How many carbs are in dark chocolate?
Dark chocolate contains 60 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, of which 54 g is sugars, plus 0.9 g of fibre. Small bar (25 g) gives 15 g of carbohydrate.
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15 g carbs · 137 kcal
At a glance
- Carbs / 100 g
- 60 g
- Small bar (25 g)
- 15 g
- Fibre / 100 g
- 0.9 g
- kcal / 100 g
- 549
- FPU / 100 g
- 3.1
Carbohydrate per portion
| Portion | Weight | Carbs | Fibre | kcal | FPU |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 square | 8 g | 4.8 g | 0.1 g | 44 | 0.2 |
| Small bar | 25 g | 15 g | 0.2 g | 137 | 0.8 |
| Half a bar | 50 g | 30 g | 0.5 g | 274 | 1.5 |
| 100 g | 100 g | 60 g | 0.9 g | 549 | 3.1 |
The slow rise (fat-protein units)
Small bar of dark chocolate (25 g) carries 7.9 g of fat and 1.4 g of protein, which is 0.8 fat-protein units. That is enough for a slow rise of about 3 hours after the carbohydrate’s own peak. Counted the way the app counts it, at 10 g of carbohydrate per unit, the whole glucose load of the portion is about 23 g.
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 549 kcal |
| Fat | 31.8 g |
| of which saturates | 18.9 g |
| Carbohydrate (available) | 59.6 g |
| of which sugars | 54.3 g |
| Fibre | 0.9 g |
| Protein | 5.7 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Source: Frida – Fødevaredata, DTU Fødevareinstituttet, FCDB v6.1 - May 2026. Frida entry: “Chocolate, bitter” (Chocolate etc.). Fetched 2026-09-22. Frida’s carbohydrate figure is available carbohydrate, which already excludes fibre.
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