Best Nigeria Chocolate
The 12 best Nigerian chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from Nigeria, ranked by the Chof Score.
One of the 12 Nigeria bars names a region: Eti Oni. Across these bars, the notes that repeat most are Nutty, Nectar, Red Palm Oil, Caramel, Hazelnut and Warm Spice.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 1:
York Cocoa WorksNigeria 78%
78%darkNigeria - Rank 2:
York Cocoa WorksNigeria 65%
65%darkNigeria - Rank 3:
LoomVanilla White
35%whiteNigeria - Rank 4:
LoomDates 70%
70%darkNigeria - Rank 5:
Loom70% Dark
70%darkNigeria - Rank 6:
DÙNEWhite Chocolate
whiteNigeria - Rank 7:
DÙNE55% Cocoa Dark
55%darkNigeria - Rank 8:
DÙNE70% Cocoa
70%darkNigeria - Rank 9:
YOKOKOVelvet Smooth Milk Chocolate
45%milkNigeria - Rank 10:
Pod ChocolatesDark Date
65%darkNigeria - Rank 11:
Pod ChocolatesFruit and Nut
whiteNigeria - Rank 12:
Ferrero RocherDark Hazelnut 70%
70%darkCôte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria, Ecuador & Colombia
What is Nigeria chocolate known for?
Nigerian chocolate has the full, earthy cocoa flavour of West African cacao, with roasted nut notes and low acidity. Nigeria is one of the world's largest cocoa producers, with its farms concentrated in the southwestern states and Ondo in the lead.
Cacao reached Nigeria in 1874, brought from the island of Fernando Po, and from plantations around Lagos it spread through the Yoruba southwest, where it became one of the country's main export crops. Eti-Oni in Osun State has farmed cocoa for more than a century and is one of the oldest cocoa communities in Nigeria. The first trees were West African Amelonado; Upper Amazon hybrids followed, and later higher-yielding varieties bred at the Cocoa Research Institute of Nigeria in Ibadan.
The International Cocoa Organization does not list Nigeria among its fine or flavour exporters, and most Nigerian beans leave the country in bulk to be ground and blended abroad. A small group of makers in Lagos and elsewhere now makes bars from Nigerian cacao at home.
Makers with the most Nigeria bars
Popular cocoa percentages for Nigeria
Frequently asked about Nigeria chocolate
What does Nigerian chocolate taste like?
Full and earthy, with roasted nut notes, low acidity and little fruit: the West African style that Nigerian cacao shares with Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire.
Where does Nigerian cocoa grow?
Mainly in the southwest, in Ondo, Osun, Ogun, Ekiti and Oyo states, with Ondo usually named as the largest producer. Cross River, in the far southeast, also grows a large share.
What Nigerian chocolate brands are there?
Chof lists 3 Nigerian chocolate brands and makers: DÙNE, Loom and Pod Chocolates. 6 makers on Chof use Nigeria cacao, wherever they are based.
Which makers work with Nigeria cacao on Chof?
Of the 6 makers using Nigeria cacao on Chof, the three whose top Nigeria bar has the highest Chof Score are York Cocoa Works, Loom and DÙNE.
How are the best Nigeria chocolate bars chosen?
The Nigeria bars are ordered by Chof Score, which is built from what the maker discloses: how precisely the origin is named, how clean the ingredient list is, how much of the fermenting, drying and roasting is documented, and what lab evidence exists. Community ratings do not change the order.
How many Nigeria chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 12 chocolate bars made with cacao from Nigeria.
What cocoa percentages of Nigeria chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for Nigeria cacao on Chof are 70%, 65%, 55%, 78% and 35%.
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