Group · Sweet foods
Chocolate dessert cream
Canned chocolate dessert cream is a sterilised milk-based preparation that can be stored outside the fridge. Its texture comes from starches and gelling agents rather than eggs, which sets it apart from an egg custard.
In terms of nutrition facts: 138 kcal per 100 g, with 21.8 g of carbohydrate of which 16.8 g sugars, only 3.42 g of fat and 3.18 g of protein. It provides 3.6 g of fibre, 89.7 mg of calcium, 247 mg of potassium and 1.35 mg of iron per 100 g.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 138 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 580 kJ |
| Protein | 3,2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 21,8 g |
| Fat | 3,5 g |
| Fibre | 3,6 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Copper0,17 mg17 %
- Potassium247 mg12 %
- Phosphorus80 mg11 %
- Vitamin B20,16 mg11 %
- Calcium89,7 mg11 %
- Iron1,35 mg10 %
- Manganese0,19 mg10 %
- Magnesium27,9 mg7 %
See the other 10 nutrients
- Zinc0,58 mg6 %
- Iodine6,1 µg4 %
- Vitamin B50,18 mg3 %
- Vitamin B10,03 mg3 %
- Vitamin C2 mg3 %
- Vitamin B60,03 mg2 %
- Vitamin B30,3 mg2 %
- Vitamin B93 µg2 %
- Vitamin A11 µg1 %
- Vitamin D0,03 µg1 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
3.42 g of fat: that is low. Noticeably less than an egg custard at 8.1 g. Starch replaces fat for the texture.
3.6 g of fibre: unexpected for a dessert. It comes from the cocoa. It is the best score in this aisle, ahead of the traditional mousse.
16.8 g of sugars, though. A 100 g pot provides more than three sugar cubes. That is the real point to watch with this product.
It keeps outside the fridge. This is its practical appeal: canned, it lasts for months in a cupboard. Handy in a pinch, for a picnic or in a lunch box.
Read the ingredients list. Modified starch, carrageenans, flavourings: products vary a lot. A cream with milk and cocoa at the top of the list is better than one dominated by water and sugar.
