Mistakes about pure cocoa powder we should know

Why did you say pure cocoa powder has cocoa butter? Or the fear of mixing other powders into pure cocoa powder to reduce costs. Are these things correct? Cacao Trong Duc will collect some information to give customers a better view of pure cocoa powder. As well as choosing products to suit your needs.

Are pure cocoa powders different in type?

Cocoa was first classified based on grain quality. [Nbsp] The world cocoa market is divided into two categories: "flavor" and "normal" nuts. The "flavor" seeds are from the Criollo or Trinitario plants. While the "regular" seed is from the Forastero tree. "Flavored" cocoa bean production accounts for less than 10% of total annual cocoa production worldwide. Therefore, the cost will also be higher. The good news is that cocoa grown in Vietnam is among the best 10% in the world.

Does pure cocoa powder contain cocoa butter?

Cocoa beans contain more than 50% cocoa butter. And pure cocoa powder is the product after grinding cocoa beans and separating this cocoa butter. Keep only 10% - 22% of cocoa butter depending on the intended use. So cocoa butter is a natural component of cocoa beans.

A simple example for you to understand the value of cocoa butter is to compare pure cocoa powder with chocolate. Why are the "real chocolate" bars (genuine chocolate) small and beautiful, the price is so high. Besides the elaborate production process, the most basic difference between these two products is the percentage of cocoa butter. [Nbsp] If the chocolate content of cocoa butter is over 50%, the pure cocoa powder rate of cocoa butter common high from 10% - 22%. That is to help you understand the value and nutritional value of cocoa butter.

And usually, pure cocoa powders with a higher percentage of cocoa butter will usually cost more.

Mixing fillers or other powders to reduce the price of pure cocoa powder?

This is almost the fear of customers when buying pure products. But in fact with pure cocoa powder, there is no concept of "mixing". Naturally if the cocoa butter is completely separated (almost only the remains of cocoa). The price of cocoa powder is less than 40,000 VND / kg. And this is the source of cheap cocoa powder. For these powders, the smell will often be very dark and only bitter. The manufacturer will add vanila to reduce the pitch of the cocoa powder. Of course, these cocoa powders have almost no nutritional value and no health benefits.

Above are the 3 mistakes that customers often encounter when choosing products nguyen chat cocoa chat. For more information, please contact Cacao Trong Duc for specific advice