Cocoa cake is the partially defatted cocoa solids after cocoa butter is extracted from natural cocoa liquor by hydraulic or expeller pressing.
Cocoa cake has the characteristic taste, aroma and brown color of cocoa, and still contains 10%-12% of cocoa butter.
Cocoa cake is the base ingredient of cocoa powder. It is often broken (kibbled) into small pieces for storage, shipment or further process.
Normally, natural cocoa cake is pulverized into natural cocoa powder; and unprocessed cocoa can be “Dutch-processed” into alkalized cocoa powders. This enables different colors and improved cocoa flavor.
Cocoa is rich in antioxidants such as flavanols, which can neutralize free radicals, reduce cell damage, and help delay skin and body aging.
The flavanols in cocoa can dilate blood vessels, improve blood circulation, regulate cholesterol levels, and reduce the risks of hypertension and arteriosclerosis.
Cocoa promotes blood supply to the brain, enhances memory and attention, and stimulates the secretion of serotonin, relieving stress and enhancing pleasure.
The bitter and fragrant flavor of cocoa neutralizes the sweetness of cakes, making the taste more refreshing; its powder texture can also increase the smoothness of cakes, and be combined with nuts, fruits, etc. to create diverse flavors.
There are two ways of producing cocoa cake:
Firstly, cocoa beans are fermented, dried, cleaned, roasted, peeled and winnowed to get cocoa nibs. Secondly, cocoa nibs are ground into cocoa liquor – a pasty mixture of cocoa butter and other non-fat cocoa solids. Finally, cocoa liquor is hydraulic pressed by a 400 – 500 bar force to separate cocoa butter. The residue, shaped as a large disc, is a cocoa pressing cake;
Raw cocoa beans are fed into an expeller machine by cacao suppliers, where cocoa butter is directly extracted from the crushed beans.
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