Drinking chocolate, powder

Drinking chocolate powder is a dry mixture used to prepare a chocolate drink, usually by adding milk or water. The figures here describe the powder before preparation. It mainly provides carbohydrate, with 80g per 100g, of which 78g is sugars. It also contains 5.8g of fat and 6.4g of protein per 100g.

Carbohydrate supplies energy for the body, and most of the carbohydrate in this powder is sugar. This is worth noting for people monitoring their sugar or energy intake. The amount of powder used and whether the drink is made with milk or water will affect its nutritional content. Full nutrient figures for the powder are given in the tables below.