Composition of instant drinks containing cocoa, in particular for the production of an instant beverage containing cocoa preferably non-cariogenic and / or reduced in calories by preparation with a drinking liquid, the composition being at least essentially free of sucrose and the composition being present in the form of a granulate or agglomerate, in particular agglomerate, the composition (a) containing a granulate or agglomerate forming agent containing a combination of isomaltulose with at least one sugar substitute and / or with at least one sugar other than sucrose in a ratio [isomaltulose: (substitute for sugar and / or sugar other than sucrose)] in the range of 40: 1 to 2: 1 and in an amount of 30 to 85% by weight, in relation to the composition and / or the granulate or agglomerate and (b) cocoa, in particular cocoa powder as well as (c) if necessary at least one aroma and / or flavor forming agent, presenting the particles of l granulated or agglomerated a compressive strength, calculated as a loading capacity per weight per particle, of at least 0.01 N, with the composition, in relation to the composition, having a total residual moisture of 1 to 5% by weight and the granulate or agglomerate presenting a discrete distribution of the particle size, 90% of the particles having a particle size, in relation to at least one direction in the space, from 0.02 to 5 mm, the sugar substitute being selected from the group of erythritol, mannitol, xylitol, sorbitol, isomaltitol, maltitol, lactitol, galactitol and mixtures thereof, and / or sugar other than sucrose being selected from the group of mannose, maltose, glucose, fructose, lactose, xylose, maltodextrin and their mixtures and the composition containing at least one emulsifier compatible with food in an amount of 0.5 to 1.5% by weight, in relation to the composition and / or the granulate and / or agglomerate, being selected Ado the emulsifier compatible with the foods of the group of lecithins, monoglyceride
