Cocoa Powder by Gerbs - 1 LB Deal - Top 14 Food Allergen Free & NON GMO - Product of Canada & Packaged in Rhode Island. Alkalized or Dutch cocoa is produced by adding an alkali to neutralize the natural acids - this process is called "Dutching" - developed in 1828 by Coenraad Johanness van Houten, the same man who developed a hydraulic press for separating cocoa solids and cocoa butter which revolutionized the chocolate production industry.