caffeine in raw chocolate

[rawsurfer]

eating raw chocolate... can you really feel the caffeine? i heard that before you cook it, the caffeine factor is really low and you cant feel it. so whats the deal with that? by the way i am a chocoholic and its startin to get to me lol.:D

[JGex]

There are several camps on the nutritional value of raw cacoa... I eat it and see no problem with it. I pretty much live by the "all things in moderation" credo.

I'm not sure if it is the caffeine or another element that provides the mood elevators, but I definitely feel bouncier and cheerful for a couple of hours after drinking a smoothie with it in it. And it's just darned yummy!

[sport]

I react to caffine and prior to going raw if I drank a cup of black tea within a few hours of bed time it would keep me awake for hours.
I find that if I have about a 1 inch cube of my homemade raw chocolate a couple of hours before bed it does not have any effect on me. That is all I would have so I can not speak for the effects of having more

['Gina]

It's not only cafeine. Raw cocoa contains theobromine, a stimulant. Does it taste any better than carob?

Vagina

[Ginger]

I like it but I am hyper-sensitive to caffiene and it gives me panic attacks. I have to be careful with cacao.

[Rawmommie]

Oh yes, it tastes much better than carob, it tastes like chocolate! It is! :D It doesn't change my mood at all (anymore, it did the first couple times I had it) and I also have it in moderation. It's just a treat I have every once in a while. :)

[soulstar]

The effect of raw chocolate is very individual.

I wish my body wasn't as effected by the compounds within raw chocolate.

Hi Raw Surfer,

I liked the taste of raw chocolate, but my system is too sensitive, and I feel edgy after I eat any. I have never been able to drink coffee or caffeinated tea for the same reason.

Ironically, I never felt edgy or otherwise affected by cooked chocolate. I was hoping that raw chocolate would be similar. But for me it is far more potent.
Even a little bit.:(

I hope you have better luck!:)


All the best,

Soulstar

[spicyfull]

I am caffine sensitive....I made the Brownies once and that was enough for me. NO RAW Chocolate for me. If it doesn't bother you I am Thrilled for you.

[rawsurfer]

ya i ate quite a bit today and felt pretty edgy... with all the antioxidants maybe ill just eat a small spoonful in the morning banana shake or somthin. thanks.

ps does carob really taste like choc?