Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder

Name: Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder
Brand: Holy Kakow

0Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Cadmium1.17 ppmof 0.005 ppm

Over the limit — 234×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead63 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 13×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic56 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 5.6×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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Common questions

Is Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder healthy?

Holy Kakow Organic Cacao 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 Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder?

Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder lists 1 ingredient, starting with Organic Cacao Powder. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Holy Kakow Organic Cacao 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 Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder?

Holy Kakow Organic Cacao 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 Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder compare to other chocolate?

At 0/100 Holy Kakow Organic Cacao 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 Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder organic?

Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder is not certified organic in our data.

Has Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 63 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 56 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 1.17 ppm against a 0.005 ppm limit in Holy Kakow Organic Cacao Powder. 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.