Cocoa powder

Our cocoa powder range varies in taste from fruity natural to bitter, and in color from vibrant red to dark brown or black cocoa powder. This allows you to create highly differentiated end products that meet the needs of both individual customers and vast market segments.

Close up shot of cocoa in powder and liquid form

Dutched

Our expertise in Dutching (alkalization) allows us to finetune the taste and color of a cocoa powder to the exact standards for every type of recipe.

Natural

Produced without alkalization, a natural cocoa powder is optimal for clean label requirements.

Defatted

For recipes requiring fat reduction, our defatted cocoa powders support specific nutritional profile needs without compromising on taste or color.

High Fat

A cocoa powder with 22-24% fat content provide superior taste and color impact in recipes ranging from biscuits and bakery to ice cream and beverage.

Close up shot of ofi cocoa powder with no sodium added

No Added Sodium

Swapping sodium for potassium in the Dutching process allows us to create cocoa powders that support dietary sodium reduction goals, particular in bakery applications.

Single Origin

From Ghana to Indonesia, a single origin cocoa powder give recipes unique, country-specific taste profiles.

Professionals

Kitchen professionals and artisan producers now have access to a focused range of our premium deZaan cocoa ingredients in smaller pack formats.

Our promise

We always seek to find new ways to meet our customers’ needs, while never compromising on high-quality and consistency. Today, we are proud to be the partner of choice for chocolate confectionery manufacturers and kitchen professionals around the world.

Bringing precision and passion to every part of the cocoa process, we select only the finest cocoa beans, harness proprietary processing techniques and utilize our long-held knowledge to offer a complete set of cocoa ingredients to our customers.

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Press Release Mar 7, 2024

ofi’s net-zero ambition recognized at UK’s largest sustainable business awards

Events Mar 6, 2024

Join ofi at Expo West 2024, March 14-16

Come connect with ofi at our booth at Natural Products Expo West 2024, the leading trade show in the natural, organic, and healthy products industry. Stop by to discover our portfolio of nutritious and delicious ingredients and learn more about how we drive sustainability impact through collaboration and work directly with customers to create new recipes and better products.

This year our theme is Flavor Fusion where you can see if you are sweet or spicy as you explore our ingredients through creating your own trail mix. We’ll be featuring a variety of ofi ingredients from our spices, nuts, and cocoa portfolios along with highlighting some of our capabilities.

Visit us from March 14-16, at Booth #3887, Hall D at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.

[1] Actually, Lots of Gen Z Would Rather Spend Valentine’s Day with Their Friends - YPulse

Articles Feb 14, 2024

The sweet treats and trends winning hearts this Valentine’s Day

Author | Madeline Bills | Cocoa Innovation Manager at ofi

Chocolate has long been synonymous with Valentine’s Day, with sweet treats a classic way to celebrate the season of love.

But Valentine’s Day is evolving, with Gen Z and Millennials redefining traditions. Many consumers are choosing to celebrate this day with friends and family members, as well as significant others. In 2023, 40% of Gen Z and 20% of Millennials said they were planning to buy their friends a Valentine’s gift.^[1] And what better way to do so than with cocoa?

As consumers change the way they celebrate Valentine’s Day – and who they celebrate with – there is an opportunity for manufacturers to develop new products. From introducing more exotic flavors in confectionery to creating more experiential formats and expanding into new categories, we’re seeing companies inventing new ways for consumers to celebrate the season of love with those who matter most to them. At ofi we explore the top chocolate, confectionery and bakery trends shaping Valentine’s Day 2024 and how manufacturers can develop new offerings to win the hearts of consumers.

^[1] Actually, Lots of Gen Z Would Rather Spend Valentine’s Day with Their Friends - YPulse

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