Organic Cocoa powder - Vegan, pure dark chocolate ingredient - Unsweetened and ideal for baking, hot chocolate and smoothies - 200g

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As a result of these unfair farming practices the workers on the farms are under extreme hazardous conditions without fair pay. They are working under hazardous conditions handling pesticides without protective clothing, using dangerous tools, and working long hours.

This doesn’t mean that these companies are actively promoting child-labor, it’s just that their inability to trace and solve these issues is quite worrying. Most cocoa beans (70%) are produced in West Africa in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, and Cameroon. Most of our cocoa comes from the Ivory Coast and Ghana (50%). Other countries that produce cocoa include Indonesia, Brazil and Equador. Yes! Pure cocoa powder should include one ingredient and one ingredient only: Cocoa beans! This plant-based super food has tons of potential applications for foods both sweet and savory, healthy and indulgent, simple or complex. No, there is not added dairy or milk products in cocoa powder. Just be sure that you are using pure cocoa powder and not an instant cocoa mix that is meant to make instant hot chocolate, as these contain milk powder. It is also easy to get cocoa powder confused with cacao, which is derived from cocoa beans as well. Cacao tends to come in the form of raw powder, as it is roasted on low heat and doesn’t contain additional ingredients. It can be a bit more bitter but retains greater nutritional value.Fair trade chocolate is produced ethically. The farmers are paid a fair wage, they do not use child laborers, and they have safe working conditions. Fair Trade Cocoa Plus, in a lot of these places they can’t afford separate facilities, which means most driers and processors are used to process everything. Non-Contaminated Cacao Powders Naturya cacao powder comes from a Fairtrade supplier in Africa who sources the finest quality cacao beans from the very best farming cooperatives around. These cacao beans go through a stringent fermentation process and are left out in the sun to dry out and lose some of their original bitterness.

Making Vegan Chocolate Notes & Troubleshooting Tips How do I make vegan chocolate without cocoa butter? The most common type is natural cocoa powder. You can easily find it in your local grocery store. When a recipe refers to cocoa powder, they are referring to natural cocoa powder unless otherwise indicated. It is less expensive than the other varieties. It is sometimes labeled as “unsweetened cocoa powder” or “pure cocoa powder.” It is rather acidic and has a strong flavor. Dutch Process Cocoa PowderPure cocoa powder has a pH level between 5.3 and 5.8, which means it’s rather acidic. It turns out, that the acidity level can alter the flavor and how the cocoa powder interacts with other ingredients, as well as its ability to be dissolved, especially in water. Ready to put that cocoa powder to good use with some decadent vegan recipes? These are sure to satisfy those chocolate cravings: