Product Description

Dutch processed cocoa powder (also sometimes called alkalized, European style, or Dutched) is washed with a potassium carbonate solution that neutralizes cocoas acidity to a pH of 7. Although all cocoa powders can vary in color from light reddish brown to a richer dark brown, the Dutch process gives the powder a noticeably darker color which most bakers like because it makes the chocolate very dark when you bake it.

Dutch processed cocoa powder has a smoother, more mellow flavor thats often associated with earthy, woodsy notes. There are also heavily Dutched black cocoa powders that bring the cocoa powder to an alkaline level of 8. This the kind of bittersweet cocoa youll find in Oreo cookies.