How much protein is in cocoa powder?

One tablespoon of cocoa powder (5.4 g) has 1.1 g of protein (12 kcal); 100 g has 19.6 g.

Feast Factsper 100 g

PER 100 GProtein

19.6g

Calories228

Carbohydrate57.9g

Fiber37g

Sugars1.8g

Fat13.7g

Saturated8.1g

Sodium21 mg

8.6 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central

Protein verdictLittle protein per serving

8.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (34% of its calories), but a tablespoon of cocoa powder has only 1.1 g.

25 g of protein from cocoa powder alone would take 128 g (about 24 tbsp) and 291 kcal.

#2 of 9 in Flours & baking for protein per 100 g, #1 for protein per calorie.

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Protein per portion

Protein, calories, carbs and fat in cocoa powder per portion
Portion	Protein	kcal	Carbs	Fat
100 g	19.6 g	228	57.9 g	13.7 g
1 oz (28 g)	5.6 g	65	16 g	3.9 g
1 cup (86 g)	17 g	196	50 g	12 g
1 tbsp (5.4 g)	1.1 g	12	3.1 g	0.7 g

One tablespoon of cocoa powder (5.4 g) is 1% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.

Most of its calories come from carbohydrate: about 100%.

How it compares

The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than all 4.

cocoa powder compared with similar foods, per 100 g
Food	Protein	kcal	Protein per 100 kcal
Cocoa powder	19.6 g	228	8.6 g
Whole-wheat flour	13.2 g	340	3.9 g
Oat flour	14.7 g	404	3.6 g
All-purpose flour	10.3 g	364	2.8 g
Self-rising flour	9.9 g	354	2.8 g

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Recipes with cocoa powder

8 recipes in the Feast Mode library use cocoa powder, macros computed the same way.

Across the 8 library recipes that use it, a serving has 3.2 g of cocoa powder on average, which brings 0.6 g of protein: 3% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Cookie Dough Brownie Bars, at 6% of the protein.

48G
PROTEIN

Chocolate Peanut Butter Overnight Oats

5 min · 526 kcal

46G
PROTEIN

Turkey Chili

75 min · 505 kcal

43G
PROTEIN

Chocolate Protein Smoothie Bowl

5 min · 481 kcal

34G
PROTEIN

Tiramisu Overnight Oats

15 min · 421 kcal

19G
PROTEIN

Chocolate Greek Yogurt Mousse

107 min · 295 kcal

19G
PROTEIN

Chocolate Peanut Butter Cottage Cheese Ice Cream

160 min · 266 kcal

12G
PROTEIN

Cinnamon Sugar Protein Churro Bites

40 min · 196 kcal

12G
PROTEIN

Cookie Dough Brownie Bars

153 min · 196 kcal

Questions

How much protein is in a tablespoon of cocoa powder?

One tablespoon of cocoa powder (5.4 g) has 1.1 g of protein and 12 kcal, with 3.1 g of carbohydrate and 0.7 g of fat.

How much protein is in 100 g of cocoa powder?

100 g of cocoa powder has 19.6 g of protein, 228 kcal, 57.9 g of carbohydrate and 13.7 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 169593).

Is cocoa powder a good source of protein?

Little protein per serving: 8.6 g of protein per 100 kcal (34% of its calories), but a tablespoon of cocoa powder has only 1.1 g. Getting 25 g of protein from cocoa powder alone would take 128 g (about 24 tbsp) and 291 kcal.

Which has more protein, cocoa powder or whole-wheat flour?

Cocoa powder, with 19.6 g of protein per 100 g against 13.2 g for whole-wheat flour. Per 100 kcal: cocoa powder 8.6 g, whole-wheat flour 3.9 g.

Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 169593: “Cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate

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