Organic Cacao Cocoa Powder For Chocolate & Desserts 100 g

Organic Ceylon Organic Cacao Cocoa Powder Sri Lanka Premium Quality Product Description Premium Quality Organic Cocoa powder from Sri Lanka. Cocoa powder is an unsweetened powder produced by grinding the seeds of the fruit of a tropical evergreen tree called the cacao, or cocoa tree. These seeds, or beans, are first fermented, then dried and roasted. After roasting, the beans have their hulls removed and are then processed to extract their fat, which is known as cocoa butter. The leftover solids are further ground into what eventually is sold as cocoa powder. However, Cocoa powder can be made prior to extracting the Butter as well. This results in a richer Cocoa with 52-54% fat. Botanical Source: Theobroma cacaoOrigin: Sri Lanka (Ceylon)Part used: Cocoa beansProcessing: Convection-driedOther Ingredients: NoneAppearance: Fine brown powderCertification: Organic, Kosher and Food gradeProduced in FSSC 22000 certified facility Please contact us for more product information, samples, pricing and any questions you may have. We look forward to hearing from you! General Info:Cacao (Theobroma cacao) is a tall evergreen tree native to the deep tropical regions of South America. Cacao fruit pods grow directly from the trunk and older branches, turning orange when ripe. Inside the fruit pods are the cacao seeds, or beans as they are commonly called. To make cocoa powder, cacao beans are fermented, dried, roasted and ground into a paste. The cacao butter is removed from the paste, leaving the dry unsweetened cocoa powder. The higher heat used in this processing results in a less bitter and slightly sweeter flavor than cacao nibs or cacao powder (which is unroasted), but it does contain less nutrients than raw and unroasted cacao. Cocoa powder is often added to drinks or baked goods, or it is remixed with a portion of the solids, then sweeteners are added to make chocolate. Cocoa powder contains flavonoids, including epicatechin, catechin and procyanidins. It is a source of copper, manganese, magnesium, calcium, iron, zinc, potassium, selenium, chromium, B vitamins, amino acids and fatty acids like oleic acid, a monounsaturated fatty acid. Compounds in cacao, like phenylethylamine (PEA), help stimulate the production of dopamine in the body. It also contains theobromine and very small amounts of caffeine.