Natural cocoa powder is a brown powder ground from cocoa beans, with bitter taste and rich fragrance. It contains protein, various amino acids, high-calorie fat, copper, iron, manganese, zinc, phosphorus, potassium, vitamin A, vitamin D, vitamin E, vitamin B 1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6 and alkaloids with various biological activities. Mainly used for color matching or fragrance enhancement.

Scientists say that more and more research results show that the chemical components in cocoa powder can effectively treat heart disease, diabetes, hypertension and vascular diseases. Cocoa powder is a phytochemical called flavanol, which also exists in red wine and black tea.

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Cocoa powder is also a cocoa product obtained by direct processing of cocoa beans. Cocoa cake is obtained by squeezing cocoa liquid to remove part of cocoa butter, and the brownish red powder obtained after crushing and sieving is cocoa powder. Cocoa powder is divided into high, medium and low fat cocoa powder according to fat content; According to different processing methods, it can be divided into natural powder and alkaline powder. Cocoa powder of various specifications varies in color from light brown to deep red. Cocoa powder has a strong cocoa flavor and is directly used to produce chocolate and drinks.

Cocoa powder is divided into high-fat cocoa powder, medium-fat cocoa powder and low-fat cocoa powder according to cocoa butter content. In the national standards, the cocoa butter content of high-fat cocoa powder is ≥20.0%, the cocoa butter content of medium-fat cocoa powder is 14.0%-20.0% (excluding 20.0%), and the cocoa butter content of low-fat cocoa powder is 10.0%- 14.0% (not The cocoa butter content of high-fat cocoa powder is 20.0%-24.0%, the cocoa butter content of medium-fat cocoa powder is 10.0%- 12.0%, and the cocoa butter content of low-fat cocoa powder is 8%.

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