Nutrient Analysis: Cocoa Powder

Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder

For the cocoa powder I'm using Rodelle Gourmet Baking Cocoa, which when I bought it, was cheaper than the Hershey's Special Dark Cocoa Powder. I will likely use whichever is cheaper at the time that I do my order. I'll make a new post with the Hershey's Special Dark the next time I use that.

The biggest oddity in looking for matching values on the cocoa powder was the calories.  USDA cited 15 calories for a 7g serving. The package label cited 30. Since my general rule has me believing the specific package over the generic substance, I used 27.5, which is the lowest value that will round up to 30 according to the labeling guidelines.

Here's the data I'm using:

	Packaging	makesoylent	cronometer	USDA	Chosen Value	Justification
Serving Size	7g	7g	7g	7g	7g
Calories (kcal)	30	16	15.4	15	27.5	Since the USDA value is significantly smaller, I am choosing the lowest value to round up to the package's indicated 30 kcal per USDA rounding rules
Carbohydrates (g)	4	4.1	4.1	4.08	4.08	All values agree.
Protein (g)	1	1.37	1.3	1.27	1.27	Choosing USDA Value
Total Fat (g)	1	0.96	.9	.92	.92	Choosing USDA Value
Saturated Fat (g)	1	0	.5	.543	.543	Choosing USDA Value
Monounsaturated Fat (g)		0	.3	.307	.307	Choosing USDA Value
Polyunsaturated Fat (g)		0	0	.029	.029	Choosing USDA Value
Omega-3 Fatty Acids (g)		0	0	0		All sources agree
Omega-6 Fatty Acids (g)		0	0			All sources agree
Total Fiber (g)	2	2.3	2.1	2.1	2.1	Choosing USDA value
Solubule Fiber (g)		0				All sources agree
Insolubule Fiber (g)		0				All sources agree
Cholesterol (mg)	0	0	0	0		All sources agree
Vitamin A (IU)		0	0	0		All sources agree
Vitamin B6 (mg)		0		.008	.008	Choosing USDA value.
Vitamin B12 (ug)		0	0	0		All sources agree
Vitamin C (mg)		0	0	0		All sources agree
Vitamin D (IU)		0	0	0		All sources agree
Vitamin E (IU)		0	0	.006666	.0067	Choosing USDA value.
Vitamin K (ug)		0	.2	.2	.2	Choosing USDA value.
Thiamin (mg)		0.007	0	.008	.008	Choosing USDA value.
Riboflavin (mg)		0.014	0	.032	.032	Choosing USDA value.
Niacin (mg)		0.154	.2	.168	.168	Choosing USDA value.
Folate (ug)		2	2.2	2	2	Choosing USDA value.
Panthotenic Acid (mg)		0.021	0	.018	.018	Choosing USDA value.
Biotin (ug)		0				All sources agree
Choline (mg)		0.84	.8	.8	.8	All sources agree
Calcium (g)	2% of 1g approx. .02g	0.01	.0078	.008	.01	Choosing makesoylent value, which is the lowest value to round up to 2% per USDA rounding rules
Chloride (g)		0				All sources agree
Chromium (ug)		0				All sources agree
Copper (mg)		0.266	.3	.252	.252	Choosing USDA value.
Iodine (ug)		0				All sources agree
Iron (mg)	15% of 8mg approx 1.2mg	0.973	1.1	1.09	1.09	Choosing USDA value.
Magnesium (mg)		34.9	33.3	33	33	Choosing USDA value.
Manganese (mg)		0.266	.3	.262	.262	Choosing USDA value.
Molybdenum (ug)		0				All sources agree
Phosphorus (g)		0.051	.051	.051		Choosing USDA value.
Potassium (g)		0.107	175.6	.176	.176	Choosing USDA value.
Selenium (ug)		1	.9	.9	.9	Choosing USDA value.
Sodium (g)	0	0.001	.0013	.001	.001	Choosing USDA value.
Sulfur (g)		0				All sources agree
Zinc (mg)		0.476	.4	.45	.45	Choosing USDA value.