Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Class of cocoa powder: medium fat cocoa

Cocoa cake and cocoa butter are separated from the hot chocolate liquor by hydraulic pressing. The cocoa butter flows out leaving the cocoa cake.

The cocoa cake will generally have a fat content ranging from 10 to 24%.

Cocoa is a medium fat coca conforms to the definitions of breakfast cocoa except that it contains less than 22% but more that 10 % cocoa butter.

Approximately 95% of the coca powders on the market today are the medium fat variety.

This type of cocoa powder normally used to flavor milk drinks, candy, baked goods, ice cream, syrups and pharmaceuticals.
Class of cocoa powder: medium fat cocoa

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