Cocoa

Cocoa bean (also cacao bean, often simply cocoa and cacao; Mayan: kakaw; Nahuatl: cacaua) is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of Theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter are extracted. They are the basis of chocolate, as well as many Mesoamerican foods such as mole sauce and tejate. A cocoa pod (fruit) has a rough leathery rind about 3 cm thick (this varies with the origin and variety of pod). It is filled with sweet, muc... More

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Energy per 100g:

  • 958 kJ (5.98E+18 MeV )

Also known as:

  • Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened

Food & Drink

Recipes:

Recipe Quantity Unit
  • 30

Compatible with dietary restrictions:

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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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USDA Equivalent:

  • 19165
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