Does Color Affect Cocoa's Quality?
You are interested in pure cocoa powder and often use cocoa but do you know if different colors will affect cocoa powder? If not, then immediately read this article of Ccacao Trong Duc. We will surprise you.
Cocoa powder is part of cocoa beans after being fat-soluble (this fat is cocoa butter). The cocoa mass becomes dry and can be pulverized. Cocoa powder is full of nutrients and flavor of natural cocoa.
Why are there differences in colors?
As you can see from the pictures below, cocoa powder has many different types. Usually these cocoa powders have slightly different colors. The reason for this color difference is due to many factors:
- Origin of the place where cocoa is grown (for example, similar to Thai durian which is darker yellow than Vietnamese durian)
- The acidity in the left
- Production parameters (how long roasted, how much temperature)
Usually cocoa products from South America are colored in reddish brown color. Most of the cacao from Asia (Malay, Indo, Vietnam ..) will have the color of cocoa powder from golden brown to chestnut brown.
Cocoa pods grown in suitable areas with good climate and good cultivation (such as Malaysia - Asia's leading cocoa export paradise) will generally have lighter colors. Because the cocoa fruit contains less acid, less acidity, it is less alkaline (bringing the dough to medium pH), resulting in the color of the finished cacao powder nearly identical to the original raw powder.
Conversely, the more sour the cacao fruit -> The more alkaline it becomes -> The color of the cocoa powder becomes darker, even turning black like an OREO cake.
Does cocoa's color affect its quality?
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Cocoa powder is part of cocoa beans after being fat-soluble (this fat is cocoa butter). The cocoa mass becomes dry and can be pulverized. Cocoa powder is full of nutrients and flavor of natural cocoa.
Why are there differences in colors?
As you can see from the pictures below, cocoa powder has many different types. Usually these cocoa powders have slightly different colors. The reason for this color difference is due to many factors:
- Origin of the place where cocoa is grown (for example, similar to Thai durian which is darker yellow than Vietnamese durian)
- The acidity in the left
- Production parameters (how long roasted, how much temperature)
Usually cocoa products from South America are colored in reddish brown color. Most of the cacao from Asia (Malay, Indo, Vietnam ..) will have the color of cocoa powder from golden brown to chestnut brown.
Cocoa pods grown in suitable areas with good climate and good cultivation (such as Malaysia - Asia's leading cocoa export paradise) will generally have lighter colors. Because the cocoa fruit contains less acid, less acidity, it is less alkaline (bringing the dough to medium pH), resulting in the color of the finished cacao powder nearly identical to the original raw powder.
Conversely, the more sour the cacao fruit -> The more alkaline it becomes -> The color of the cocoa powder becomes darker, even turning black like an OREO cake.
- Mixed cocoa: Cocoa powder usually has the following colors: reddish brown, light reddish brown, dark reddish brown. Pale, pale color. In addition, when buying low quality cocoa powder, you will see the color turns slightly yellow, a little pale due to the white filler and also depends on the amount of flour more or less. When using this type of cocoa, you will find less aromatic cocoa and not strong taste.
Which cacao is the best?
As the above analysis, we can conclude: "The color of cocoa powder absolutely does not determine the quality of cocoa". The most accurate evaluation of cocoa is its aroma and flavor.
Pure cocoa powder will definitely taste bitter right after drinking, then feel the mild and sour taste and often mixed with milk when drinking if you do not drink bitter. Cocoa powder has the aroma and sweetness of milk but the smell is very light because cocoa content is not much.
When mixed with hot water, pure cocoa powder will dissolve immediately, slightly liquid and has a very specific scent, drinking will feel the rich taste. As for cocoa powder, it will produce a thicker mixture because it is mixed with cereal flour, when listening less cocoa smell, only milk sugar.
Hopefully, with the knowledge that Cacao Trong Duc today shares, you will be able to choose the right product for you!
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