Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz

Name: Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz
Brand: Equal Exchange

0Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Cadmium426 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 85×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead36.3 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 7.3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic12 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 1.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 1

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Nutrition facts

Nutrient	Per 100g	Per serving
Calories	400 kcal	20 kcal
Fat	10 g	0.5 g
Saturated fat	0 g	0 g
Carbohydrates	60 g	3 g
Sugars	0 g	0 g
Fiber	40 g	2 g
Protein	20 g	1 g
Sodium	0 g	0 g

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Common questions

Is Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz healthy?

Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz 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. Per serving it carries 2g fiber, 1g protein and 0g sugar. 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 Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz?

Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz lists 1 ingredient, starting with Organic Cocoa (Processed With Alkali). 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 Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz?

20 kcal per serving, or 400 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

Does Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz’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 Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz?

Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz 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 Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz compare to other baking ingredients?

At 0/100 Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz scores worse than most baking ingredients we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baking ingredients is King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.

Is Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz organic?

Yes. Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 36.3 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 12 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 426 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Equal Exchange Organic Baking Cocoa, 8 oz. It also tested for mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.