Caffeine in Food

Hershey's Special Dark Bars

Hershey's Special Dark Bars
Caffeine
20 mg
per chocolate bar (1.45oz)
LOW
This item contains low levels of caffeine

Hershey's Special Dark Mildly Sweet Chocolate Bar is made by the American chocolate company, Hershey.

This dark chocolate bar is listed as 45% cacao. The caffeine amounts were once published by Hershey but no longer are. The amount listed above is from earlier information from Hershey.

However Hershey have stated caffeine amounts of Cocoa:

Every 1 tablespoon of Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa contains 8.1 mg of caffeine.

The Special Dark chocolate is dutched.

From Hershey:

"Dutch processed cocoa has an alkalizing agent similar to baking soda added to neutralize the natural acidity of cocoa. It has a more mellow flavor and a darker color."

Where to buy

You can order Hershey's Special Dark Bars from Amazon

Ingredients in Hershey's Special Dark Bars

Sugar, Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Cocoa Processed With Alkali, Milk Fat, Soya Lecithin (an Emulsifier) And Vanillin (an Artificial Flavoring), Milk

Is Hershey's Special Dark Bars high in caffeine?

Caffeine (mg) per Item

200180160140 120100806040 200 Hershey's Special Dark Bars (20 mg) Awake Chocolate (110 mg) Hershey's Special Dark Bars (20 mg) Jolt Gum (45 mg) Jolt Gum (45 mg)

Sources

https://www.thehersheycompany.com/ See other references.

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