Bolivian Chocolate Brands & Makers
Chof lists 2 Bolivian chocolate brands and makers: Chocolate Baure and El Ceibo.
Looking for chocolate made with cacao from Bolivia? See the Bolivia cacao origin page.
What is Bolivian chocolate making known for?
Bolivia is one of the few countries where cacao still grows wild, in the seasonally flooded forests of the Beni lowlands, and it is harvested from those stands rather than planted. Bolivian makers on Chof work close to that supply, including farmer-owned cooperatives that grow, ferment and press their own beans.
Wild Bolivian cacao, usually sold as Beniano or cacao silvestre, comes from trees that seeded themselves along the rivers of the Beni region. Harvesters reach the stands by boat during the season. The pods are smaller and yields are unpredictable, which keeps volumes low and gives the beans a honeyed, floral character quite unlike planted Amazonian cacao.
Alto Beni, in the foothills to the south, is the country's main planted cacao area and the centre of its cooperative movement, where growers own the fermentation and processing as well as the trees. That structure is why some Bolivian bars are tree to bar, with one organisation responsible for the trees, the fermentation and the finished bar.
Bolivian chocolate on Chof
What the catalogue shows for makers based in Bolivia.
Where Bolivian makers source cacao
Median across the 14 scored bars from makers based in Bolivia. Chof Score scores bars on fine-chocolate signals like ingredient purity and cacao traceability, not taste. How Chof Score works.
Bolivian chocolate bars
The highest Chof Scores among bars with a photo from makers based in Bolivia. Open a bar for its score breakdown.
Wild Beni 70%
Wild Beni 100%
Wild Beni 55% Semi Dark
Wild Beni 86%
70% Asaí
55% Lemongrass
65% Locoto Chile
65% Maca
Based in Bolivia
Frequently asked about chocolate makers in Bolivia
Does cacao grow wild in Bolivia?
Yes. Stands of wild cacao grow along the rivers of the Beni lowlands and are harvested from the forest rather than farmed. It is sold as Beniano or cacao silvestre and is one of the few wild cacao supplies in the trade.
What is Bolivian chocolate known for?
Wild-harvested Beni cacao with honeyed, floral and jasmine notes, and a strong cooperative tradition in Alto Beni where growers own the processing. Bolivian bars often carry the variety name Beniano on the wrapper.
What are the best Bolivian chocolate brands?
Chof lists 2 Bolivian chocolate makers and brands. Ranked by the best Chof Score among each maker's published bars, the top two in Bolivia are Chocolate Baure for its Wild Beni 70% and El Ceibo for its Blanco. Chof Score rates what a maker discloses about a bar: how precisely the origin is named, how clean the ingredient list is, and how much of the fermenting, drying and roasting is documented.
How many chocolate makers in Bolivia are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 2 chocolate makers based in Bolivia.
Are there any bean-to-bar chocolate makers in Bolivia?
Yes. Every maker listed in Bolivia on Chof works bean-to-bar. 1 of them is tree-to-bar, growing the cacao as well.
What is the median Chof Score for Bolivian chocolate?
Across the 14 scored Bolivian bars on Chof, the median Chof Score is 83 out of 100, and the most common maker type is bean-to-bar. Chof Score scores bars on fine-chocolate signals like ingredient purity and cacao traceability, not taste.
Where can I find Bolivia cacao on Chof?
Bean origin (where the cacao is grown) and maker country (where the chocolate is made) are different things. To browse chocolate made with cacao from Bolivia, open the Bolivia cacao origin page on Chof.
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