Cacao Powder Unsweetened

Name: Cacao Powder Unsweetened
Brand: Navitas Organics

6Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

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

Cadmium409 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 82×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead14.8 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA 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 Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened healthy?

Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened scores 6/100 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 Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened?

Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened lists 1 ingredient, starting with Certified Organic Cacao Powder (Theobroma Cacao). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened’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 Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened?

Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened 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 Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened compare to other chocolate?

At 6/100 Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened 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 Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened organic?

Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened is not certified organic in our data.

Has Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened been lab tested?

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

Does Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 14.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit and cadmium at 409 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Navitas Organics Cacao Powder Unsweetened. It also tested for arsenic and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.