Natural Cocoa Powder

ABOUT COCOA POWDER:
Not all cocoa powder is the same. We learned this while sourcing top-quality cocoa powder and we discovered this exceptional flavour-packed powder from Tanzania.

NATURAL VS. ALKALIZED "DUTCH PROCESS" COCOA POWDER:
There are two types of cocoa powder most consumers can buy: this natural cocoa powder, and there exists an alkalized version also known as "Dutch process" cocoa powder. In a nutshell, the alkalization process 'washes' the original natural cacao with a soluble alkaline solution to remove the natural acidity from the flavour profile. Some like it. We don't.

THE DIFFERENCE QUALITY MAKES IN COCOA FLAVOUR:
While some natural cocoa powders can taste acidic, we choose to work with this single-origin Tanzanian variety known for its low-key dark flavours and naturally-balanced acidity. We buy from the team at Kokoa Kamili. (Try our Tanzania 80% Dark Chocolate made from the same!) Their production was founded by Brian LoBue and Simran Bindra, who have backgrounds in international development throughout eastern and southern Africa. Their team works with about 2000 registered smallholder farmers. Most of the farmers own between 0.5 to two acres of land - focusing on food crops, with cacao being one of the main sources of revenue.

OUR CHOICE WAS NATURAL:
This is it. This cocoa is the single most-important ingredient that feeds our soul, feeds our customers healthy baked chocolate recipes, supports our fair trade bean-to-bar cocoa partners, and feeds our growing small business. Thanks for choosing ours. We think you'll like it.

NET WEIGHT:
100g tin / 1lb / 5lb bulk bag