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Cocoa Powders Roundup

We analyzed 73 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Cocoa Powders shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 73 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.

Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Cocoa Powders you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
60
Sugar
13g
Nestle,Nesquik

Nesquick, chocolate flavor

Ingredients: sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, soy lecithin, carrageenan, salt, artificial flavors, spice

The Good

  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
600
Sugar
15g
Cacoco

Drinking chocolate 65% golden dark

Ingredients: Cacao*, Cacao Butter*, Coconut Sugar*, Carob*, Maca*, Mesquite*, Himalayan Salt, Turmeric*, Cardamom*, Orange Peel*, Stevia*, Black Pepper*

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
417
Protein
33g
Thrive Market

Organic Cacao Powder

Ingredients: ORGANIC CACAO POWDER

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
405
Sugar
43g
Unknown

Cocoa Dyno Bites

Ingredients: Rice, Sugar, Cocoa (processed with alkali), Canola Oil, Salt, Caramel Color, Natural Flavor, Rosemary Extract (antioxidant), Reduced Iron, Zinc Oxide, Thiamin Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Folic Acid.

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Baker's Corner, Aldi

Baking Cocoa

Ingredients: 100% COCOA

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
391
Sugar
48g
Nestle

Milo Chocolate Malt

Ingredients: MALTED BARLEY AND TAPIOCA STARCH EXTRACT, SUGAR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, NONFAT MILK SOLIDS, NONFAT MILK, MILKFAT, WHEY PO AND LESS THAN 2% OF CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, LACTOSE, MALTOSE, SALT, HONEY, SOY LECITHIN, ASCORBIC ACID, FERRIC PYROPHOSPHATE (IRON), NIACINAMIDE PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, CHOLECALCIFEROL (VITAMIN D3), CYANOCOBALAMIN (VITAMIN B12), POTASSIUM IODATE. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY.

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
10
Sugar
0g
ARUBA

Dark cocoa

Ingredients: cocoa powder

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
417
Sugar
67g
Deseret

Hot Cocoa Mix

Ingredients: sugar, dry whey, creamer (coconut oil, corn syrup solids, sodium caseinate [a milk derivative]. dipotassium phosphate, monoglycerides, diglycerides, silicon dioxide), cocoa processed with alkali; contains than 2% of each of the following: nonfat dry milk, salt, carrageenan with dextrose, calcium carbonate, vanilla flavor natural and artificial flavors, sugar, corn starch, tricalcium phosphate), and chocolate flavor (natural flavor, dextrose, low fat cocoa powder, silicon dioxide, and glycerine).

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— Contains Corn Syrup
  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
500
Protein
21g
Thrive market

Cocoa powder

Ingredients: Organic Cacao

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
15
Sugar
0g
Baker's Corner

Baking Cocoa

Ingredients: 100% COCOA

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Sugar
61g
Starbucks

Classic

Ingredients: Cane sugar, cocoa, cocoa (processed with alkali), natural vanilla flavor.

The Good

  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
400
Protein
13g
Droste B.V.

Cocoa powder

Ingredients: Cocoa powder

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Sugar
79g
Nesquik

Chocolate flavor milk powder

Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, less than 2% of soy lecithin, carrageenan, salt, natural flavor, spice, monk fruit extract, vitamins and minerals: sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), ferric pyrophosphate (iron), niacinamide, copper gluconate, zinc oxide, manganese sulfate, thiamine hydrochloride, biotin.

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
357
Sugar
79g
Nesquik

Chocolate flavored milk powder

Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, less than 2% of: soy lecithin, carrageenan, salt, natural flavor, spice, monk fruit extract, vitamins and minerals: sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), ferric pyrophosphate (iron), niacinamide, copper gluconate, zinc oxide, manganese sulfate, thiamine hydrochloride, biotin.

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
339
Protein
13g
Poulain

Fusilli Pasta, Whole Wheat

Ingredients: Sucre, cacao maigre (11% de beurre de cacao) en poudre, arรดme. Cacao : 32 % minimum.

