Cocoa

Cocoa is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of the cacao tree, from which chocolate is made. (The word "cocoa" is derivative of "cacao".) "Cocoa" can often also refer to the drink commonly known as hot chocolate; to cocoa powder, the dry powder made by grinding cocoa seeds and removing the cocoa butter from the dark, bitter cocoa solids; or to a mixture of cocoa powder and cocoa butter. A cocoa pod has a rough leathery rind about 3 cm thick... more

Also known as:

  • Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened

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Nutrients per 100g:

Nutrient Quantity per 100g
  • 19.6 g (0.691 oz )
  • 13.7 g (0.483 oz )
  • 57.9 g (2.04 oz )
  • 5.8 g (0.2 oz )
  • 3 g (0.11 oz )
  • 0.23 g (0.0081 oz )
  • 2.057 g (0.07256 oz )
  • 1.75 g (0.0617 oz )
  • 33.2 g (1.17 oz )
  • 0.128 g (0.00452 oz )
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Energy per 100g:

  • 958 kJ (5980000000000000000 MeV )

USDA Equivalent:

  • 19165
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