Cacao color (cacao pigment) Cacao color is extracted from the seed capsule of the cacao tree of the phoenix tree family. The pigment mainly consists of polyhydroxybenzene galactocuronic glycoside . Characteristics 1. Cacao color is a brown powder, which easily dissolves in water 2. The color tone is very steady when PH between 5-8, the solution is brown and clear 3. The pigments resistance to light and heat is high