Does this cocoa have alkali? (is it "dutch" cocoa?)
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Yes it is dutch processed. I don't believe you need baking soda with it, maybe baking powder, but depends on what you are making.
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Yes, it is not raw cocoa powder which can be somewhat acidic with off tasting acids like acetic acid. There are two main methods to balance the raw cocoa that makes it taste better to most people. Dutch processed cocoa uses an alkali to neutralize the acids. Rodelle Baking Cocoa is Dutch processed with alkali (baking soda is an alkali). Milk chocolates are made by adding processed milk products that are alkaline. Most chocolate is neutralized in some way. Rodelle Baking Cocoa is high quality with great flavor. I hope this helps... Dr. A. Sefl - certified chocoholic -
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Ingredients are listed as sugar, cocoa (processed with alkali), vanilla powder
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My pleasure to be of service ;-)BTW, since it's been 8 mos since my post, I thought I'd look at their website to see if they added the clarification that their cacao powder is not Dutch Processed, and they didn't change a thing. Oh well... I suppose they feel that their explanation of the extraction process they employ is sufficiently clear...http://www.navitasnaturals.com/products/cacao/cacao-powder.html
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Not that I am aware of.There is nothing stated on the label. However, on a matter this serious I would contact the manufacturer or distributor. Here is a phone number from the package- 908-531-3291. The product comes from Ecuador, so they may not know either.It is an excellent cocoa butter. I used it for candy making.
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Hi! I'm a frequent buyer of black cocoa (Blommer, King Arthur, Jellybean, Frontier, et al) and I can tell you that the thumbnail image on this page is indeed inaccurate. The "Jet Black" cocoa sold here by Blommer is definitely black due to intensified Dutching. Ignore that little picture and enjoy your black brownies in peace! :-)
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Absolutely YES! It imparts such a wonderful deep chocolate taste to your baked goods. To get a totally amazing explanation of how to use both raw, natural cocoa powder and dutch process cocoa powder in baking, go here: http://www.joyofbaking.com/cocoa.html.
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My bag says "Premium Organic Cocoa Powder". Non-Alkalized Organic Cocoa. It's really good.
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From the Valrhona website: Pure Unsweetened Cocoa Powder Dutched Cocoa Powder (processed with alkali) A very pure and intense cocoa taste, with a very warm red mahogany color.
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The Anthon Berg website says they contain a minimum of 55% cocoa: http://www.anthonberg.com/Default.aspx?ID=4061
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This "Special Dark" includes cocoa processed with alkali ("Dutch processed"), which makes the product less bitter -- but reduces the healthy flavanols; see http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18710243 .
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It does not say Dutch anywhere on item. 100% unsweetened cocoa. Premium baking cocoa. Good quality taste.
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Blommer's has many different cocoa powders - see the link to the pdf below that goes into more detail on these. The black one that I purchased is the Jet Black cocoa powder. A Sudan Dutch will still be a brown powder. If you are in Chicago you can go to the store, but they don't always have all of the cocoas available there, it just depends what's being manufactured at the time. http://www.blommer.com/_documents/blommer-cocoa-powder-ds-0511.pdf
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No, I do not think it is, because it is Dutch processed which means it is alkalized. Lavado is a process where the cacao beans are washed but not fermented.
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Barleans website shows them, too. It is mainly cocoa and various vegatable powders. It really is wonderful tasting.
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Yes. It looks like hot cocoa mix only lighter in color. It also has a scoop inside the canister. It is latte and I've been purchasing it for years. Enjoy! Robin
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Peacenik, I recently purchased this product and have recently used it to make a chocolate sugar-free frosting. It is amazing...very smooth taste. So the ingredients say that it contains organic cocoa powder and for the acidity regulator, it uses potassium carbonate. It says that it may contain milk, soy, nuts, and cereals. This is in all caps after the previous two ingredients. I am thinking that it is processed in a facility where these other things are processed so if you have an allergy, you might not want it. But these items are not part of the ingredient list.
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I don't know. The package doesn't look familiar, but, if I purchased it, I used it up months ago. Did I rate it? I can't remember. I'm sorry not to have more information for you. I know there are often questions about these products; one of the cacaos I am using now and liking has gotten good reviews except for one person, who tried to contact the company and ask why it tastes like Hershey's cocoa, and they didn't respond; the company, out of Arizona, also doesn't say the source. I've heard both good and bad about the "halla . . ." company-- I wish you success in finding information; with cocoa it is always bewildering-- I want raw, but some of the raw cacaos I have gotten have seemed full of chaff--