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Fritzie Fresh Chocolate Stars. There is abundant evidence of carcinogenicity of acrylamide 11131423 but there is also a paucity of information on comprehensive studies on the deminimis risks of acrylamide in chocolate and other products. Pin On Infographics Marshall Fields Chocolates Variety 34. . There has been a buzz about the carcinogenic content of coffee. In 2018 a Los Angeles judge ruled that roasted coffee needs to be marked that it may include carcinogens much to the chagrin of many coffee roasters and customers. The sucrose reacts with the asparagine during the roasting process. Yes there is acrylamide in roasted coffee. Hersheys cocoa powder contains 909 µgkg ofacrylamide and when multiplied by 003 kg30 grams this yields 273 µg total acrylamide. Using the optimised method 20 coffee and 15 chocolate samples collected from Valencian Spain supermarkets were investigated for acrylamide yielding median levels of 146 m...