Powder and formats
What does a 30g pouch of aquafaba powder give you?
A 30g pouch of VERY AQUAFABA powder replaces 15 egg whites. That makes it the pouch to look at when you want to test aquafaba in real recipes before deciding whether you need a larger format. Instead of thinking about the pouch as one quantity to use up, think about the recipes you want to try: a meringue batch uses the equivalent of 5 egg whites, macarons and chocolate mousse use 4. That is enough powder to run several full tests and compare how aquafaba behaves across preparations. Updated: .
What can you test with 15 egg whites?
With the VERY AQUAFABA recipes, the 30g pouch gives you enough powder for several full test batches.
| Recipe | Egg whites per batch | Batches from 30g |
|---|---|---|
| Meringue | 5 | 3 |
| Chocolate mousse | 4 | 3 |
| Macarons | 4 | 3 |
You will not make all three recipes from one pouch; the table shows what the pouch covers if one of them is the preparation you want to test.
Make up only what each test needs
Dose the powder from the egg-white count in the recipe. For each egg white, use 2g of powder with 30 ml of water. One meringue batch therefore uses 10g of powder with 150 ml of water. One macaron or chocolate mousse batch uses 8g of powder with 120 ml of water.
For whipped preparations, chill the made-up aquafaba to the whipping temperature the recipe asks for before it goes in the bowl. The reconstitution table gives the quantities and the temperatures from one egg white upward.
Who the 30g pouch is for
The 30g pouch is most useful when you have a specific recipe or application you want to test before buying more powder. That might be a pastry section comparing aquafaba with its current meringue method, a bakery testing an egg-free mousse or macaron, or a bar trying powder in a few drinks before adding it to regular service.
Once the tests are done, the question changes from whether aquafaba works in the recipe to how many egg whites you would replace in a normal week.
How to store the opened pouch
After opening, keep the powder dry and closed and use it by the best-before date printed on the pouch. Before opening, it keeps at least 12 months at room temperature.
Because you measure the powder per batch, the rest can stay in the pouch until the next test or production run. There is no need to make up more aquafaba than the recipe calls for.
Where can you get the 30g pouch?
Online, the stockists list the 1L Tetrapak and the 200g pouch; check the route for your country. For the 30g pouch, send an enquiry with your country and what you want to test, using the business option in the purchase window below.
Count how many egg whites you would normally replace in a week. If 15 go in a week or two, compare that number with the 200g pouch before choosing your next format.
