- Organic Raw Unsweetened Cacao Powder, 2.2 lb, Kosher, Vegan

I love this Yupiik Organic Raw Cocoa Powder so much! I'm sitting here, upon this morning during our nationwide cold snap, cozying up to sip a delicious tasting cup of rich, creamy hot chocolate. I also know it's good for me, nutrition-wise, so it doesn't get any better than this. Delicious and nutritious. I'm impressed with the quality of this cacao. I've bought a few others around, and the Yupik is one of the best I've tried. In my opinion, it is a successful marriage of quality, value and taste. I very much appreciate the fact it's organic and raw cocoa. It is the expected creamy chocolate color in the cup, so no surprises there. The texture is light and fine, with no large clumps. The bag is huge, it is a very generous amount indeed. I haven't yet made any baked goods with this, so I can't vouch for it's baking ability. I'm looking forward to baking with it someday as it would be fun. I have made some delicious smoothies. It mixes very cleanly and completely into my smoothies without chalkiness or graininess. For all these reasons I'm happy to recommend this cocoa with five stars. Thank You!

Good flavor. I made a smoothie with almond butter, ice, almond milk, nutrition powder with orange flavor and a frozen banana. It was very good and creamy. Not too low calorie but healthy and nutritious.

Great value for the quality. It blends very well in protein smoothies for a very rich taste. I have ordered Cacao and several large bags of nuts and Yupik’s quality is fantastic every time!

***updated review after doing research*** Yupik does have a rich taste in hot chocolate but in cold beverages I think it lacks a rich flavor compared to my previous brand. But keep in mind... + Yupik has an ideal fat ratio. My previous brand, BBF, lists zero total fat on their nutrition panel. Higher fat cacao cannot dissole well at lower temperatures. This likely accounts for a different flavor experience between brands. + Yupik is 100% organic raw cacao. The percentage listed in the ingredients is the percentage of naturally occurring fat in the cacao, NOT the percentage of cacao compared to other ingredients as there are none. That fat percentage is ideal. + It's grown in Peru, which is good. + A reviewer commented on lead content. Keep in mind all cacao, no matter what brand, contains small amounts of lead because soil contains lead. Other foods such as rice also contain lead & other undesirables. + Yupik needs to clarify the ingredient list to eliminate confusion about what the percentage numbers refer to. Yupik the brand you want, but best to base it on accurate information.

Very good quality and disolves easier than other cocoa powders I've tried.

This is raw and organic so better for you. This is chocolate in its optimum form. My current use is to mix it with -NOW Foods Sports Nutrition, Whey Protein Isolate, 25 G With BCAAs, Creamy Chocolate Powder, 5-Pound- that is found on Amazon. This is minimally sweetened with cocoa powder. Some reviews complain how plain with no taste it is. Meaning it is not one of your candy flavored whey with a sweet taste. I mix 1/5th volume this raw cacao to 4/5 volume whey isolate. Using a small mixing bowl, I vigorously stir in just enough water or apple juice to get as thick as your morning oatmeal. Add a little pure honey for sweetener, and I have a delicious chocolate pudding. I will try freezing this to make a chocolate ice cream of sorts.

There is a comment here that this product is not pure and is 85% fillers. This is untrue. The 14-16% on the label refers to cacao butter/fat content. This is appropriate for a dry shelf stable powder. If you want a higher % look for Ceremonial Grade. However, it is not as shelf stable and can go rancid if you plan to keep it for long periods. I use this Yupik powder to create an amazing product containing many other nutritious powdered foods and this is clean, pure, organic and raw and delicious tasting and suits my needs.

Very good unsweetened chocolate flavor...use in coffee daily and made chocolate sourdough starter with it. Great chocolate chocolate chip cookies 🍪 with the starter!