ADM Agro Industries Latur & Vizag Private Limited

Cocoa liquor is at the heart of chocolate. It’s the product from which cocoa butter and cocoa powder are isolated and is the key raw material for making milk and dark chocolates.

ADM Cocoa offers many choices of cocoa liquor. This array allows customers to develop chocolate and premium-brand confectionery products to satisfy even the most demanding chocolate lovers. By creatively using cocoa from different origins, with variations in roasting conditions and post-roast treatment conditions, our skilled technicians create custom blends of cocoa liquors to meet customers’ unique demands for the specific sensory attributes of the chocolate.

Applications
Cocoa liquor is also used in other applications, though usually in modest amounts. In ice cream, ice cream coatings, bakery products, chocolate drinks and desserts, cocoa liquor is sometimes preferred over cocoa powder, or it is used in conjunction with cocoa powder.

Cocoa powders are the most concentrated source of cocoa color and taste. Cocoa powders enhance the flavor, color, texture and mouth feel of countless food products, which is why food manufacturers who care passionately about quality know that choosing the right cocoa powder for their applications is essential.

ADM Cocoa’s deZaan™ brand of premium cocoa powders has been recognized for decades as an industry standard of excellence. From natural and alkalized powders to reduced and higher fat contents—the deZaan range possesses an unequalled array of unique colors and distinctive cocoa flavors. Our product support and development teams work closely with customers to develop customized solutions when innovation is the order of the day. We also offer additional regional brands in limited product ranges that represent an impressive combination of quality and value.

ADM Cocoa’s prime pressed cocoa butters have been an industry standard for a century. Used in the production of fine chocolates the world over, deZaan and UNICAO cocoa butters complement flavor and mouth feel while delivering consistent solidification and melting properties.

Applications
There are two ways in which cocoa butter finds its way into chocolate: as a raw material and as a component within cocoa liquor. About half of cocoa liquor consists of cocoa butter. This means that in dark chocolate, only a limited quantity of cocoa butter is added; whereas in milk chocolate, the added butter quantity forms the main part of the overall fat content. Usage levels depend on desired flow characteristics and rheological properties.

In addition to its use in chocolate formulation, cocoa butter is used in confectionery fillings. Cocoa butter can help address concerns related to compatibility of most other vegetable fats with chocolate coatings. Certain vegetable fats, such as ADM’s Chocovit range of cocoa butter equivalent fats, are manufactured to ensure full compatibility with cocoa butter. Refined cocoa butter is also used in skin creams, soap, shampoo and certain medicines.

Cocoa Butter Equivalents
ADM’s Chocovit is a family of cocoa-butter-equivalent products designed to improve performance, simplify use and save money. While cocoa butter is an essential ingredient in chocolate products, its cost and narrow melting profile can create obstacles to product developers. The Chocovit product line has been created to complement and enhance the performance of cocoa butter while at the same time creating real savings opportunities.