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Low Sugar
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
130
Sugar
23g
Swiss Miss

Swiss Miss Marshmallow Madness

Ingredients: SUGAR, MARSHMALLOWS (SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, GELATIN, ARTIFICIAL COLOR (RED 40, YELLOW 6, YELLOW 5, BLUE 1), SODIUM HEXAMETAPHOSPHATE, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, NATURAL FLAVOR), CORN SYRUP, MODIFIED WHEY, COCOA (PROCESSED WITH ALKALI), HYDROGENATED COCONUT OIL, NONFAT MILK, CALCIUM CARBONATE, LESS THAN 2% OF VITAMINS AND MINERALS (DIMAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, ASCORBIC ACID, FERRIC ORTHOPHOSPHATE, TOCOPHEROL ACETATE (VITAMIN E), NIACINAMIDE, ZINC OXIDE, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, VITAMIN A PALMITATE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, VITAMIN B12 (CYANOCOBALAMIN), SALT, DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES, ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, CARRAGEENAN. CONTAINS: MILK.

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)
  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
357
Sugar
79g
Nesquik

Chocolate essential vitamins & minerals, chocolate

Ingredients: sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, less than 2% of soy lecithin, carrageenan, salt, natural flavor, spice, monk fruit extract, vitamins and minerals: sodium ascorbate (vitamin c), ferric pyrophosphate (iron), niacinamide, copper gluconate, zinc oxide, manganese sulfate, thiamine hydrochloride, biotin,

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
10
Sugar
0g
simple truth organic

Dutched Cocoa Powder Unsweetened

Ingredients: ORGANIC COCOA POWDER PROCESSED WITH ALKALI

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Omanhene

Cocoa Powder

Ingredients: COCOA POWDER (NON-ALKALIZED)

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
15
Sugar
0g
Ghirardelli

Premium Baking 100% Cocoa

Ingredients: Cocoa

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
387
Sugar
68g
Smart Way

Dutch Hot Cocoa Mix Milk Chocolate Flavor

Ingredients: SYRUP SUGAR, WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CORN CONTAINS NONFAT MILK, SODIUM CASEINATE, FULLY HYDROGENATED SALT, LESS OF: DIPOTASSIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM CARBONATE, CONTAINS: NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
10
Sugar
0g
NOW, NOWยฎ Real Food

Organic Cocoa Powder

Ingredients: Cacao en polvo.

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
200
Sugar
0g
HERSHEY'S

COCOA

Ingredients: cocoa.

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
400
Protein
30g
Sprouts Farmers Market

Organic Cocoa Powder

Ingredients: ORGANIC COCOA POWDER

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
371
Sugar
77g
Ghirardelli

Chocolate sweet ground chocolate cocoa beverage mix

Ingredients: Sugar, cocoa processed with alkali, unsweetened chocolate, soy lecithin, vanilla extract.

The Good

  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
419
Sugar
74g
Swiss Miss

Hot cocoa mix

Ingredients: sugar, corn syrup, modified whey, cocoa (processed with alkali), hydrogenated coconut oil, nonfat milk, less than 2% of: salt, dipotassium phosphate, mono-and diglycerides, natural flavor.

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— Contains Corn Syrup
  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
10
Sugar
0g
Food Club

Unsweetened Baking Cocoa

Ingredients: Cocoa.

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
15
Sugar
0g
Equal Exchange

Organic Baking Cocoa

Ingredients: organic cocoa

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Calories
393
Sugar
79g
Sprouts Farmers Market

Organic Milk Chocolate Hot Cocoa

Ingredients: ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, ORGANIC NONFAT DRY MILK, SEA SALT, ORGANIC NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM. CONTAINS: MILK. THIS PRODUCT IS PREPARED AND PACKAGED USING EQUIPMENT THAT MAY COME IN CONTACT WITH WHEAT, EGGS, SOY, TREE NUTS (PECANS, ALMONDS, COCONUT), SESAME.

The Good

  • โ— Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • โ— Contains Tree Nuts
  • โ— High Sugar Content
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Calories
20
Sugar
0g
Great Value

Baking Cocoa

Ingredients: cocoa,

The Good

  • โ— Excellent Health Score
  • โ— Sugar Free
  • โ— Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • โ— Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Cocoa Powders category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 73 products in the Cocoa Powders category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Cocoa Powders?+
We rank Cocoa Powders based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Cocoa Powders here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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