Re: isn't there caffeine in cocoa powder?
01/09/04 07:59 AM
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Kandee
Reged: 05/22/03
Posts: 3206
Loc: USA, Southern California
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Yes, but very little. There are other substances in coffee that are extreme triggers and that's why we need to avoid it. Decaf tea can be tolerated by many even though there is still a tiny bit of caffeine in it. If I can find my chart I will post it and you can see that the small amount shouldn't cause you any harm. Unless you are actually allergic to chocolate the cocoa won't bother you. It is likey the FAT in the chocolate is the real culprit. It would be like eating a greasy snack....ug............and maybe as you know that is a trigger for sure. Another thing...many with IBS are fructose sensitive and a lot of products use HFCS (high fructose corn syrup) which can be a trigger. (For me, it's like an instant trigger!!!)..Then there is just fructose or corn syrup which may trigger some folks and not others. Want to test the cocoa without actually making the brownies? Eat something that is high in soluble fiber first...like a piece of toast or rice cake...Make a hot cocoa using 2 parts sugar to one part pure cocoa and just hot water. Drink it and see what happens. Or, my favorite, the Giradelli double chocolate hot cocoa mix powder. It uses sugar. You could put it in your rice or soy beverage, which ever you tolerate best or just use with hot water if you need to cut calories.................Hope this helps, I'm SOOOO sensitive to so many things that I never used to be..............but cocoa is NOT one of them, (and for most on this board) THANK goodness!!!! Honest, I want a cocoa fix, daily!!!
Kandee
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