Cacao Powder

Name: Cacao Powder
Brand: Trader Joe's

36Avoid

Contaminants · 4

3 at/over limit

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

Cadmium1.06 ppmof 0.005 ppm

Over the limit — 212×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic93.1 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 9.3×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

Lead28.2 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 5.6×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

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 Trader Joe's Cacao Powder healthy?

Trader Joe's Cacao Powder scores 36/100 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 Trader Joe's Cacao Powder?

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

Does Trader Joe's Cacao Powder contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's 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 Trader Joe's Cacao Powder?

Trader Joe's Cacao Powder is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Trader Joe's Cacao Powder compare to other chocolate?

At 36/100 Trader Joe's 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 Trader Joe's Cacao Powder organic?

Trader Joe's Cacao Powder is not certified organic in our data.

Has Trader Joe's Cacao Powder been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Trader Joe's Cacao Powder have an independent laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Full methodology: how we score products.