Comparative Concentrations of Caffeine and Theobromine
| Caffeine Source | Amount (mg/g) | Amount (mg/oz)* |
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| Coffee beans | 10–20 | 284–570 | | Drip coffee | 90–100 mg/6 oz. cup | Ca. 15 | | Cola drinks | 60–90 mg/12 oz. can | 5–8 | | Baking chocolate | Up to 4 | Up to 112 | | Dark chocolate | 4–5 | 135 | | Milk chocolate | 0.2 | 6 | | Cocoa | Up to 1.5 | 46 | | Cacao bean hulls | 5–8.5 | 142–240 | | Guarana | 30–50 | 850–1,400 | | Stimulant tablets | 200 mg/tablet | --------------- | | OTC pain control | 60 mg/tablet | --------------- | | Theobromine Source | Amount (mg/g) | Amount (mg/oz) | | Cacao beans | 10–50 | 280–1,400 | | Baking chocolate | 14–16 | 398–454 | | Milk chocolate | 1.5–2 | 46–57 | | Cacao bean hulls | 5–9 | 142–256 | | Cacao bean mulch | 2–30 | 57–852 | | Cacao powder | 14–29 | 398–832 |
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* To convert mg/g to mg/oz, multiply by 28.4 g/oz.