Question

Is chocolate an acid or a base? How much pH does it have?

Answer 1

The cocoa powder in chocolate isacidic and may cause your symptoms to increase. Cocoa can cause the intestinal cells that relax the esophageal sphincter to release a surge of serotonin. When this muscle relaxes, gastric contents can rise. ... Chocolatealso contains caffeine and theobromine, which can increase symptoms.
Water is a neutral acid- base, with a pH of 7.0, and chocolate products have pH levels close to neutral, between 6.3 and 6.7 (whole milk has a pH of 6.7, which no one thinks of as acidic). Hershey's Dutch- processed unsweetened cacao in water has a pH about 6.8 to 6.9