Caffeine & Sleep
Chocolate

Caffeine in Milk Chocolate (1 oz)

6mg
per 1 oz
2% of FDA daily max

Is that a lot?

Milk Chocolate (1 oz) is 2% of the FDA’s recommended daily maximum, in a single 1 oz.

Milk Chocolate (1 oz)
6 mg
Green tea
28 mg
Espresso
63 mg
Red Bull
80 mg
Coffee
95 mg
FDA daily max · 400mg
Before bed

When can I drink Milk Chocolate (1 oz) and still sleep?

Your Milk Chocolate (1 oz) cutoff
You drink it at
Bedtime
Milk Chocolate (1 oz) · 6 mg · assuming an average ~5 h half-life
At bedtime
2 mg
close to optimal
Latest safe Milk Chocolate (1 oz): 11:00 PM

How much caffeine is in Milk Chocolate (1 oz)?

Milk chocolate is a featherweight on caffeine, with only about 6 mg per ounce, a fraction of dark chocolate's. The sugar, around 15 grams an ounce, is the more notable part of the bar.

ServingCaffeineSugar
1 oz6 mg15 g

Will Milk Chocolate (1 oz) affect your sleep?

At roughly 6 mg, milk chocolate sits far below the 50 mg sleep-threshold and has virtually no caffeine effect on bedtime. Any late-night restlessness is far likelier to come from the sugar.

Source: USDA FoodData Central

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Milk Chocolate (1 oz) & sleep — FAQ

No, with only about 6 mg per ounce the caffeine in milk chocolate is negligible, well under the 50 mg threshold, so it won't keep you up.

Milk Chocolate (1 oz) has 6 mg per 1 oz — about 2% of the FDA’s 400 mg daily maximum for healthy adults.

It depends on your bedtime and how fast you clear caffeine. Use the calculator above to see when Milk Chocolate (1 oz) drops below the ~50 mg “ok to sleep” threshold for your bedtime.

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