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Rosita de Cacao

A fragrant cacao flower used especially in Mexican beverages such as tejate and flavored hot drinks.

Rosita de Cacao — illustrative ingredient image

About Rosita de Cacao

Rosita de cacao is a fragrant cacao flower used as an aromatic ingredient in traditional Mexican beverages, especially tejate and certain hot or cold drinks. It is a dried flower product rather than cacao beans, and the name is regional rather than a universally standardized ingredient designation.

The dried flowers have a sweet, warm, distinctly floral scent. Their precise flavor and texture are not fully standardized because appearance, degree of drying, and exact plant material can vary among markets and regional preparations.

Rosita de cacao is typically sold as small dried floral pieces. The flowers may be toasted, ground, steeped, or incorporated with other beverage ingredients before serving; these steps alter their aroma, texture, and whether floral solids remain in the finished drink.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Rosita de Cacao

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Rosita de Cacao nutrition & diet

Rosita de Cacao nutritional value

Representative benchmark: Chocolate, dark, high cocoa solids

Representative nutrition benchmarkOfficial table values for a comparable food category, not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient.

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
528.2kcal
Protein
3.9g
Carbs
62.6g
Fat
30.3g

Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the specifically identified cacao flower, prepared as a beverage infusion or incorporated into tejate, rather than assuming equivalence with cacao beans, nibs, or powder. Preparation may add maize, seeds, sugar, dairy, or other ingredients, so the served recipe determines the relevant portion and composition.

Compare the right form: Reference data should match identified cacao flower blossoms, dried or fresh, and the edible or infused portion; tejate and beverage recipes require separate matching.

Diet considerations

This is a plant-derived cacao flower when that identity is confirmed. Compatibility changes substantially when prepared in tejate or hot drinks containing maize, seeds, sugar, milk, cream, or other additions. For an obscure ingredient, establish species, processing, and whether blossoms are consumed or only infused.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
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  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: Australian Food Composition Database, Release 3 — F002921 ↗. 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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