The good microbes, such as Bifidobacterium and lactic acid bacteria, feast on chocolate , stated Maria Moore, an undergraduate student and one of the study's researchers, at the meeting. When you eat dark chocolate, they grow and ferment it, producing compounds that are anti-inflammatory..
Toxic doses, over 10 grams per day for an adult, are much higher than typical doses of under 500 milligrams per day. A cup of coffee contains 80â175 mg of caffeine, depending on what bean (seed) is used and how it is prepared (e.g. drip, percolation, or espresso). Thus it requires roughly 50â100 ordinary cups of coffee to reach a lethal dose.
Coffee contains between 75 and 150 mg. of caffeine per 8 oz. cup, depending on the roasting strength and other factors. It is difficult to measure the nutritional content of coffee, because it varies depending on many things. Generally, the darker the coffee is roasted, the less caffeine it contains.