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Ingredient dictionary

Cocoa on a food label: allergens, diets and other names

Cocoa is not one of the allergens that labels must declare. It is vegan. Open Food Facts finds it in 136,410 products, most often in biscuits and cakes. Per 100 g: about 387 kcal and 22 g protein.

By Bravoora teamUpdated 13 October 2026Sources checked 13 October 20264 sourcesHow we check

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Does cocoa contain an allergen?

Cocoa is not one of the allergens that food labels must declare in the US, the UK, Europe or the Gulf. Open Food Facts does not link it to an allergen, and Bravoora’s label checker does not read the name as one.

Is cocoa vegan?

Yes. Cocoa is vegan and vegetarian: Open Food Facts records nothing from an animal in it.

VeganFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

VegetarianFits youNothing from an animal, by the Open Food Facts record.

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What other names does cocoa have on a label?

In English cocoa can also read “cacao”. On European labels it is “cacao” in French, “Kakao” in German and “cacao” in Spanish. The other 13 languages are listed below.

In Englishcacao

French: cacao
German: Kakao
Spanish: cacao
Italian: cacao
Dutch: cacao
Portuguese: cacau
Polish: kakao, kakaa
Swedish: kakao
Danish: kakao
Norwegian: Kakao
Finnish: kaakao
Czech: Kakao
Hungarian: kakaó
Romanian: cacao
Croatian: kakao, kakaov
Turkish: Kakao

Which foods contain cocoa?

Open Food Facts lists cocoa or a more specific kind of it in the ingredients of 136,410 products, most often biscuits and cakes, sweets and chocolate. Most of them are sold in the United States, France and Germany.

Biscuits and cakes30,815
Sweets20,676
Chocolate18,430
Ice cream5,403
Breakfast cereals4,090
Dairy desserts2,111

Products with it, by country of sale: United States 45,477 · France 41,922 · Germany 15,359 · United Kingdom 6,666.

Counted on 13 October 2026 from the Open Food Facts product database, which volunteers fill from real packs: it shows where cocoa turns up, not how much of the market it is.

How many calories are in cocoa?

Cocoa has about 387 kcal per 100 g, with 22 g protein, 12 g carbohydrate and 21 g fat. The figures are for the entry “Cocoa powder, without sugar, powder, instant” (the closest food in the table) in CIQUAL, the French food composition table published by ANSES.

387kcal per 100 g

22g protein

12g carbohydrate

21g fat

Also per 100 g: sugars 0.9 g, saturated fat 12 g, fibre 30 g, salt 0.11 g, energy 1,610 kJ.

ANSES CIQUAL table, CALNUT 2020 edition, food code 18100 (the closest food in the table). A product’s own nutrition panel is the figure to log.

What kind of ingredient is cocoa?

Kinds of cocoaCocoa butter Cocoa paste Cocoa powder Cocoa processed with alkali Fat reduced cocoa Cocoa bean Cocoa solidsCocoa biscuitCocoa fiberRaw cocoaCocoa extractCocoa shell nibs

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An allergen is stated only when two of three checks agree: the Open Food Facts record, Bravoora’s label checker, and the ingredient’s own name or family (oat flour is oats, a cheese is milk). Every name where they disagree waits for a person to review it.

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