Organic Nation Cacao Powder Raw 150G

Certified Organic

$7.99

Raw cacao is somewhat different from the common “Cocoa” most of us grew up with in our Afghan biscuits.  Cacao (pronounced “cu-COW”) refers to the Theobroma Cacao tree from which Cocoa is derived, and is used when referring to unprocessed versions of the cacao bean.

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Although cocoa powder is derived from the same cacao bean which provides cacao powder, there is a marked difference between cocoa powder and cacao powder. Cocoa powder is obtained by roasting the beans at much higher temperatures than cacao powder. As heat destroys many compounds, the benefits of cocoa powder are greatly reduced. Additionally, cocoa powder goes through an alkalising process, usually with potassium bicarbonate, to develop a more mass-market flavour and colour that we associate with chocolate. Unfortunately, this alkalising process is liable to remove some of the minerals such as magnesium and calcium found naturally in cacao beans.