Description
INGREDIENTS
Cacao mass: 76%
Origin: Idukki district, Kerala, India
Bean variety: Trinitario & Forastero
Certification: cacao beans are organic according to Holy Cow, but no certification
Cacao butter: 9%
Certification: natural type (organic certified at origin)
Beet sugar: 15% (Belgian Origin)
May contain traces of: nuts, peanuts, gluten, eggs, sesame, soya and milk.
PRODUCTION
Harvest year: 2022 (rainy season)
Fermentation: 6 days – cascading wooden boxes (3 levels)
Drying: 7-15 days
Roasting: 125 °C for 45 min
Packaging: bagasse (tree-free paper) & vegetable based inks + transparent foil is made of Natureflex (compostable)
TRACEABILITY
Plantation: Idukki district, Kerala, India
Post-harvest collection: GoGround Beans & Spices Pvt. Ltd.
Fermentation: GoGround Beans & Spices Pvt. Ltd.
Drying: GoGround Beans & Spices Pvt. Ltd.
Packing: GoGround Beans & Spices Pvt. Ltd.
Shipment: GoGround Beans & Spices Pvt. Ltd.
Roasting: Koekelberg, Brussels
Winnowing: Koekelberg, Brussels
Grinding: Koekelberg, Brussels
Conching: Koekelberg, Brussels
Tempering: Holy Cow chocolate, Ghent, Belgium
Packaging: Holy Cow chocolate, Ghent, Belgium
How much does the cacao farmer earn?
Farmers are paid per kg of wet beans. Dry equivalent is 2-3 USD/kg (depending on the exchange rate).
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