Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
What Does the Cacao Percentage on Chocolate Really Mean?
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on Oct 27 2026
The cacao percentage on a chocolate label is a proportion, not a grade: it counts the share of the bar that comes from the cacao bean and says little about the rest. Even a 90% bar is 10% other ingredients, and a protein chocolate has to fit its protein and sweetener into the same 100%. Here is what the number measures, what it hides, and how to read a label in five steps.
Protein & Nutrition Blog – Marmels
How to Read a Dark Chocolate Label: What Actually Matters
by Mo Mandegar, PhD
on May 02 2026
Two bars labeled 70% cacao can have very different cacao quality, sweetener load, and fillers. Learning how to read a dark chocolate label takes about a minute and turns the candy aisle into a useful comparison shop. Here is what actually matters on the back of the bar, signal by signal.
