Cocoa powder: Nutrition Facts

Cocoa powder is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 433.3 kcal

Cocoa powder contains 1.75 grams of total sugars, 37 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 0 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Cocoa powder — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Cocoa powder provides about 26.1% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 16.3% of the daily intake of fats and 18.7% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein19.6 g
26.1%
Fat13.7 g
16.3%
Carbs57.9 g
18.7%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Cocoa powder of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.1 mg
0.7%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B32.2 mg
13.8%
Vitamine B412 mg
2.4%
Vitamine B50.3 mg
6.0%
Vitamine B60.1 mg
7.7%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Cocoa powder.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium128 mg
12.8%
Iron13.9 mg
139.0%
Magnesium499 mg
124.8%
Phosphorus734 mg
104.9%
Potassium1.5 g
32.4%
Sodium21 mg
1.6%
Zinc6.8 mg
61.8%
Copper3.8 mg
422.2%
Manganese3.8 mg
165.2%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Cocoa powder.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan293 mg
3.7%
Threonine776 mg
32.3%
Isoleucine760 mg
38.0%
Leucine1.2 g
25.8%
Lysine983 mg
24.0%
Methionine202 mg
11.2%
Cystine239 mg
13.3%
Phenylalanine941 mg
21.4%
Tyrosine735 mg
16.7%
Valine1.2 g
47.1%
Arginine1.1 g
18.2%
Histidine339 mg
16.1%
Alanine904 mg
13.7%
Aspartic acid2.0 g
16.0%
Glutamic acid2.9 g
21.7%
Glycine879 mg
25.1%
Proline838 mg
18.6%
Serine846 mg
10.2%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (1.189 g), isoleucine (0.760 g) and valine (1.177 g).
Cocoa powder contains 3.13 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (0.879 g), arginine (1.111 g) and methionine (0.202 g).
Cocoa powder contains 2.19 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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