Cacao

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Cocoa

Cocoa powder is a powder made from the dry solids of cocoa beans, which are the remaining components after cocoa butter is extracted. Cocoa powder can be bitter and acidic, but Dutch process cocoa is treated with an alkali to neutralize the acid

Cocoa powder components

Cocoa solids: The dry components of cocoa beans, which include cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and cocoa mass
Cocoa butter: The fatty component of cocoa beans that gives chocolate its characteristic melting properties
Flavanols: Present in cocoa powder

Cocoa powder uses

Cocoa powder is used in chocolate
Cocoa solids, which include cocoa powder, cocoa butter, and cocoa mass, are used in chocolate.
Non-fat cocoa solids are cocoa solids without cocoa butter

Cocoa-related terms

Cocoa liquor: Roasted cocoa beans that have been ground into a liquid state
Press cake: The remaining material after cocoa butter has been extracted from cocoa beans

Cocoa, also known as cacao, is the dried and fully fermented seed of the Theobroma cacao tree. From cocoa, two main components can be extracted: cocoa solids (nonfat substances) and cocoa butter (the fat). Cocoa is the primary ingredient in chocolate and various chocolate confections. Cacao refers to the raw form of the fruit before processing, while cocoa typically refers to a powder made from roasted cacao beans.