Cocoa Butter Buds from Butter Buds is a concentrated powder made with real cocoa fat that provides formulators with a cost-effective alternative to cocoa powder and closely mimics real chocolate flavor, according to the company.

“Cocoa Butter Buds uses our proprietary enzyme modification and real cocoa fats from the cocoa bean to create a concentrated ingredient solution that helps manufacturers improve chocolate flavor in their formulations at a fraction of the cost of chocolate,” said Michael Ivey, national sales director, Butter Buds. “Rich chocolate flavor is based on an ideal ratio of cocoa fat to cocoa solids, and chocolate flavorings with imbalanced ratios make it challenging for formulators to add enough cocoa fat to balance flavors without adversely affecting texture and nutritional profiles while also keeping costs affordable. Using Cocoa Butter Buds, formulators can cost-effectively achieve the elusive real chocolate flavor consumers are sure to love without breaking the bank.”

Cocoa Butter Buds rounds out chocolate flavor and adds rich, longer-lasting cocoa fat notes to any food where cocoa powder is used. With very low cost-in-use rates, typically 0.5%, Cocoa Butter Buds creates the taste and texture of chocolate with real cost optimization and minimal formulation or nutritional profile adjustments.

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