cocoa question
#85992 - 07/03/04 02:18 PM
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jules05
Reged: 11/03/03
Posts: 70
Loc: ON, Canada
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I was just wondering, we're supposed to be able to have cocoa powder in recipes because it's non-dairy but doesn't chocolate have caffiene in it? and wouldn't caffiene be a trigger for us? Also i'm IBS-D if that makes any difference.
Julie
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CAFFEINE CONTENT OF SELECTED FOODS, BEVERAGES AND DRUGS
SUBSTANCE CAFFEINE (milligrams)
COFFEE (150 ml or 5 oz)
Brewed, drip method 60-180
Brewed, percolated 40-170
Instant 30-120
Instant, decaffeinated 2
Decaffeinated, brewed 2-5
TEA (150 ml or 5 oz)
1-min brew 9-33
3-min brew 20-46
Instant 12-50
Iced tea (12 oz) 22-76
COCOA
Hot cocoa mix (1 oz) 5
Cocoa powder, unsweetened (1 TB) 12
CHOCOLATE
Milk chocolate (1 oz) 1-15
Dark chocolate, semi-sweet (1 oz) 5-35
Baker's chocolate, semi-sweet (1 oz) 13
Hershey's special dark (1.4 oz) 31
Chocolate chips, semi-sweet (1/4 cup) 14
Baking, unsweetened (1 oz) 58
Baker's German sweet (1 oz) 8
Chocolate-flavored syrup (1 oz) 4
Devil's food cake mix (1/24 package) 9
Double fudge brownie mix (1/24 package) 5
CANDY BARS
Hershey's Krackel® (1.6 oz) 9
Milky Way® (2.1 oz) 11
Nestle Crunch® (1.4 oz) 10
SOFT DRINKS (360 ml or 12 oz)
Mountain Dew® 54
Mello Yellow® 52
Coca Cola® , Diet Coca Cola ®, Cherry Coke®, Diet Cherry Coke® 46
Dr. Pepper® 40
Tab® 46
Pepsi Cola® 38
Diet Pepsi® 36
PAIN RELIEVERS
Anacin® 32
Excedrin® 65
Midol® 32
Vanquish® 33
Plain aspirin 0
COLD MEDICINES
Coryban-D ® 30
Dristan ® 0
Triaminicin ® 30
WEIGHT-CONTROL AIDS
Dexatrim ® 200
Prolamine ® 140
STIMULANTS
NoDoz tablets 100
Vivarin tablets 200
DIURETICS
Aqua Ban 100
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Yes, cocoa powder does have some caffeine, but it's sooooo much less than what's in coffee and other caffeinated drinks that it doesn't bother most of us. If you do notice it bothering you, though, you could always try subbing carob powder instead.
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Yep,
I found this out the hard way. After baking biscuits with cocoa powder and eating two in the evening, I spent the whole night completely wired - I must be really sensitive to it by now!
I have tried using carob, but have not got the hang of it yet. Does anyone know how much you are supposed to use? I made the antidepressant brownies using the same amount as you you would cocoa and it came out pitch black, with an odd taste and they made me very ill! Not surprisingly I'm a bit scared to use it again.
Any advice greatly appreciated!!
Catherine
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the caffeine in solid chocolate is tied to the fat. When the fat is removed, as it is in cocoa powder, most of the caffeine goes with it. Cocoa isn't caffeine free (IBSgirl posted a great list with actual quantities) but it should be tolerable for IBS.
Just an aside, and nothing scientific, I'm super sensitive to caffeine keeping me awake. Can't have tea of any kind after about 11 am, and even that can only be a once in a while type of thing, or I'm up all night. But I've never had a problem with anything made with unsweetened cocoa powder, even eaten late at night.
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