First, the tree species are different
Cocoa powder is cocoa beans (seeds) taken from pods (fruits) produced by cocoa trees, cocoa bean fragments (commonly known as cocoa cakes) obtained by fermentation, coarse crushing, peeling and other processes, and the powder obtained by defatting and crushing cocoa cakes is cocoa powder.
Cocoa trees are trees of Malvaceae and Cocoa, and the pictures are as follows:
Cocoa trees are native to central and southern America and are widely cultivated in tropical areas all over the world. It is cultivated in China, Hainan and southern Yunnan.
Coffee is a drink made of coffee beans with various cooking utensils, and coffee beans refer to the nuts in the fruit of coffee trees, which are baked in an appropriate way.
Coffee tree is a small evergreen tree of Rubiaceae, and the picture is as follows:
There are three major coffee growing areas in the world: Africa, Indonesia and Central and South America.
Second, the use is different
Cocoa powder has a strong cocoa aroma and is mainly used in high-grade chocolate, drinks, milk, ice cream, candy, cakes and other foods containing cocoa.
Coffee beans are mainly used to brew coffee after being ground into powder.
3. The main components of cocoa powder and coffee beans are different.
The main components of cocoa powder are 57.90% carbohydrate, 19.60% protein, 13.70% fat, 3.00% water, 2.05% theobromine, 1.52% potassium and 0.23% coffee *.
The main components of coffee beans are 2.20% water, 12.60% protein, 16.00% fat, 46.70% sugar, 9.00% cellulose, 4.20% ash, 0./kloc-0.2% calcium and 0.