What is cocoa powder?
Cocoa powder is the powdered form of the dry solids with a small remaining amount of cocoa butter. (1)
Cocoa is also known as cocoa. (1)
How is cocoa powder produced?
Cocoa powder is produced from a cocoa seed of the Theobroma cacao L. plant. (1)
Cocoa powder is made by crushing a cocoa seed and removing the fat or cocoa butter. (3)
What are types of cocoa powder?
untreated cocoa powder – tastes bitter and acidic (1)
Dutch process cocoa – has been treated with an alkali to neutralize the acid (1)
It is often treated with alkaline to reduce bitterness, which results in 60% decrease in flavanol content. (3)
What does cocoa powder contain?
flavanols (1,3) – amounts of which are reduced if the cocoa is subjected to acid-reducing alkalization (1)
1/4 cup contains:
calories 49 (2)
total fat 3 grams (2)
saturated fat 2 grams (2)
trans fat 0 grams (2)
cholesterol 0 mg (2)
sodium 5 mg (2)
potassium 0 mg
total carbs 12 grams (2)
dietary fiber 7 grams (2)
sugar 0 grams (2)
protein 4 grams (2)
vitamin C 0% (2)
iron (2)
vitamin B6 0% (2)
magnesium 0% (2)
calcium (2)
vitamin D 0% (2)
cobalamin 0% (2)
vitamin A 0% (2)
polyphenols (3)
What can cause cocoa powder to lose nutrients?
processing and heating cocoa powder can cause it to lose its beneficial properties (3)
What are types of cocoa powder?
natural cocoa powder – non-alkainzied (4)
Dutched cocoa powder – alkanized – (4)
Rouge or red cocoa powder – alkalized (4) – King Arthur Baking
black cocoa powder – alkalized (4)
Double-Dutched or double-dark cocoa powder (4)
Triple cocoa powder (4)
Bensdorp Dutched cocoa powder (4)
hot cocoa mix (4)
Resources
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cocoa_solids
2. https://www.webmd.com/diet/health-benefits-cocoa-powder
3. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/cocoa-powder-nutrition-benefits
4. https://www.tastingtable.com/1068146/types-of-cocoa-powder-and-how-to-use-them/
