How many calories are in Dark chocolate?

100 g of Dark chocolate has 500 kcal. Serving, 3 sections, 38 g (38 g): about 190 kcal.

How much protein is in Dark chocolate?

Dark chocolate contains 5.3 g of protein per 100 g (11% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 2 g in serving, 3 sections, 38 g (38 g). About 4% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other sweets and desserts, that is in the lowest quarter (median 6.5 g).

How many carbs are in Dark chocolate?

Dark chocolate has 60.5 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 7.9 g of fiber and 44.7 g of sugars.

How much fat is in Dark chocolate?

Dark chocolate contains 34.2 g of fat per 100 g, of which 21 g is saturated (105% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does Dark chocolate contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are iron (53% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in Dark chocolate?

100 g contains 26 mg of sodium, 1% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record dated April 23, 2020. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Dark chocolate

Packaged product Sweets and Desserts Ghirardelli Chocolate Company

Dark chocolate contains 500 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 3 sections, 38 g (38 g) provides about 190 kcal.

Roughly 54% of its calories come from fat, with 42% from carbohydrates and 4% from protein (estimated with general energy factors).

That is close to the median for sweets and desserts on FoodFactly (543 kcal per 100 g).

100 g provides 53% of the Daily Value for iron.

The values are label data submitted by the manufacturer to USDA FoodData Central.

500kcal per 100 g

5.3 gprotein

60.5 gcarbohydrates

34.2 gfat

190kcal in serving, 3 sections, 38 g (38 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	500 kcal
Total fat L	34.2 g	44%
Saturated fat L	21 g	105%
Trans fat L	0 g
Cholesterol L	13 mg	4%
Sodium L	26 mg	1%
Total carbohydrates L	60.5 g	22%
Dietary fiber L	7.9 g	28%
Total sugars L	44.7 g
Protein L	5.3 g	11%
Vitamin A L	0 µg	0%
Vitamin C L	0 mg	0%
Calcium L	53 mg	4%
Iron L	9.5 mg	53%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 4%
Carbohydrates 42%
Fat 54%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein5.3 gin the lowest quarter of sweets and desserts (median 6.5 g)
Fiber7.9 gin the top quarter of sweets and desserts (median 2.6 g)
Sugars44.7 gbelow the median for sweets and desserts (median 48 g)
Fat34.2 gabove the median for sweets and desserts (median 33.3 g)
Saturated fat21 gabove the median for sweets and desserts (median 19 g)
Sodium26 mgin the lowest quarter of sweets and desserts (median 72 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal1.1 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Full nutrient profile

Other components (1)

Vitamin A, IU L	0 IU

Values by source

More than one dataset describes this food. FoodFactly keeps each source's values separately instead of blending them. The headline values above come from USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods.

Per 100 g	Open Food Facts	USDA Branded
Calories	500 kcal	500 kcal
Protein	5.3 g	5.3 g
Carbohydrates	60.5 g	60.5 g
Fat	34.2 g	34.2 g
Fiber	7.9 g	7.9 g
Sugars	44.7 g	44.7 g
Sodium	26 mg	26 mg

Product details

Brand: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company
Barcode: 0747599400575
Label serving: 3 SECTIONS (38 g)
Category: Chocolates
Nutri-Score: E as computed by Open Food Facts
NOVA group: 4 processing level (1 to 4), as classified by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

Sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, milk fat cocoa - processed with alkali, soy lecithin - an emulsifier, vanillin - artificial flavor, natural and artificial flavor.

As listed on the package and transcribed by Open Food Facts contributors. Always check the package for allergens.

Ingredient guides: Sugar Cocoa butter

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Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: Branded Foods, record 1906923. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 10, 2018. Imported November 6, 2026.
Open Food Facts, record 0747599400575. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated April 23, 2020. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 95/100 (how it is calculated).

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