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Can I eat dark chocolate while pregnant or breastfeeding?

Pregnant
✓ Likely safe

Likely fine in moderation. A small bar has some caffeine that counts toward your daily total.

Breastfeeding
✓ Likely safe

Likely fine in moderation. A small bar has some caffeine that counts toward your daily total.

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How these answers are made

Oatleaf answers come from public food-safety guidance, mainly the CDC, FDA and EPA for the US and the NHS for the UK. Each answer cites the pages it relies on, and every link was opened and checked in October 2026. Where US and UK advice differ, the answer says so. Written by the Oatleaf team at Astralab Studios. It is general information, not medical advice.

Last reviewed October 2026.