Cocoa Coffee Beans

The cocoa bean is the dried and fully fermented fatty seed of theobroma cacao, from which cocoa solids and cocoa butter can be extracted. The "beans" are the basis of chocolate, as well as mesoamerican foods, such as mole and tejate.
Nutrition facts
cocoa bean
amount per
100 grams
calories 228
% daily value*
total fat 14 g 21%
saturated fat 8 g 40%
polyunsaturated fat 0.4 g
monounsaturated fat 4.6 g
cholesterol 0 mg 0%
sodium 21 mg 0%
potassium 1,524 mg 43%
total carbohydrate 58 g 19%
dietary fiber 33 g 132%
sugar 1.8 g
protein 20 g 40%
caffeine 230 mg
vitamin a 0% vitamin c 0%
calcium 12% iron 77%
vitamin d 0% vitamin b-6 5%
vitamin b-12 0% magnesium 124%
*per cent daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.