Cocoa Extender - January 2010
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 |
26.1 |
| |
Milk, powder |
15 |
| |
DDW # 643 |
7.5 |
| |
Chocolate Flavor |
1.4 |
| |
|
—– |
| |
|
100.0% |
We have received quotes for 100 pounds of each ingredient as follows:
| |
Cocoa, Natural process, 10-12% Fat |
$200.00 |
| |
Flour, All-purpose <12% Protein |
$ 13.50 |
| |
Milk, powder |
$127.50 |
| |
DDW # 643 |
$134.00 |
| |
Chocolate Flavor |
$1,000.00 |
This summary table shows the price for a 100 pound of 50% replacement of:
| |
Cocoa |
$200.00 |
x |
.500 |
= |
$100.00 |
| |
Flour |
$ 13.50 |
x |
.261 |
= |
$3.52 |
| |
Milk, powder |
$127.50 |
x |
.015 |
= |
$19.13 |
| |
DDW # 643 |
$134.00 |
x |
.075 |
= |
$10.05 |
| |
Choc. Flavor |
$1,000.00 |
x |
.014 |
= |
$14.00 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
—– |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
$146.70 |
Compared to 100 pounds cocoa @ $200.00, this is a potential saving of $53.30 or 27%.