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This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of dark chocolate, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of a dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: nutritional value & information

Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 35% comes from carbohydrates
  • The 4% comes from proteins
  • The 59% comes from fat

Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 579
% DV
Total Fat 38g 58 %
   Saturated Fat 22g 110 %
Cholesterol 6mg 2 %
Sodium 10mg 0 %
Total Carbohydrate 52g 17 %
   Dietary Fiber 8g 32 %
   Sugar 37g
Proteins 6.1g 12 %
Vitamin A 1 % Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 6 % Iron 35 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Niacin0.838 mg4 %
Pantothenic acid0.300 mg3 %
Riboflavin0.049 mg3 %
Thiamin0.032 mg2 %
    Vitamin A, RAE3.00 mcg
    Carotene, alpha9.00 mcg
    Carotene, beta25.00 mcg
    Cryptoxanthin, beta1.00 mcg
    Lutein + zeaxanthin32.00 mcg
Vitamin B120.18 mcg3 %
Vitamin B60.034 mg2 %
Vitamin E0.59 mg2 %
    Tocopherol, alpha0.59 mg
    Tocopherol, delta0.34 mg
    Tocopherol, gamma8.47 mg
    Tocotrienol, gamma0.10 mg
Vitamin K7.2 mcg9 %

Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins6.12 g12 %

Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca62.00 mg6 %
Copper, Cu1.248 mg62 %
Iron, Fe6.32 mg35 %
Magnesium, Mg176.00 mg44 %
Manganese, Mn1.325 mg66 %
Potassium, K567.00 mg12 %
Selenium, Se8.4 mcg12 %
Zinc, Zn2.65 mg18 %

Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat38.31 g59 %
  Saturated fatty acids22.031 g110 %
    Butanoic acid0.040 g
    Decanoic acid0.064 g
    Docosanoic acid0.062 g
    Dodecanoic acid0.056 g
    Eicosanoic acid0.364 g
    Heptadecanoic acid0.081 g
    Hexadecanoic acid9.198 g
    Hexanoic acid0.030 g
    Octadecanoic acid11.860 g
    Octanoic acid0.020 g
    Pentadecanoic acid0.027 g
    Tetracosanoic acid0.035 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.192 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids11.522 g
    Cis-hexadecenoic acid0.110 g
    Cis-octadecenoic acid11.318 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.021 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.116 g
    Octadecenoic acid11.373 g
    Tetradecenoic acid0.013 g
    Trans-hexadecenoic acid0.006 g
    Trans-octadecenoic acid0.055 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids1.221 g
    Cis,cis,cis-octadecatrienoic n-3 acid0.088 g
    Cis,cis-eicosadienoic n-6 acid0.001 g
    Cis,cis-octadecadienoic n-6 acid1.091 g
    Docosatetraenoic acid0.003 g
    Octadecadienoic CLAs acid0.017 g
    Octadecadienoic acid1.126 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.088 g
    Trans-octadecadienoic acid0.017 g
  Fatty acids, total trans0.079 g
    Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic0.061 g
    Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic0.017 g

Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Carbohydrate52.42 g17 %
Fiber8.0 g32 %
Sugars36.71 g
  Lactose0.31 g
  Sucrose36.39 g

Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Beta-sitosterol75.00 mg
Campesterol12.00 mg
Cholesterol6.00 mg2 %
Stigmasterol29.00 mg

Dark chocolate with 60-69% cocoa: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.90 g
Caffeine86.00 mg
Theobromine632.00 mg
Water1.25 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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