Cioko Soft 400
Elenka product code 1054
A complete chocolate base for soft-serve gelato, built on skimmed cocoa powder. Add water or milk at 350 to 400 grams per litre and freeze — no separate flavouring paste and no balancing required.
Specification sheets are supplied to trade customers on request.
About Cioko Soft 400
Cioko Soft 400 is a complete base, which means it carries the flavour, the sugars, the milk solids and the stabiliser system in a single powder. You add water or milk, you freeze, and the result is a chocolate soft serve with the same body every time. There is no white base to prepare first and no paste to dose in afterwards.
Where it earns its place
Complete bases are usually specified for one of two reasons: speed, or staff turnover. A kiosk running twelve hours in a Sydney summer cannot afford a preparation step that depends on who is on shift. A complete base removes the variable entirely, because the balance is fixed in the factory.
The trade-off is differentiation. You cannot make this chocolate taste like nobody else's chocolate, because you are not controlling the recipe. For a hero flavour in a destination gelateria, a white base plus a cocoa paste gives you that control. For a second machine, a satellite site or a high-volume format, that control is not what you are buying.
Water or milk
The dosage range exists because the two liquids are doing different jobs. With milk, the liquid contributes fat, protein and lactose, so 350 grams of base is enough and the finished product is rounder and heavier. With water, the base has to supply all of the solids, so 400 grams is the working figure and the result is cleaner and more direct on the palate.
Neither is wrong. Milk suits a cabinet product; water suits a soft-serve cone where a lighter body is an advantage.
Handling
Dissolve into cold liquid with the mixer running to avoid lumps, rest the mix for a few minutes so the stabilisers hydrate fully, then freeze. A rushed mix that goes straight from powder to freezer will thicken in the machine instead of in the tank, and the texture never quite recovers.
Technical specifications
| Recommended dosage | 350–400 g per litre of water or milk — Use the lower dosage with milk and the higher with water. |
|---|---|
| Format | 1.2 kg pail, 10 per carton |
| Applications | soft serve, gelato, single-portion desserts |
| Elenka product code | 1054 |
Full specification on request
The ingredient list, allergen declaration, shelf life and storage conditions for Cioko Soft 400 are provided on the Elenka specification sheet. We supply it on request — please do not rely on the product name when answering a customer allergen enquiry.
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Frequently asked questions
What dosage does Cioko Soft 400 need?
350 to 400 grams per litre of water or milk. Use 350 with milk, where the milk is already contributing fat and solids, and 400 with water, where the base has to supply everything itself.
Can Cioko Soft 400 be used in a batch freezer as well as a soft-serve machine?
Yes. It is formulated for soft serve, which means a softer set and a higher overrun, but it batch-freezes without difficulty. Expect a lighter body than a dedicated hard gelato base gives.
Do I need to add a chocolate paste?
No. Cioko Soft 400 is a complete base: the chocolate flavour comes from skimmed cocoa powder already in the blend. Adding a paste on top will unbalance the mix rather than deepen it.