Chocolate
Caffeine in Chocolate-Covered Espresso Bean (1 piece)
9mg
per serving
2% of FDA daily max
Is that a lot?
Chocolate-Covered Espresso Bean (1 piece) is 2% of the FDA’s recommended daily maximum, in a single serving.
Chocolate-Covered Espresso Bean (1 piece)
Green tea
Espresso
Red Bull
Coffee
FDA daily max · 400mg
Before bed
When can I drink Chocolate-Covered Espresso Bean (1 piece) and still sleep?
Your Chocolate-Covered Espresso Bean (1 piece) cutoff
You drink it at
Bedtime
Chocolate-Covered Espresso Bean (1 piece) · 9 mg · assuming an average ~5 h half-life
At bedtime
3 mg
close to optimal
Latest safe Chocolate-Covered Espresso Bean (1 piece): 11:00 PM
How much caffeine is in Chocolate-Covered Espresso Bean (1 piece)?
A single chocolate-covered espresso bean carries about 9 mg of caffeine, a small but real dose for one little piece. They add up fast, though, so a handful quickly climbs toward a cup of coffee.
| Serving | Caffeine | Sugar |
|---|---|---|
| serving | 9 mg | 2 g |
Per single bean; range ~6–13 mg.
Will Chocolate-Covered Espresso Bean (1 piece) affect your sleep?
At roughly 9 mg, one bean sits far below the 50 mg threshold and has negligible effect on sleep. It's only when you eat a dozen or more that the caffeine starts to matter for bedtime.
Source: Caffeine database / published assays