NATURALSTOGETHER(r)
Strong dark cocoa top note, halal, Water dispersible
A primary extraction with a volatile solvent on fresh or dry biomass yields to a Concrete or Resinoid.
The Absolute is obtained via a second purification step in the process.
Cocoa mass is produced from cocoa beans, which are deshelled and broken into cocoa nibs (the kernels). These kernels are alkalized (except for the natural cocoa powder), roasted and ground into fine cocoa mass. Approximately 60% of the world’s cocoa production is in Africa (Ivory Coast and Ghana), where small farms and cooperatives host their networks.
Ivory Coast
dsm-firmenich sources the best quality of Cocoa powder from the Ivory Coast, the biggest cocoa producer in the world. One ha of plantation there produces approximately 300 Kg of cocoa powder per year.