Foods high in Theobromine

Every food and ingredient below is ranked by measured Theobromine content per 100 g, drawn live from 112 USDA FoodData Central measurements. Values are laboratory-analysed or survey-derived, not estimated.

Top 25 foods highest in Theobromine

Ranked by Theobromine per 100g, across Foundation Foods and FNDDS ingredients.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
1	Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened	FNDDS ingredient	2,057
2	Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares	FNDDS ingredient	1,297
3	Beverages, Cocoa mix, no sugar added, powder	FNDDS ingredient	658
4	Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, sugar-free, not reconstituted	FNDDS ingredient	608
5	Candies, chocolate, dark, NFS (45-59% cacao solids 90%; 60-69% cacao solids 5%; 70-85% cacao solids 5%)	FNDDS ingredient	515
6	Candies, semisweet chocolate	FNDDS ingredient	486
7	Puddings, chocolate flavor, low calorie, instant, dry mix	FNDDS ingredient	473
8	Candies, sweet chocolate	FNDDS ingredient	426
9	Syrups, chocolate, HERSHEY'S Sugar free, Genuine Chocolate Flavored, Lite Syrup	FNDDS ingredient	407
10	Cookies, chocolate wafers	FNDDS ingredient	354
11	Beverages, coffee and cocoa, instant, decaffeinated, with whitener and low calorie sweetener	FNDDS ingredient	324
12	Beverages, Cocoa mix, powder	FNDDS ingredient	323
13	Beverages, coffee, instant, mocha, sweetened	FNDDS ingredient	294
14	Beverage, instant breakfast powder, chocolate, not reconstituted	FNDDS ingredient	290
15	Beverages, chocolate-flavor beverage mix for milk, powder, with added nutrients	FNDDS ingredient	277
16	Syrups, chocolate, fudge-type	FNDDS ingredient	247
17	Puddings, chocolate, dry mix, instant	FNDDS ingredient	245
18	Cookie, butter or sugar, with chocolate icing or filling	FNDDS ingredient	237
19	Baking chocolate, mexican, squares	FNDDS ingredient	231
20	Chocolate-flavored hazelnut spread	FNDDS ingredient	230
21	Cake, snack cakes, creme-filled, chocolate with frosting	FNDDS ingredient	215
22	Candies, milk chocolate	FNDDS ingredient	205
23	Cookies, marshmallow, with rice cereal and chocolate chips	FNDDS ingredient	204
24	Syrups, chocolate, HERSHEY'S Genuine Chocolate Flavored Lite Syrup	FNDDS ingredient	195
25	Cookies, chocolate sandwich, with extra creme filling	FNDDS ingredient	190

Lowest in Theobromine

For contrast — the 10 lowest non-zero values on record, per 100g.

#	Food or ingredient	Source	Per 100g (MG)
103	Beverages, tea, green, ready-to-drink, sweetened	FNDDS ingredient	1
104	Beverages, tea, black, ready to drink, decaffeinated, diet	FNDDS ingredient	1
105	Snacks, granola bar, chewy, reduced sugar, all flavors	FNDDS ingredient	1
106	Beverages, tea, instant, lemon, sweetened, powder	FNDDS ingredient	1
107	Beverages, tea, black, ready to drink, decaffeinated	FNDDS ingredient	1
108	Beverages, tea, black, brewed, prepared with tap water	FNDDS ingredient	2
109	Beverages, tea, Oolong, brewed	FNDDS ingredient	2
110	Snacks, granola bar, QUAKER, DIPPS, all flavors	FNDDS ingredient	3
111	Beverages, tea, instant, decaffeinated, lemon, diet	FNDDS ingredient	4
112	Ice creams, chocolate, light, no sugar added	FNDDS ingredient	5

More on Theobromine

What Theobromine is, how it is measured, and where these values come from.

Theobromine nutrient reference →

Sourced from USDA FoodData Central — Foundation Foods; not yet through an editorial verification pass.

USDA release 2026-04-30. All values are per 100 g unless stated otherwise.