Product Guide

Table of Contents

GERKENS® CACAO INTRODUCTION.....................2

NON-ALKALIZED COCOA POWDERS....................3

LIGHTLY ALKALIZED COCOA POWDERS.............4

MODERATELY ALKALIZED COCOA POWDERS........5

STRONGLY ALKALIZED COCOA POWDERS...........6

HEAVILY ALKALIZED COCOA POWDER...............7

WILBUR® CHOCOLATE DUET™...............................7

GERKENS® COCOA POWDER

COLOR SPECTRUM.................................................8

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Gerkens Cacao ®

Cargill markets its powders under the Gerkens® brand name.

Gerkens® is a premium global cocoa powder brand offering endless
opportunities to provide a high-quality cocoa experience with a guarantee
of consistency in taste, colour and performance – anywhere in the world.

Gerkens® powders are unique Gerkens® powders mean Gerkens® powders are your
for you consistent performance gateway to effective innovation
Gerkens® Cacao offers endless Our customers enjoy reassuringly Take advantage of our local market
opportunities with the broadest predictable high-quality cocoa insight and application-specific
spectrum of off-the-shelf powders – experience that gives end products expertise, matched with practical
along with the capability to a delicious taste and colour – innovation support for concept
tailor-make unique powders everywhere in the world. and recipe development, for more
for you. In practice, this means you rely on: chances to succeed in your market.
In practice, this means you get: •  onsistent quality thanks to state
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• Innovation delivered by Cargill’s
•  nique signature taste and colour
U of the art factories in origin cocoa broad food application know-how
profiles through top notch processing countries around the world, built combined with deep cocoa and
and cake blending, and a selection with Dutch processing and blend- chocolate expertise
of the best beans from around the ing technology • Faster development process with
world •  nly the best beans, sourced
O tailored concept development and
•  dvanced technical support and
A through on-the-ground teams in sensory expertise
know-how delivered by great people origin countries – with • More chances of a new product hit
with passion and expertise a sustainable claim where needed with innovations based on global
•  ailored applications, informed by
T •  eace of mind thanks to Cargill’s
P and local industry consumer insight.
insights on local consumer tastes – world-class process control and
made possible through our local strict product safety standards.
team network.

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Gerkens® Cocoa Powders
TYPE DESCRIPTION

NON-ALKALIZED COCOA POWDERS Light Brown Colors

10/12 AMBER™ A natural cocoa powder which imparts a rich, fruity well-rounded flavor

10/12 BUENO™ Fruity, fresh with African accents

10/12 TANO™ Mild and fruity with African accents

10/12 PON10B2 Light with a crisp, clean finish

10/12 NF A natural powder with a mild flavor and some subtle cocoa notes

10/12 NATURAL ORGANIC Rich cocoa flavor made from organic certified cocoa beans

22/24 AMBER™ Rich fruity, well-rounded flavor in a high fat option

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Gerkens® Cocoa Powders
TYPE DESCRIPTION

LIGHTLY ALKALIZED COCOA POWDERS Brown to Medium Reddish Brown Colors

10/12 RUSSET™ 
A lightly alkalized cocoa powder which provides a full-bodied and
well-rounded flavor

10/12 DUCHESS 
A unique, round chocolate taste with a nice mouthfeel, resulting from the
perfect blend of different cocoa building blocks

10/12 MEJOR™ Mild cocoa flavor with African accents

10/12 BIA™ 
Mild and well-rounded cocoa notes

10/12 POD10G5 A subtle cocoa flavor with medium color

10/12 ALKALIZED ORGANIC 

Smooth, full-bodied and balanced cocoa notes made from organic
certified cocoa beans

22/24 ARISTOCRAT™ 
A lightly alkalized cocoa powder that exhibits a fantastic chocolate flavor,
mellowed by the higher cocoa butter level

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 TYPE DESCRIPTION

MODERATELY ALKALIZED COCOA POWDERS Reddish Brown to Dark Red Colors

10/12 RUSSET PLUS™  moderately alkalized cocoa powder which imparts a European
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bittersweet flavor

10/12 SIENNA™  moderately alkalized cocoa powder which captures a rich, fudge note
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in a dark red-brown cocoa

10/12 POR10G9 Full-bodied with deep chocolate notes

10/12 ORGANIC RED Full-bodied with robust chocolate notes

22/24 AMSTERDAM™ A European bittersweet flavor in a high fat option

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Gerkens® Cocoa Powders
TYPE DESCRIPTION

STRONGLY ALKALIZED COCOA POWDERS Dark Reddish Brown to Strong Dark Red

10/12 GARNET™  strongly alkalized cocoa powder that conveys an intense cocoa flavor
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in a dark red powder

10/12 EXCELLENTE™ Hearty African cocoa bean flavor

10/12 ATOBO™ Pronounced, well-rounded chocolate flavor

10/12 MARQUISE™
Robust cocoa intensity

10/12 GERKENS LUXE™ A unique dark red color with delicate chocolate taste profile

10/12 DB82 Intense powder with a pleasant cocoa flavor

10/12 GT50 An intense cocoa flavor in a dark red color

22/24 GARNET™
 strongly alkalized cocoa powder that conveys an intense cocoa flavor
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in a high fat dark red powder

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 TYPE DESCRIPTION

HEAVILY ALKALIZED COCOA POWDER Black

10/12 MIDNIGHT™  heavily alkalized cocoa powder from Brazil with a deep black color that
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rounds out the Gerkens line

WILBUR® CHOCOLATE DUET™

Formulated with cocoa powder and chocolate liquor, this powdered mix provides optimal color and flavor.

CHOCOLATE NOTES Strong chocolate impact made with natural cocoa powder

FRUIT NOTES Chocolate impact with strong fruity flavor made with natural cocoa powder

FUDGE NOTES Nice fudgy flavor due to lightly alkalized cocoa powder

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 Color spectrum of Gerkens®
cocoa powder

1. Light brown, non alkalized, low fat

2. Medium red brown, light alkalized, low fat
3. Dark red, medium alkalized, low fat
4. Dark strong red, strong alkalized, low fat
5. Dark strong red, strong alkalized, high fat
6. Dark red brown, strong alkalized, low fat
7. Dark reddish brown, max strong alkalized, low fat
8. Black, extra strong alkalized, low fat

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