Fine Dark Cocoa Powder

Name: Fine Dark Cocoa Powder
Brand: Dr. Oetker

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Contaminants · 4

4 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium124 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 25×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead114 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 23×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Mercury5.56 ppbof 2 ppb

Over the limit — 2.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Arsenic27.7 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 2.8×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Ingredients · 3

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	368 kcal	—
Fat	21 g	—
Saturated fat	13 g	—
Carbohydrates	8.9 g	—
Sugars	0.6 g	—
Fiber	28 g	—
Protein	20 g	—
Sodium	0.03 g	—

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Common questions

Is Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder healthy?

Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder scores 0/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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 Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder?

Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder lists 3 ingredients, starting with Cocoa Powder, Potassium Hydroxide and Potassium Carbonates. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

How many calories are in Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder?

368 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Dr. Oetker Fine Dark 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 Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder?

Dr. Oetker Fine Dark 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 Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder scores worse than most chocolate we have scored. A higher-scoring option in chocolate is Hu Organic Hazelnut Butter + Hazelnut Crunch Milk Chocolate at 100/100.

Is Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder organic?

Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder is not certified organic in our data.

Has Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 114 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 27.7 ppb against a 10 ppb limit, cadmium at 124 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and mercury at 5.56 ppb against a 2 ppb limit in Dr. Oetker Fine Dark Cocoa Powder. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.