Group · Sweet foods
Chocolate mousse
The chocolate mousse in the chilled aisle is a milk-based preparation, with fewer eggs than the traditional recipe and aerated with nitrogen so that it holds in the pot. It is not the same thing as a homemade mousse, as the figures show.
In terms of nutrition facts: 155 kcal per 100 g, with 20.3 g of carbohydrate of which 19.3 g sugars, 5.45 g of fat and 4.95 g of protein. It provides 4.64 mg of iron, 149 mg of calcium, 371 mg of potassium and 59.5 mg of magnesium per 100 g, minerals that come from the cocoa.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 155 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 649 kJ |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Carbohydrate | 20,3 g |
| Fat | 5,5 g |
| Fibre | 1,9 g |
Micronutrients per 100 g
All measured nutrients, ranked by share of the daily reference intake.
- Iron4,64 mg33 %
- Copper0,29 mg29 %
- Calcium149 mg19 %
- Potassium371 mg19 %
- Phosphorus122 mg17 %
- Magnesium59,5 mg16 %
- Manganese0,3 mg15 %
- Vitamin B20,17 mg12 %
See the other 11 nutrients
- Vitamin B922 µg11 %
- Iodine13,5 µg9 %
- Vitamin B50,39 mg7 %
- Zinc0,59 mg6 %
- Vitamin A24,3 µg3 %
- Vitamin B120,07 µg3 %
- Vitamin B10,03 mg3 %
- Vitamin B60,04 mg3 %
- Vitamin B30,28 mg2 %
- Omega-6 LA0,09 g1 %
- Omega-3 ALA0,01 g1 %
Anses Ciqual 2025. Source: Anses, 2025, Ciqual food composition table
Tips
One pot weighs 60 g: count on 93 kcal. That is the real unit, and it is reasonable for a dessert. The trap is the family-size pack, where people help themselves without counting.
19.3 g of sugars per 100 g, or 12 g per pot. The equivalent of two and a half sugar cubes. This is the figure to remember: it is a sweet dessert, not a dairy product.
4.64 mg of iron: a third of the reference intake. It comes from the cocoa, and it is unexpected for a dessert. Note, however, that it is non-haem iron, less well absorbed than that from meat.
The traditional version is twice as dense. The traditional mousse has 319 kcal: more chocolate, more butter, less air. Both carry the same name on the shelf.
Homemade, you control everything. Dark chocolate and egg whites are enough, with no cream or added sugar, as the chocolate already provides some. Our avocado chocolate mousse takes the idea even further.