Dark chocolate 75% cocoa India Bean to bar

INDIA – IDUKKI Aromatic profile: cocoa, dried fruit (almond), red fruits (blackcurrant, currant), slight acidity, and on the finish vegetal, woody, liquorice, coffee, milky. Ingredients: cocoa beans*, blond cane sugar*(1). * ingredient from organic farming (1) fair trade ingredient Our tablets are all packaged in a biodegradable and compostable bag in household compost. The cardboard that protects it was printed in Brittany with vegetable inks! In southern India, the green hills of the Idukki region, famous for its fragrant spices, provide excellent conditions for growing cocoa. The abundance of rainfall and sunshine gives cocoa beans with a chocolate aroma, smooth and creamy texture. Region: Idukki district, state of Kerala in southwestern India Organization / Farm: Social Enterprise Variety: Trinitario and Forestero hybrids, promoted Mankuva type Fermentation: Central fermentation, 5 days in cascading wooden crates from Wild Jack wood Drying: Dried in the sun on tables under open shelter 100% traceable supply chain down to farm level. Cocoa beans are purchased directly from farmers and processed at a central post-harvest facility, where they are packaged and put into containers. 113 farmers benefit from favorable prices for their cocoa, weekly payments and training. The philosophy is to build committed relationships. Post-harvest is a process managed solely by women. Cultivating cocoa in agroforestry contributes to preserving tropical forests and biodiversity. No pesticides and only organic fertilizers are used.