ChokaicoBean-to-Bar
Costa Esmeraldas 60%
60% cocoa · dark chocolate · Ecuador
Maker's notes: Flowers, Honey, Red Fruits
This 60% dark chocolate bar from Chokaico uses Ecuadorian Nacional cacao, featuring flavour notes of flowers, honey, and red fruits.
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Tasting Notes
FlowersHoneyRed Fruits
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About Costa Esmeraldas 60%
Chokaico is a bean-to-bar maker based in the United States. This 50g bar features Nacional cacao beans sourced specifically from the Costa Esmeraldas farm lot in the Esmeraldas region of Ecuador.
The flavour profile of this 60% dark chocolate presents notes of flowers, honey, and red fruits. The cacao undergoes box fermentation for 5-6 days and is sun-dried. During production, the bar is refined in a melanger, also known as stone grinding, and the formulation includes added cacao butter.
The bar is produced with a simple ingredient list consisting of Nacional cacao beans, cane sugar, and cacao butter. It carries Fair Trade certification and contains no lecithin, vanilla, vanillin, PGPR, or vegetable fats.
- Location: United States
- Certifications: Fair Trade
- Bean Origin: Ecuador
Quick Specs
| Type | Dark |
| Cocoa Content | 60% |
| Origin | Esmeraldas, Ecuador |
| Bean Variety | Nacional |
| Weight | 50g |
| Sweetener | Sugar |
| Maker | Chokaico (United States) |
Certifications
Fair Trade
What’s inside
nacional cacao beans, cane sugar and cacao butter
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Common questions about Costa Esmeraldas 60%
What is the cocoa percentage of Costa Esmeraldas 60%?
Costa Esmeraldas 60% contains 60% cocoa (also written 60% cacao), classified as dark chocolate.
Where do the cocoa beans in Costa Esmeraldas 60% come from?
The cocoa beans in Costa Esmeraldas 60% are sourced from Esmeraldas, Ecuador.
Which cocoa bean variety is used?
Costa Esmeraldas 60% is made with Nacional cocoa beans, according to the information published for this bar.
What are the ingredients in Costa Esmeraldas 60%?
The ingredients listed for Costa Esmeraldas 60% are: nacional cacao beans, cane sugar and cacao butter.
How big is a single Costa Esmeraldas 60% bar?
A single Costa Esmeraldas 60% bar weighs 50 grams.
What does Costa Esmeraldas 60% taste like?
Costa Esmeraldas 60% lists flavour notes of Flowers, Honey and Red Fruits.
Is Costa Esmeraldas 60% dark chocolate or milk chocolate?
Costa Esmeraldas 60% is classified on Chof as dark chocolate.
Is Costa Esmeraldas 60% certified organic or fair trade?
Costa Esmeraldas 60% carries the following certification: Fair Trade.
Where can I buy Costa Esmeraldas 60%?
Costa Esmeraldas 60% is made by Chokaico. Chokaico sells directly through their website at https://chokaico.com. To track your tastings, scan Costa Esmeraldas 60% in the Chof app.
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