How Many Dark Chocolate-Covered Espresso Beans Equal The Caffeine Content Of Coffee?

Dark chocolate-covered espresso beans pack a small punch on the caffeine scale. It's not hard to exceed the caffeine content of the average coffee with these addicting beans.

The caffeine content of chocolate-covered espresso beans depends on the kind of beans and the roast level. Each bean can have between 2 and 12 milligrams of caffeine.

Assuming it's somewhere in the middle, say 6 to 8 milligrams each, a handful of beans, say 12 to 17, could be roughly equivalent to one 8-ounce cup of drip coffee.

The FDA-recommended amount of caffeine per day is no more than 400 milligrams, which would be somewhere between 50 and 67 chocolate-covered espresso beans.