EXPLORE A NUTRIENT

Theobromine

Discover how amounts vary across foods, on a shared basis for comparison.

Chemical reference: theobromine (C7H8N4O2). USDA reports Theobromine separately. [1] [2]

theobromine — 2D chemical diagram — **Depicted form: theobromine**
An identity reference, not the appearance of the food.
Description, source and attribution
Reference depiction: theobromine. Formula C7H8N4O2; PubChem CID 5429; charge 0. This is a chemical reference, not a depiction of its physical appearance in food.
PubChem Compound 5429, 2D Structure. NCBI / National Library of Medicine. Source · Reuse terms
Source check: 2026-09-13 · No scientific editorial review.

A COMMON BASIS

Foods, per 100 g

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68 foods with data 38 not reported, excluded from ranking

Pearled barley
Cooked pearled barley; added salt/fat not specified in the source description.
0 mg
Fresh basil
Fresh basil leaves.
0 mg
Beef ground 90% lean
Ground beef, 90% lean / 10% fat, cooked as a pan-broiled patty.
0 mg
Beet
Beet, boiled and drained; added salt is not stated in the source description.
0 mg
Black beans
Cooked; boiled; without salt, as stated in the USDA source description.
0 mg
Black pepper
Black pepper spice.
0 mg
Broccoli
Broccoli, boiled, drained, without salt.
0 mg
Brown rice
Cooked, long-grain. The USDA source description does not state added salt.
0 mg
Buckwheat
Roasted buckwheat groats, cooked.
0 mg
Bulgur
Cooked bulgur; added salt/fat not specified in the source description.
0 mg
Canola oil
Canola oil.
0 mg
Cauliflower
Cauliflower, boiled, drained, without salt.
0 mg

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UNDERSTAND THE DATA

The nutrient, in context

How to read this ranking

This page compares Theobromine (Theobromine), in mg per 100 g of food.

Chemical forms and measurement methods remain separate. “Not reported” means a value is unavailable, not that the food contains zero. A food’s rank does not determine your individual needs or diagnose a deficiency.

Intake guidance

There is no validated NIH ODS fact sheet for this identity in Bitameans’ published version. We do not assign another nutrient’s recommendations to this form. An absent fact sheet does not mean that no upper intake limit exists.

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Identity and structure sources

PubChem Compound 5429: Theobromine · Accessed 2026-09-13
USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods Documentation · Accessed 2026-09-13

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