A world of Cocoa


For 170 years Langdon has been the go-to-purveyor of the finest ingredients; importing, exporting and delivering traceable, reliable, and quality ingredients for food and beverage manufacturers around the world. Operating locally from Auckland and with access to a pantry of over 2,500 ingredients, we’ve been servicing food & beverage manufacturers across New Zealand for 27 years.

The Langdon Pantry provides a wealth of options including our exclusive range of Cocoa powders, sourced from our industry-leading European supplier. Perfect for traditional applications in confectionary and baked goods, our range is also suitable for a variety of functional and unlikely applications. 

Have you considered Cocoa in savoury formats, or as a clean label substitute or caramel replacer? View our PV4, PV6R and PV7 below to find out more about their unusual, yet surprisingly alternative uses. Alternatively, if you’re after something more traditional view our Pv1, PV2, PV2R and PV4-21 cocoa below – there’s cocoa to suit every need. 

Cocoa Range

PV1

pH: 5.5 (+/- 0.5) | % Fat: 10-12

Natural: 

  • Natural cocoa powder, light brown with golden tones. Intense cocoa flavour and aroma with subtle fruity notes.

Applications: 

  • Ideal for toppings, instant drinks, pastries, syrups and chocolate confectionery.

PV2

pH: 6.8 (+/- 0.3) | % Fat: 10-12

Lightly Alkalized: 

  • Light brown cocoa powder with a mild chocolate flavour and aroma, strongly reminiscent of the flavours of cocoa in its original state.

Applications: 

  • Ideal for making hot chocolate, instant drinks, toppings, syrups, ice creams, dairy products, chocolate confectionery, cakes and pastries.

PV2R

pH: 6.5 (+/- 0.5) | % Fat: 10-12

Lightly Alkalized Reddish: 

  • Slightly reddish cocoa powder with a mild flavour and aroma, but intense chocolate notes, without losing any of the finest cocoa notes.

Applications: 

  • Ideal for quality products requiring a reddish finish, in all areas of bakery, dairy products, ice creams, instant drinks, toppings, cereals and syrups.

PV4

pH: 7.9 (+/- 0.3) | % Fat: 10-12

Medium Alkalized Plus: 

  • Moderately alkalized cocoa powder with a dark brown colour and high chocolate notes in aroma and final flavour in mouth.

Applications: 

  • Great in savoury applications adding depth of flavour including gravies, rubs and stews. Naturally suits a wide range of dairy applications, syrups, toppings and bakery.

PV4-21

pH: 7.9 (+/- 0.3) | % Fat: 20-22

Medium Alkalized:

  • Alkalized high fat cocoa powder with intense chocolate flavour and aroma and a dark brown colour with light reddish tones.

Applications: 

  • Its intense flavour and aroma makes this product particularly suitable not only for ice creams, but also for bakery products and chocolate confectionery.

PV6R

pH: 8.3 (+/- 0.5) | % Fat: 10-12

Strong Alkalized Reddish:

  • Cocoa powder that conveys its dark reddish colour intensely in all applications.

Applications: 

  • High quality bakery products, ice creams, puddings, syrups, cereals, cakes and pastries, toppings, chocolate confectionery, drinks and dairy products.

PV7

pH: 8.8 (+/- 0.5) | % Fat: 10-12

Strong Alkalized Black:

  • Black cocoa powder with a strong flavour, as the result of a special alkalization process. This cocoa is ideal to use as a clean label and colour substitute.

Applications: 

  • Products that require an intense dark black colour, such as biscuits and toppings, and as a natural colorant thanks to its powerful colouring effect.

Cocoa Range

PV1

pH: 5.5 (+/- 0.5) | % Fat: 10-12

Natural: 

  • Natural cocoa powder, light brown with golden tones. Intense cocoa flavour and aroma with subtle fruity notes.

Applications: 

  • Ideal for toppings, instant drinks, pastries, syrups and chocolate confectionery.

PV2

pH: 6.8 (+/- 0.3) | % Fat: 10-12

Lightly Alkalized: 

  • Light brown cocoa powder with a mild chocolate flavour and aroma, strongly reminiscent of the flavours of cocoa in its original state.

Applications: 

  • Ideal for making hot chocolate, instant drinks, toppings, syrups, ice creams, dairy products, chocolate confectionery, cakes and pastries.

PV2R

pH: 6.5 (+/- 0.5) | % Fat: 10-12

Lightly Alkalized Reddish: 

  • Slightly reddish cocoa powder with a mild flavour and aroma, but intense chocolate notes, without losing any of the finest cocoa notes.

Applications: 

  • Ideal for quality products requiring a reddish finish, in all areas of bakery, dairy products, ice creams, instant drinks, toppings, cereals and syrups.

PV4

pH: 7.9 (+/- 0.3) | % Fat: 10-12

Medium Alkalized Plus: 

  • Moderately alkalized cocoa powder with a dark brown colour and high chocolate notes in aroma and final flavour in mouth.

Applications: 

  • Great in savoury applications adding depth of flavour including gravies, rubs and stews. Naturally suits a wide range of dairy applications, syrups, toppings and bakery.

PV4-21

pH: 7.9 (+/- 0.3) | % Fat: 20-22

Medium Alkalized:

  • Alkalized high fat cocoa powder with intense chocolate flavour and aroma and a dark brown colour with light reddish tones.

Applications: 

  • Its intense flavour and aroma makes this product particularly suitable not only for ice creams, but also for bakery products and chocolate confectionery.

PV6R

pH: 8.3 (+/- 0.5) | % Fat: 10-12

Strong Alkalized Reddish:

  • Cocoa powder that conveys its dark reddish colour intensely in all applications.

Applications: 

  • High quality bakery products, ice creams, puddings, syrups, cereals, cakes and pastries, toppings, chocolate confectionery, drinks and dairy products.

PV7

pH: 8.8 (+/- 0.5) | % Fat: 10-12

Strong Alkalized Black:

  • Black cocoa powder with a strong flavour, as the result of a special alkalization process. This cocoa is ideal to use as a clean label and colour substitute.

Applications: 

  • Products that require an intense dark black colour, such as biscuits and toppings, and as a natural colorant thanks to its powerful colouring effect.

Cocoa Powders are a small sample of the ingredients we hold in our pantry, which ranges from; Vegetables (dehydrated), Fruits (dehydrated, dried and fruit juice powders), Botanicals & Teas, Seeds, Nuts, Grains & Pulses, Functional Ingredients and Flavours, Colours & Enhancers, plus options for organic, clean-label and plant-based alternatives.

Whether you’re looking for product alternatives, innovative solutions, or pantry staples, please don’t hesitate to get in touch via one of the options below. 

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