Nutrition facts · Sweets and baking
Calories in Mexican chocolate
Mexican chocolate has 426 calories per 100 g, and one 20 g tablet has 85 calories. Most of those calories come from carbohydrates, nearly all of it sugar (69.4 g of the 77.4 g of carbs per 100 g), with fat supplying most of the rest.
Calories come from: Carbs 67% · Fat 30% · Protein 3%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 426 kcal | 3.6 g | 77.4 g | 15.6 g |
| 1 tablet | 20 g | 85 kcal | 0.7 g | 15.5 g | 3.1 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 426 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 3.6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 77.4 g |
| of which sugars | 69.4 g |
| Fiber | 4 g |
| Fat | 15.6 g |
| of which saturated | 8.6 g |
| Sodium | 3 mg |
What changes the calories
- Mexican chocolate is usually dissolved into milk or water, so the liquid you choose can add a lot of calories on top of the chocolate itself.
- Recipes often call for more than one tablet per pot, so the number of tablets per cup matters more than the cup size.
- Brands vary in how much sugar, cinnamon and cocoa they use, so the label on your package may differ somewhat from these figures.
- Toppings such as whipped cream, marshmallows or extra sugar add their own calories to a cup of hot chocolate.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Count how many tablets (or grams) go into the pot, then divide by the number of cups you pour to get the chocolate per serving.
- Log the milk or water separately from the chocolate so each part is counted accurately.
- In BerryFit, save your usual hot chocolate recipe once so you can log a cup quickly next time.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in one tablet of Mexican chocolate?
One 20 g tablet of Mexican chocolate has 85 calories, with 15.5 g of carbs, 3.1 g of fat and 0.7 g of protein.
Is Mexican chocolate high in sugar?
Yes. It has 69.4 g of sugar per 100 g, which makes up most of its 77.4 g of carbohydrates.
How many calories are in a cup of Mexican hot chocolate?
It depends on how much chocolate and what liquid you use. Add 85 calories for each tablet in your cup, plus the calories of the milk or water and any toppings.
How much protein is in Mexican chocolate?
Very little: 3.6 g per 100 g, or 0.7 g per 20 g tablet. Making it with milk adds the milk's protein to your drink.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Baking chocolate, mexican, squares, FDC ID 167999); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
