Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips Nutrition

Semi-sweet chocolate chips are a pantry staple for any baker. Added to pancakes and cookies, the chocolate chips add a strong chocolate touch to any baked good. While most people find them tasty, they have positive and negative nutritional points that could affect your diet.

Protein

• A 1-ounce serving, or about 60 pieces of semi-sweet chocolate chips contains 1 gram of protein.

Calories

• One ounce of chocolate chips packs 135 calories, and 72 of the calories come from fat.

Fat

• Semi-sweet chocolate chips are high in fat. One ounce of the chips has 8 grams of fat. Of this, 5 grams are saturated fat.

Carbohydrates

• One serving of semi-sweet chocolate chips has 18 grams of carbohydrates. These include 2 grams of dietary fiber and 15 grams of sugar.

Iron

• You can get 5 percent of your recommended daily allowance of iron from a 1-ounce serving of chocolate chips.