Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Nutrition Facts per 10 g

Cocoa powder brings chocolate flavor to many desserts, but the ingredient name needs to be precise when reading nutrition information. This card describes dry, unsweetened cocoa powder. The reference is a weighed 10-gram portion of the powder itself. It is not hot chocolate mix, a chocolate bar, chocolate syrup, or a prepared pudding. Those products can contain other ingredients and require their own entries. For this portion, USDA data calculate to approximately 23 calories, 2.0 grams of protein, and 3.7 grams of dietary fiber. These selected figures are useful for understanding an ingredient, not for claiming that a finished dessert has the same nutrition. A small amount of cocoa may be mixed into a much larger recipe, and the other ingredients still contribute to every serving. The source is USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, food 169593, “Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened.” Its per-100-gram values include 228 calories, 19.6 grams of protein, and 37 grams of fiber. Multiplying each by 0.1 gives the stated 10-gram portion. Calories are rounded to a whole number and the displayed gram values to one decimal place. This generic reference may differ from a particular cocoa product's label or formulation. A scale is especially helpful for powder because spoonfuls can be level, rounded, or packed. The visual does not claim that the pictured spoon establishes the serving; the written gram weight does. If you prefer to use a tablespoon, match it to the serving weight on the product label or a clearly defined database measure rather than assuming that any heaped spoon contains the same amount. Unsweetened describes the ingredient, not the entire dessert you make with it. Sugar, honey, dates, milk, yogurt, flour, butter, or other components can change a recipe's nutrient total. For a calculated dessert, list their quantities, determine the batch total, and divide by the actual number of portions. The cocoa's facts should not be transferred to a mousse, cake, or drink simply because cocoa is its main flavor. Product distinctions also matter in the pantry. A sweetened beverage mix may look like cocoa powder while containing additional ingredients. Baking chocolate and chocolate chips have different compositions as well. Read the full label before substituting one nutrition entry for another. This card avoids an added-sugar number because it is presenting selected generic nutrient data, not auditing every commercial cocoa product. Use cocoa for the flavor and recipe role you want, then keep the ingredient measurement consistent. The fiber figure is factual information, not a reason to treat a dessert as a medical product or guarantee a weight outcome. The useful habit is to separate the powder from the complete recipe. Source: USDA FoodData Central, https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/169593/nutrients.