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.

This article is about generic chocolate that can be used in baking. For the brand name of such a foodstuff, see Baker's Chocolate.

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
Protein
14.3
Phenylalanine0.525 g
Tyrosine0.425 g
Other constituentsQuantity
Water1.34 g
Caffeine80 mg
Theobromine1300 mg
Link to USDA Database entry
†Percentages estimated using US recommendations for adults, except for potassium, which is estimated based on expert recommendation from the National Academies.
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