80% dark chocolate with cocoa beans, organic

Discover “Alce Nero” organic dark chocolate with 80% cocoa and cocoa beans. Elegantly balanced flavor preserved by an old Swiss tradition. Perfect for indulging or gifting.

“Alce Nero” organic dark chocolate with cocoa beans. Contains 80% cocoa. No soy lecithin (E322), gluten-free. “Alce Nero” chocolates are made from organic cocoa grown in Costa Rica, in the heart of Central America, according to all “Fairtrade” trading standards. Cocoa pods are harvested only when fully ripe. Once harvested, they are opened, and the beans with sweet white pulp are collected, which later promotes fermentation. The still moist cocoa beans are fermented for several days. Fermentation is the most delicate process: it takes place inside wooden boxes covered with plant fiber bags. This stage is particularly important for the future cocoa aroma; the right temperature is essential to avoid excessive acidity, which can cause unpleasant aromas in the final product. Then, the drying stage occurs – only in a well-ventilated sunny place. This stops fermentation and gradually reduces the moisture in the cocoa beans. After quality control, the beans are roasted, which further enhances the aromatic notes. Finally, chocolate is made from them according to an old Swiss chocolatiers’ recipe. Chocolate production takes place in Switzerland, in one of the oldest factories in Europe. Ingredient composition: cocoa paste* (E1000), cane sugar* 17%, cocoa butter* (E570), roasted cocoa beans* 10%, vanilla pods* (E1105).* - from organic farms. At least 80% cocoa. May contain traces of milk, hazelnut, and almond.

E1000

Lysozyme (E1105)

Fatty Acids (E570)

Milk

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