Organic Raw Cacao Powder

Name: Organic Raw Cacao Powder
Brand: NOW Foods

0Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Cadmium1.04 ppmof 0.005 ppm

Over the limit — 208×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Lead27 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 5.4×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic19.8 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 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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Common questions

Is NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder healthy?

NOW Foods Organic Raw 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 NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder?

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

Does NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in NOW Foods Organic Raw 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 NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder?

NOW Foods Organic Raw 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 NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder compare to other baking ingredients?

At 0/100 NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder 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 NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder organic?

Yes. NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder been lab tested?

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

Does NOW Foods Organic Raw Cacao Powder contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 27 ppb against a 5 ppb limit, arsenic at 19.8 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 1.04 ppm against a 0.005 ppm limit in NOW Foods Organic Raw 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.