Chocolate & Cocoa
Chocolate Syrup
Overview
Why use chocolate syrup?
Chocolate syrup is mostly sugar with a little cocoa along for the ride, so it belongs in the treat column rather than the health column. It does carry small amounts of cocoa's minerals, but a 2-tablespoon pour brings about 109 calories and 19 g of sugar, which adds up fast.
Good to know: Sugar is the main event: 19.36 g per 2-tablespoon serving, so treat it as dessert and keep pours small rather than counting on the mineral content.
A little cocoa copper
The cocoa base supplies copper, 22% of the Daily Value per 2-tablespoon serving, a mineral your body uses for iron handling and energy production.
Traces of magnesium and iron
Per 100 g the syrup offers 65 mg magnesium (15% DV) and 2.11 mg iron (12% DV), minerals involved in muscle function and oxygen transport.
Very low in fat
With just 1.13 g total fat and 0.5 g saturated fat per 100 g, the sweetness here comes from sugar rather than from cream or butter.
Overview drafted with AI from USDA FoodData Central figures. For education, not medical advice.
Nutrition facts
What’s in chocolate syrup?
Calories
279kcal
Protein
2.1g
Carbs
65g
Fat
1.1g
Fiber
2.6g
Sugars
50g
Minerals
- Calcium14 mg1%
- Iron2.1 mg12%
- Magnesium65 mg15%
- Phosphorus129 mg10%
- Potassium224 mg5%
- Sodium72 mg3%
- Zinc0.73 mg7%
- Copper0.51 mg57%
- Selenium1.4 µg3%
Vitamins
- Vitamin C0.2 mg0%
- Vitamin E0.02 mg0%
- Vitamin K0.5 µg0%
- Thiamin (B1)<0.01 mg1%
- Riboflavin (B2)0.05 mg4%
- Niacin (B3)0.32 mg2%
- Vitamin B6<0.01 mg0%
- Folate2 µg1%
Other compounds
- Caffeine6 mg
- Theobromine190 mg
% Daily Value is based on FDA reference amounts for adults. Bars cap at 100%.
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Source: USDA FoodData Central, “Beverages, chocolate syrup” (SR Legacy, FDC ID 174117).View the USDA record ↗ (opens in a new tab).