Eti Karam %45 Cocoa Dark Chocolate - How Many Calories?

Dietitian's Tips for Consuming Eti Karam %45 Cocoa Dark Chocolate

The reference Eti Karam 45% cocoa tablet weighs 60 g. The complete tablet provides 330 kcal and 27.6 g sugars. For a smaller portion, check net weight before relying on the number of moulded squares.

What does a quarter of the tablet provide?

One of four equal portions weighs 15 g and provides about 83 kcal, 6.9 g sugars and 3.45 g saturated fat. Half the tablet, 30 g, contains 165 kcal and 13.8 g sugars. Weigh the pieces instead of assuming that one square is 15 g.

When setting aside a few pieces with coffee, weighing them shows how close they are to the 15 g example. “A few pieces” can mean different weights in different moulds.

45% cocoa and the sugar figure

Sugar is first in the ingredient list, which also contains whole milk powder. The dark chocolate name does not mean sugar-free or dairy-free. Whole milk powder makes it unsuitable as a milk-free or vegan choice.

The 54%, 70% and pistachio-filled Karam varieties have separate recipes. Cocoa percentage alone cannot tell you which pack contains fewer calories; compare energy and sugars at the same weight.

Plain 54% Karam contains 8.8 g sugars and 4.2 g saturated fat per 20 g. At that weight, this 45% variety contains 9.2 g sugars and 4.6 g saturated fat; the comparison applies to these two labels.

Source note

CarrefourSA's 60 g product panel reports 550 kcal, 47 g carbohydrate, 8.3 g protein, 35 g fat, 46 g sugars and 7.5 g fibre per 100 g. It was not averaged with the older 80 g entry. If your wrapper has a different formulation, use its panel.