I used to think that Cacao powder and Cocoa powder were exactly the same just with a difference in spelling!! However I’ve learnt since that Cacao and Cocoa are actually two different powders which have been processed differently giving one a nutritional benefit and unfortunately stripping the nutritional benefit from the other.

Cacao powder is extracted by first cold pressing the whole cacao bean to preserve the nutrients. By this technique, cacao powder contains much of the nutritional benefit as the whole bean. The nutritional benefits of cacao are that it is high in fibre, high in plant protein, high in vitamin C, high in iron and calcium and low in sugar. I use it all the time when I’m baking now, I’ve picked it up in supermarkets and health food stores. The two I’ve used most are;

Iswari Raw Cacao Powder…

And Nua Naturals Cacao Powder 🙂

And there you have it, Cacao vs. Cocoa powder 🙂 You learn something new every day!!

Happy Tuesday,

Tee. X