Cocoa processed with alkali in protein powder
Cocoa
What it is
US food rules allow cacao nibs, or the cacao beans they come from, to be processed by heating with alkali ingredients. The food name must then include a statement such as "Processed with alkali". Lists that say only cocoa do not mention this processing.
The ingredient lists here do not say why it was added.
How labels word it
- Cocoa (Processed with Alkali)
- Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali)
- Organic Alkalized Cocoa
Powders that list it (6)
- Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey, Double Rich Chocolate Protein Blend (Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Concentrate, Hydrolyzed Whey Protein), Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), Sunflower and/or Soy Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Acesulfame Potassium
- Vega Protein Made Simple, Dark Chocolate Pea Protein, Organic Cane Sugar, Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali), Coconut Cream Powder, Natural Flavors
- Ascent 100% Whey Protein, Chocolate Whey Protein Isolate Blend (Native Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate), Whey Protein Concentrate, Cocoa (Processed with Alkali), Natural Flavors, Lecithin, Sea Salt, Stevia Leaf Extract
- Dymatize ISO100, Gourmet Chocolate Hydrolyzed Whey Protein Isolate, Whey Protein Isolate, Cocoa Powder (Processed with Alkali), Salt, Soy Lecithin, Natural and Artificial Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Sucralose, Steviol Glycosides (Stevia)
- Vega Essential Protein, Creamy Chocolate Pea Protein, Cocoa Powder (Processed With Alkali), Acacia Gum, Coconut Oil Powder, Stevia Leaf Extract, Natural Flavors, Sea Salt, Xanthan Gum, Rosemary Extract
- Orgain Organic Protein, Creamy Chocolate Fudge Orgain Organic Protein Blend (Organic Pea Protein, Organic Brown Rice Protein, Organic Mung Bean Protein, Organic Chia Seed), Orgain Creamer Base (Organic Acacia, Organic High Oleic Sunflower Oil, Organic Rice Dextrin, Sunflower Lecithin, Organic Rosemary Extract), Organic Alkalized Cocoa, Organic Natural Flavors, Organic Agave Inulin Fiber, Organic Reb A (Stevia Extract), Sea Salt, Organic Acacia, Organic Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum
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