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Muntons MaltiChoc™ is a clean label cocoa substitute delivering the deliciously rich flavour and indulgent texture consumers expect from their favourite chocolate products. Crafted with a natural ingredient list, it elevates the profile in a range of applications from chocolate compound to beverages, cereals to baked goods. It’s more than a cocoa substitute, it’s an upgrade.

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COMPOUND CHOCOLATE

A cost-effective alternative to traditional chocolate, made without cocoa butter. Keep the same taste, snap and colour in your mixes with a seamless 1:1 replacement that has impressed leading chocolatiers from some of the biggest brands in the world.

BREAKFAST CEREALS

Making truly impactful breakfast cereal. Substituting your coating with MaltiChoc delivers a heightened taste, improved texture and consistent, appealing colour. When served, the MaltiChoc substitute in the coating give the milk the rich, chocolatey taste consumers expect and keep coming back for.

CHOCOLATE SPREADS

Improve the indulgence and taste of your spread with even a partial substitution of cocoa with MaltiChoc. MaltiChoc spreads retain the rich, authentic chocolate experience your consumers love, without the need for formulation changes or bulking agents.

CHOCOLATE COOKIES

MaltiChoc delivers everything you’d expect from your chocolate cookies, turned up a notch. The elevated cocoa notes, enjoyable mouthfeel and moreish flavours combine to create an experience that can compete with some of the most recognisable brands in the world, all whilst reducing their environmental impact.

CHOCOLATE BEVERAGES

By substituting MaltiChoc into your chocolate beverages, your drinks benefit from a reduced chalkiness and ideal viscosity to match the profile of traditional cocoa ingredients, helping to create that familiar, comforting taste, inviting look and tantalising smell that anyone, young or old, will fall in love with.

CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Earn some brownie points with your customers by creating delicious, sustainable brownies that don’t compromise on any of the texture that makes them such a favourite. Brownies made with MaltiChoc are perfectly dense in the center, with chewy edges, a crackly top and a subtly enhanced chocolate flavour..

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What are the benefits of MaltiChoc?

MaltiChoc Cocoa Replacement for Beverages
MaltiChoc is a next-generation cocoa substitute, designed to deliver indulgent chocolate experiences without compromise.

Crafted from Muntons’ purest malt extracts, it offers a perfect cocoa match with enhanced taste and texture, preserving your product’s signature flavour while adding a more premium sensory profile.

With effortless 1:1 recipe integration, MaltiChoc delivers the same taste, snap and colour as traditional cocoa across a range of applications.

Beyond taste, MaltiChoc addresses sustainability challenges with up to 96% fewer carbon emissions compared to traditional cocoa.

Backed by Muntons’ century-long reputation for quality and innovation, MaltiChoc offers a secure supply in a volatile cocoa market and strong on-pack appeal thanks to its natural ingredient declaration.

What applications can MaltiChoc be used in?

MaltiChoc has been designed for versatility. Our flexible range can be used to match all different types of cocoa powder and product applications, including confectionary, chocolate compound, beverages, sweet bakery, ice creams, chocolate spreads, sauces and breakfast cereals.

We can offer bespoke solutions depending on customer requirements and are continuing to expand our MaltiChoc offering, with more exciting developments in the pipeline.

Why should I use MaltiChoc as a cocoa replacer?

MaltiChoc offers manufacturers a perfect cocoa match that’s cost-effective, effortless to use, and built for sustainability. It provides the same indulgent chocolate taste consumers are looking for while enhancing the sensory experience, making products smoother, moister or crunchier.

The sensory panel results and customer feedback we’re receiving on it are outstanding across all applications and it has impressed leading chocolatiers.

It’s a clean-label cocoa substitute which integrates seamlessly into existing recipes, with no complex reformulation or bulking agents required.

Made from malt, an abundantly available ingredient, MaltiChoc benefits from a resilient supply chain backed by an industry-leading, trusted partner. And it’s eco-friendly and future-ready, offering a drastically lower carbon emissions of up to 96% to help support long-term sustainability goals.

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