Sustainable Chocolate Also known as sustainable cacao chain What is Sustainable Chocolate? Sustainable chocolate has become a core concept in the cacao value chain. It’s aims to preserve and ensure long-term supply. The main players are cacao farmers and chocolate processors. Sustainable chocolate involves several aspects of the cacao value chain:1,2 Efficiently using [...]
Cocoa Butter What is Cocoa Butter? Cocoa butter, a saturated fat stable at room temperature, is obtained from cocoa tree beans. It is used in chocolate, candy, baking, cosmetics and pharmaceuticals. The butter has a light yellow color and may have a chocolate aroma in the natural form, unless it’s removed by [...]
Chocolate Liquor Also Known as Cocoa Liquor What is Chocolate Liquor? Chocolate liquor is a paste produced from ground cocoa nibs from the beans of the cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao). When cooled and solidified, it is used to make chocolate for baking, confections and other applications. It is a primary product of [...]
Chocolate What is Chocolate? Chocolate is a mixture of cocoa powder, cocoa butter and sugar. Cocoa is obtained from the seeds of the cocoa tree, Theobroma cacao, which means “food of the Gods.” Various combinations of cocoa butter and cocoa mass are used in bakery applications and coatings to provide unique colors [...]
White chocolate is used in a variety of baked goods, including cookies. White Chocolate Also known as Compound Chocolate or Chocolate Coating What is White Chocolate? White chocolate is the solid or viscous material obtained by mixing and grinding cacao fat with dairy ingredients and nutritive carbohydrate sweeteners.1 White chocolate comprises [...]
