Food: Cocoa Powder [edit]

Other Names:Cocoa, 可可粉 (Chinese), مسحوق الكاكاو (Arabic), Pó de cacau (Portuguese), Cacao en poudre (French), Cacao en polvo (Spani... All Translations

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Cocoa solids is a term for the nonfat component of chocolate. It may also be called cocoa powder when sold as an end product. In contrast, the fatty component of chocolate is cocoa butter. The separation of the two may be accomplished by a press, or by the Broma process. The resulting powder, sold as ''natural cocoa powder'', is more reddish than the traditional "chocolate" color, and relatively low in pH, causing a sour or acidic taste."", ''Good Eats'' Episode EA1E08, Alton Brown Dutch process chocolate has been treated so as to neutralize the acidity and has a milder flavor; it is also the traditional chocolate brown in color."", ''Food Network'' Recipes where there is a lot of fat and/or sugar, such as chocolate brownies, benefit from the more intense flavor of natural cocoa, but some prefer the milder taste of Dutch process cocoa in applications such as chocolate milk or hot chocolate. Cocoa solids are what lends a chocolate bar its characteristic flavor and color, while cocoa butter is what provides smoothness and a low melting point. Also, cocoa solids are what contain most of the antioxidants associated with chocolate. Accordingly, health professionals recommend consuming chocolate in forms that are high in cocoa solids while low in cocoa butter, such as hot cocoa."", ''Science Daily'', Nov. 6, 2003

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[edit] About Cocoa Powder

Processed and powdered nibs from the cocoa plant; this is the primary ingredient of chocolate. There are two different types of cocoa powder: Dutch-processed and natural. Dutch-processed cocoa powder has been treated with alkali to lower its acidity and bring out a more intense flavor than natural cocoa powder. Dutch-processed cocoa powder will not react with baking soda the way natural cocoa powder will, so it must be used along with powder; the combination of basic baking soda and acidic natural cocoa powder will cause the recipe to rise.

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