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Cocoa-free chocolate alternative

Cocoa-free chocolate alternatives are a type of food that imitates chocolate but does not contain cocoa.

Products with less cocoa were made during World War II because cocoa was less common and cost more money.[1] This has happened again in recent years because of shortages, deforestation and other problems, but now cocoa alternatives are being made.[2][3][4][5]

Sources

There are imitations of many types of chocolate, including milk, vegan, white and dark chocolate. Some of the first companies to make cocoa-free chocolate alternatives were Planet A Foods (German), Win-Win (British), Fazer (Finnish) and Voyage Foods (American).[6][7][8][9] Many or most producers replace cocoa with carob,[10][11] while some use sunflower and oat seeds or other ingredients.[12] This type of product is often not allowed to be labelled as chocolate because it does not contain enough cocoa mass; the minimum amount differs by country.[13]

How it is made

Cocoa-free chocolate alternatives are made in a slightly different way to chocolate.[14] Oats and sunflower seeds are processed in a similar way to cocoa beans and then ground in several steps to get an aromatic concentrate. The concentrate is then mixed with sugar, plant-based fats and other ingredients.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Strategy Study: How Ferrero Became One Of The World's Largest Chocolate Producers". www.cascade.app. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  2. ↑ Towfighi, John (2024-03-28). "As cocoa prices soar this Easter, chocolatiers consider alternatives | CNN Business". CNN. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  3. ↑ Cocoa beans are in short supply: what this means for farmers, businesses and chocolate lovers. Retrieved 12th April 2024
  4. ↑ "Why Cocoa Prices Spiked and What It Means for Chocolate Lovers" (in en). Bloomberg.com. 2024-03-31. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2024-03-31/why-cocoa-prices-spiked-and-what-it-means-for-chocolate-lovers. Retrieved 2024-04-12. 
  5. ↑ Savage, Susannah (9 February 2024). "Cocoa prices soar to record high as El Niño batters West African growers". Financial Times. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  6. ↑ "WNWN Food Labs unveils a trio of look-alike cocoa-free bar ranges". Confectionery Production. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  7. ↑ "Cargill To Step Up Production Of Cocoa Alternatives With Voyage Foods". ESM Magazine. 2024-04-10. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  8. ↑ "Fazer to begin pilot sales of unique grain-based Fazer Taste the Future candy tablets with no cocoa". News Powered by Cision. 2023-05-16. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  9. ↑ Frömmer, Ruth (2022-08-01). "Münchner erfinden erste kakaofreie Schokolade". www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  10. ↑ "Italy's Foreverland Launches Pralines & Panettone Made With Cocoa-Free Chocolate". vegconomist.com. 2023-12-04. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  11. ↑ "Cacao-free 'alt choc' mimics the real thing, with 80% fewer CO2 emissions". foodnavigator.com. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  12. ↑ "ChoViva cocoa-free chocolate unveils latest oat muesli series". Confectionery Production. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  13. ↑ "How Chocolate is Regulated Differently in Different Countries – the greater goods, inc". thegreatergoods.ca. Retrieved 2024-04-12.
  14. ↑ Christine Hall: Planet A Foods whips up more capital to take its cocoa-free chocolate global. In: TechCrunch. 1st February 2024, retrieved 12th April 2024.
  15. ↑ Using plant-based fermentation to recreate the flavour of chocolate. Retrieved 12th April 2024.
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