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Chocolate chips

Chocolate chips are small pieces of sweetened chocolate used in baking, desserts, and toppings.

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About Chocolate chips

Chocolate chips are small, discrete pieces of sweetened chocolate used in baking, where they are mixed into doughs and batters or scattered over desserts. They are also used in cookies, cakes, muffins, pancakes, ice cream, trail-style mixtures, and dessert toppings.

At room temperature they are firm; when heated, they may become smooth or partially melted. Their colour may be dark, milk-chocolate brown, or pale, and their shape may be teardrop-shaped, flat-bottomed, or pellet-like.

They are sold as pieces in differing sizes and formulations. Some baking chips are designed to retain their shape during heating, while others melt more readily; recipes differ in cacao ingredients, sugar, milk ingredients, added fats, and flavour.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Chocolate chips

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Chocolate chips nutrition & diet

Chocolate chips nutritional value

Chocolate chips

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.

Calories
480kcal
Protein
4.2g
Carbs
63.9g
Fat
30.0g

Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.

Portions & preparation

Reference chocolate chips as sold, using the edible pieces rather than the surrounding batter or finished baked item. Semisweet, milk, dark, white, and baking formulations differ in cocoa, sugar, milk ingredients, fats, and stabilizers. Note whether chips are eaten directly, melted, or distributed through another recipe.

Compare the right form: Match the exact chocolate-chip style and brand, whether dark, milk, white, or baking formulation. Use the chips alone, not a cookie, batter, or finished dessert.

Diet considerations

Chocolate chips are a formulated cacao-based food and may contain dairy, cereals, nuts, or other ingredients depending on the recipe. Compatibility changes when mixed into cookies, cakes, granola, or coatings. Their contribution is portion-dependent, and the finished food may have a different carbohydrate pattern from chips eaten separately.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Typically incompatible
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Cow Milk. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar; Dark Chocolate. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Check the version or source of: Sugar; Dark Chocolate. Check the refining process and processing aids for the particular producer.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Sugar. This profile falls outside the conventional paleo pattern used here (grains and pseudograins, legumes, dairy or refined sugar). Recipes and products can differ.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Chocolate chips ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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