Cocoa powder

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Common questions

Is Cocoa powder healthy?

Cocoa powder scores 97/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Cocoa powder?

Cocoa powder lists 1 ingredient, starting with Cocoa. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Cocoa powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Cocoa powder’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Cocoa powder?

Cocoa powder is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Cocoa powder compare to other chocolate?

At 97/100 Cocoa powder sits in our top band, among the better chocolate we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chocolate is Hu Organic Hazelnut Butter + Hazelnut Crunch Milk Chocolate at 100/100.

Is Cocoa powder organic?

Cocoa powder is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.