Baking chocolate

Baking chocolate, or cooking chocolate, is chocolate intended to be used for baking and in sweet foods that may or may not be sweetened. Dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white chocolate, are produced and marketed as baking chocolate. However, lower quality baking chocolate may not be as flavorful compared to higher-quality chocolate, and may have a different mouthfeel.

Baking chocolate, unsweetened, squares
Nutritional value per 100 g (3.5 oz)
Energy2,680 kJ (640 kcal)
28.4 g
Sugars0.91
Dietary fiber16.6 g
52.3 g
14.3
Phenylalanine0.525 g
Tyrosine0.425 g
Other constituentsQuantity
Water1.34 g
Caffeine80 mg
Theobromine1300 mg

Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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