Why does Weikfeild cocoa powder does not taste bitter?
Ingredients of Weikfeild cocoa powder. https://sites.google.com/site/cocoaexposed/cocoa-confectionery/product-survey/weikfield--cocoa
It says it has 0 sugar. So, why does it not taste horribly bitter when I taste it?
I add it to coffee without any sugar and I do not notice any extreme bitterness.
Why is that so?
Best Answer
I'm not familiar with that brand, but cocoa powder can be processed differently. The major categories are "natural" and "dutch processed", the latter being less acidic and having a somewhat milder flavor. And of course various brands may vary.
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Answer 2
if you mix the cocoa for longer in a process called conching it can loses bitterness. its mainly the European chocolate makers that do extra long chonching (a type of mixing that develops the chocolate smoothness and flavour in contact with air) But I see that it contains flavoring which means that they have cheated. it will be cheap cocoa powder Notice that they have removed all the fat. and then they have added a flavoring into it.
Answer 3
In addition to the methods of processing cocoa, there are also many different varieties of cocoa tree each with it's own flavor profile. In panama they are using a new variety (agriculturally new anyway) of cocoa tree called something like VH47, because cocoa was suffering from a horrible disease. This tree is not only resistant, but it's a prolific bean producer, the problem is the cocoa tastes nasty when processed the normal way. It needs to be fermented in the sun first. Even then, although the taste becomes pleasant, it's still very inferior to better varieties.
However, almost all of the chocolate you eat has at least 15-20% of this cocoa, otherwise quite frankly there would be a shortage of chocolate if it wasn't incorporated.
So, some cocoa when plain tastes bitter, some is naturally sweet (not chocolate sweet), some is bittersweet, some tastes like flour unless it's mixed into something.
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