Cocoa Extender
50% Cocoa Replacer using D. D. Williamson Powdered Caramel Color # 643
Depending upon the price of your cocoa, there is an opportunity for cost savings by replacing 50% of the cocoa in your formula with a cocoa replacer containing flour, D. D. Williamson Powdered Caramel Color # 643, and a chocolate flavor.
The formula is as follows:
| |
Cocoa |
50.0% |
| |
Flour |
41.1 |
| |
DDW # 643 |
7.5 |
| |
Chocolate Flavor |
1.4 |
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|
—– |
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|
100.0 |
We have received quotes for 100 pounds of each ingredient as follows:
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Cocoa, Natural process, 10-12% Fat |
$182.72 |
| |
Flour, All-purpose, <12% Protein |
$ 26.84 |
| |
DDW # 643 |
$ 95.00 |
| |
Chocolate Flavor |
$840.00 |
This would give a price for 100 pound of 50% replacement of:
| |
Cocoa |
$182.72 |
x |
.500 |
= |
$91.36 |
| |
Flour |
$ 26.84 |
x |
.411 |
= |
$ 7.18 |
| |
DDW # 643 |
$ 95.00 |
x |
.075 |
= |
$ 7.12 |
| |
Choc. Flavor |
$840.00 |
x |
.014 |
= |
$11.76 |
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|
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|
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—– |
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|
|
$117.42 |
Compared to 100 pounds cocoa @ $182.72 a potential saving of $65.30