Ecuadorian Chocolate Makers & Brands

Frequently asked about chocolate makers in Ecuador

• What are the best Ecuadorian chocolate brands?

  Chof lists 8 Ecuadorian chocolate makers and brands. Ranked by the best Chof Score among each maker's published bars, the top three in Ecuador are Finca Manantiales for its Montecristi 60%, Huma Chocolate for its Vinces 70% and mashPi for its Cacao Pulp 65%. 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 Ecuador are listed on Chof?

  Chof currently lists 8 chocolate makers based in Ecuador.

• Are there any bean-to-bar chocolate makers in Ecuador?

  Yes. Every maker listed in Ecuador on Chof works bean-to-bar. 2 of them are tree-to-bar, growing the cacao as well.

• What is the median Chof Score for Ecuadorian chocolate?

  Across the 41 scored Ecuadorian bars on Chof, the median Chof Score is 79 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 Ecuador 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 Ecuador, open the Ecuador cacao origin page on Chof.