I was in a supermarket the other day and I saw cocoa, drinking chocolate among other things. I see in recipes sometimes for cocoa powder, sometime drinking chocolate and I began to wonder, what is the difference?
2007-03-08 00:44:44 · 5 answers · asked by zakiit 7 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
cocoa powder is unsweetened pure cocoa. Drinking chocolate is sweetened and often has artificial ingredients. I use plain cocoa powder that I sweeten myself with natural raw sugar or agave nector
2007-03-08 00:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by beebs 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cooking cocoa is unsweetened, and the drinking chocolate is sweetened. Cocoa is actually very bitter. If you get the chance dip your finger in some and try it. The drinking stuff has sugar added, and tastes pretty good 'raw'.
2007-03-08 08:49:03 · answer #2 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the dinking cocoa is sweet because is reduced with sugar and the cocoa powder has a higher concentration of cocoa.
2007-03-08 09:09:52 · answer #3 · answered by gio t 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hot cocoa mix has sugar and dehydrated milk added. cocoa is unsweetened pure cocoa.
2007-03-08 08:48:45 · answer #4 · answered by Global warming ain't cool 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
one has special stuff in it to make it sweeter. sugar im sure hahha
and one is baking cocoa powder i bet which has intense chocolate flavor but is bitter.
2007-03-08 08:48:49 · answer #5 · answered by D.Allman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