Black cocoa powder is a cocoa powder that has been treated with an alkaline solution to neutralize acidity. Alkalizing cocoa makes it darker in colour, milder in flavor, and dissolves easily into liquids. Black Alkalized Cocoa Powder is neutral and because of that, it does not react with baking soda, so it’s often used in recipes that call […]
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Natural Cocoa powder
This is the most common cocoa powder, both in stores and in recipes. “Natural” signifies that it is unprocessed beyond the initial separating from the cocoa butter and grinding into a powder; it is also sometimes labeled on packaging as “unsweetened cocoa powder” or “pure cocoa powder.” It is fruity, complex, and bitter in flavor, […]
Alkalized Cocoa Powder
Cocoa beans are the fruit of the cacao tree and the source of all the tasty chocolate products you know and love. The ancient Olmecs and Mayans are responsible for first cultivating this tree and recognizing its potential as a food. There are many more forms of cocoa available today, however, than these ancient people […]
Cocoa liquor
The product is also known as cocoa paste or mass. It is 100% chocolate and is obtained by grinding cocoa beans that are husked and grinded. This paste can be used for the extraction of cocoa butter and powder or for the manufacturing of chocolates. Chocolate liquor (cocoa liquor) is pure cocoa mass in solid or […]
Cocoa cake
The cocoa cake is rich in nutrients, high in fat and rich in protein and carbohydrates.Cocoa cake blocks also contain a certain amount of alkaloids, theobromine and caffeine, which have the function of expanding blood vessels and promoting blood circulation of the human body. Eating cocoa products is very beneficial to human health. Natural cacao […]
Cocoa Butter
Cocoa Butter comes from either whole Cocoa Beans or Cocoa Liquor (also known as Chocolate Liquor). Chocolate liquor is compressed to separate the cocoa butter from the cocoa solids. It is used to make chocolate, biscuits, and baked goods as well as some kinds of pharmaceuticals, ointments, and toiletries. Uses Milk and sugar are added to […]
Cocoa Powder
Cocoa powder, an unsweetened chocolate product, adds deep chocolate flavor to desserts and beverages. Cocoa powder occurs when the fat, called cocoa butter, gets removed from the cacao beans during processing. The leftover dried solids get ground into the product sold as cocoa powder. Higher-quality cocoa powder retains slightly more cocoa butter than lesser brands. Cocoa […]