable serving to create effects in humans that are on par with coffee. A typical 28-gram serving of a milk chocolate bar has about as much caffeine as a cup of decaffeinated coffee.

Caffeine is also a common ingredient of soft drinks such as cola, originally prepared from kola nuts. Soft drinks typically contain about 10 to 50 milligrams of caffeine per serving. By contrast, energy drinks such as Red Bull contain as much as 80 milligrams of caffeine per serving. The caffeine in these drinks either originates from the ingredients used or is an additive derived from the product of decaffeination or from chemical synthesis. Guarana, a prime ingredient of energy drinks, contains large amounts of caffeine with small amounts of theobromine and theophylline in a naturally occurring slow-release excipient.[13]

So Coffee has more caffeine