Cacao pulp derived powder, method for obtaining thereof and its applications

A free-flowing cacao pulp powder, obtainable from cacao pulp material, wherein said cacao pulp material is selected from the group consisting of fresh cacao pulp, cacao pulp juice, cacao pulp concentrate, and combinations thereof,

• wherein said carrier particles comprise a carrier, wherein the particles of said cacao pulp powder are located inside the carrier,
• wherein the cacao pulp powder has a moisture content of less than 8 wt %;
• wherein the weight ratio of cacao pulp material to carrier is ranging from 150:1 to 1:1;
• and
• wherein said carrier is selected from the group consisting of cacao powder, natural cocoa powder, natural cocoa cake, alkalized cocoa powder, alkalized cocoa cake, defatted cocoa powder, defatted cocoa cake, alkalized defatted cocoa powder, alkalized defatted cocoa cake, cacao pod husk powder, cacao bean shell, cacao bean shell powder, fiber enriched cacao pod husk powder, and;
• combinations thereof and wherein cocoa pulp powder has a crystalline structure.