Organic Fair Trade Cacao Powder

Organic Fair Trade Cacao Powder by Trader Joe's has 400 kcal per 100 g. One serving (5 g) is about 20 kcal.

Organic Fair Trade Cacao Powder contains 20 g of protein per 100 g — about 1 g per 5 g serving.

Yes — 20 g of protein per 100 g, supplying 20% of its calories. That makes it an excellent protein source.

Yes — only 0.9 g of sugar per 100 g. Most of its 60 g of carbs come from starch and fiber rather than sugar.

It has 12.4 g of saturated fat per 100 g — 62% of the daily value, which counts as high.

Yes — just 45 mg per 100 g (2% of the daily value), which qualifies as low sodium.

It provides 40 g of fiber per 100 g — 143% of the daily value, making it a high-fiber food.

Nutri-Score weighs negatives (calories, sugar, saturated fat, sodium) against positives (fiber, protein) per 100 g. Points against come from calorie density (400 kcal), saturated fat (12.4 g); points in favor come from fiber (40 g), protein (20 g). Overall that places it in band C.