BIO Cocoa, Criollo variety 250g

Processed in a small chocolate factory in Peru from Criollo beans from the Pangoa cooperative and Chuncho beans (a local Criollo variety) from the Alto Urubamba cooperative.

It has a very strong aroma. Excellent for hot and cold chocolate and baking.

Characteristics

• The word Criollo translated from Spanish means local or indigenous. It is a variety that is cultivated very little - it makes up less than one per thousand of world production.
• Unlike other varieties, it has a wide range of flavors, from fruity to spicy , and requires only a short fermentation time.
• Cocoa trees are very delicate to grow, they are sensitive to diseases and pests. Low production and high price correspond to this.
• The Criollo variety is particularly known for its delicacy and low yields.
• This autochthonous (native) variety from Peru has a representation compared to the production of the worldwide production of other cocoa varieties, in the order of one percent of the world production.
• It is uncultivated , without genetic modification, and in the case of proper cultivation without chemicals, it reaches incredibly delicate, sweet notes.
• The beans of this variety are not as bitter (roasted or dried) and bitter (fresh) as the Forastero or Trinitario variety.
• It fetches high prices on the market, therefore high quality is also expected from it and great demands are placed on it.

Composition

• 100% cocoa powder from the Criollo cocoa variety* *product of organic farming

Nutritional values per 100 g of the product

• Ingredients: 100% cocoa powder.
• Nutritional information (average values per 100 g)
• Carbohydrates: 50.4 g (of which sugars 2.8 g)
• Fats: 13.1 g (of which saturated fatty acids 7.06 g)
• Protein: 26.4 g
• Salt: 0.02 g
• Energy value: 425 kcal / 1,790 kJ
• Iron: 16.2 mg Magnesium: 524 mg Calcium: 155 mg Phosphorus: 888 mg
• Our range of cocoa powder is certified by the Fairtrade SPP system "Simbolo de los Pequenos Productores",

Allergens

• May contain traces of milk, sesame, hazelnuts and almonds

Storage

• Store in a dry and cool place