Cocoa Replace

Future-proof your supply chain with Ardent Mills® Cocoa Replace and Dark Cocoa Replace

The pressure to stabilize costs and ensure ingredient availability—while keeping up with the demand for cocoa products that satisfy consumer expectations, is increasing now more than ever. That’s why Ardent Mills created our patent-pending cocoa replacers – Cocoa Replace and Dark Cocoa Replace, your single-ingredient solutions, designed for wheat-based goods—streamlining reformulation and minimizing label changes for manufacturers.

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Dark Cocoa Replace, our newest extension in our cocoa replacers solutions, was developed based on your needs - customers who asked for a dark cocoa solution for products where deep cocoa colour is required. We heard you and brought Dark Cocoa Replace to market.

Recognizing the complexity of cocoa flavour and the challenges to replicating it in a replacement product, Ardent Mills has validated our cocoa extenders through comprehensive sensory trials with both trained panels and consumers. Results from both sensory screening trials by highly trained sensory experts and from consumers demonstrated that both Cocoa Replace and Dark Cocoa Replace closely match cocoa powders in sensory experience and acceptability, making them viable alternatives to cocoa in baking applications.*

Disclaimer:
*Based on tests conducted by FMSS, Inc., a CLT with 54 US consumers and a sensory screening by a highly trained sensory panel.

 

 

Applications

  • Cakes (25%)
  • Cookies (25%)
  • Brownies (25%)
  • Muffins (25%)
  • Pancakes and waffles (25%)
  • Pumpernickel breads (100%)
  • Quick breads (25%)
  • Dark Cocoa Replace can replace up to 90% of highly alkalized cocoa powder portion in applications using cocoa powder blends, including dark chocolate cakes, brownies, cookies and muffins.

Details

Availability

Brands:
  • Ardent Mills®
Sizes:
  • 50 lbs Sac
  • Tote
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* Product availability subject to change and may be dependent on volumes and location. Contact your Ardent Mills representative for the most up-to date information, including detailed product specifications if required.

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