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Wild cacao

Wild cacao identifies cacao from plants described as growing wild, while leaving the supplied part and processing—beans, nibs, paste, powder, or another form—unspecified.

Wild cacao — illustrative ingredient image

About Wild cacao

Wild cacao refers to cacao from plants described as growing wild; the label does not identify a species or specify which cacao part is supplied. Cacao food ingredients can differ substantially by form, including beans, nibs, paste, powder, or processed products, and none of these forms can be selected from this name alone.

Cacao is used in foods for its characteristic deep, bitter, roasted or chocolate-like flavour, but the flavour and appearance depend on the part and processing. This catalogue name identifies a variable cacao ingredient class rather than a particular recipe or product. The exact edible portion and preparation remain unspecified.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Wild cacao nutrition & diet

Wild 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.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.

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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