Description

The organic cocoa beans used for this cocoa powder originate from the island of Madagascar. The beans, of the Trinitario variety, are grown on a plantation in the northern region of Sambirano. The plantation sprawls across approximately 2000 hectares. In 1922, when the plantation was founded, the first cocoa trees were introduced to Madagascar from the Bogor gardens  on the Indonesian island of Java. Presumably, these Trinitario trees were a crossbreed of different varieties, including Criollo. They were first introduced to farms in the east of Madagascar and later came to the Sambirano valley as it turned out that cocoa farming in the east was difficult due to frequent heavy storms. In the past 20 years, the production of cocoa on Madagascar has increased, and is now around 1000 tonnes per year.

The cocoa in this organic 70% bar was produced in small side valleys in the Sambirano region, which have a special micro climate.

Flavour notes: very fruity, citrus, but also softer notes of almond, banana and blackberry.
Ingredients: cocoa beans, cane sugar, cocoa butter, sunflower lecithin.

May contain traces of milk, nuts and sesame.

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