dutch-processed cocoa

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   cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as baking soda)

   Broadercocoa powder

Questions about dutch-processed cocoa

What does dutch-processed cocoa mean?

dutch-processed cocoa means "cocoa powder treated with a mild alkalizing agent (such as baking soda)".

Is dutch-processed cocoa a common word?

dutch-processed cocoa is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.