Best Peru Chocolate
The 304 best Peruvian chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from Peru, ranked by the Chof Score.
The Peru regions named most often on these bars are Piura, Cusco, Amazonas and San Martín. Makers most often list the cacao as Chuncho, Criollo and Trinitario. On the dark Peru bars, notes that at least 3 makers record include Floral, Citrus, Honey, Nutty, Red Fruit and Spicy.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 181:
Vigdis RosenkildePiura Blanco 60%
60%milkPeru - Rank 182:
Original BeansAssortment of 4 chocolate mini bars
Peru, DR Congo, Tanzania & Ecuador - Rank 183:
Alter EcoNoir Pérou Intense Dégustation
96%darkPeru - Rank 184:
Heritage Food CraftersPeru White 36%
36%whitePeru - Rank 185:
Lucid ChocolatierPistachio
72%darkPeru - Rank 186:
Skokloster ChokladKärleksfull Chokladkaka 79%
79%darkPeru - Rank 187:
Gansett Craft ChocolatePeppermint Crunch 70% Dark
70%darkPeru - Rank 188:
Baron Hasselhoff'sMistress Tahini
45%milkPeru - Rank 189:
Fruition Chocolate WorksSpring Salted Dark Milk 56%
56%milkPeru3 awards - Rank 190:
SOLKIKICosta Esmeraldas 100+0
100%darkEcuador & Peru - Rank 191:
Black Jaguar ChocolateJapanese Genmaicha 77%
77%darkPeru1 award - Rank 192:
Black Jaguar ChocolateBrown Butter Milk 60%
60%milkPeru - Rank 193:
GoodioMint 65%
65%darkPeru - Rank 194:
KaitxoDark Milk & Earl Grey Tea 50%
50%milkPeru1 award - Rank 195:
PumatiyChuncho 90%
90%darkPeru - Rank 196:
KontitiDark 70%
70%darkPeru - Rank 197:
ConvecaChocolate con Mango 70%
70%darkPeru - Rank 198:
Kina ChocolatesPiura 72%
72%darkPeru1 award - Rank 199:
QantuGran Blanco 70%
70%darkPeru13 awards - Rank 200:
MaüaPeru 85% sweetened with date
85%darkPeru - Rank 201:
QantuMorropon 70%
70%darkPeru19 awards - Rank 202:
ConvecaMuña 70%
70%darkPeru - Rank 203:
PumatiyCacao Chuncho Sal de Maras 70%
70%darkPeru3 awards - Rank 204:
QantuChuncho 70%
70%darkPeru13 awards - Rank 205:
PumatiyMuna 70%
70%darkPeru - Rank 206:
Kina ChocolatesXocolata Amb Llet 50% Cacau San Martin
50%milkPeru - Rank 207:
KontitiMaracuya 63%
63%darkPeru - Rank 208:
MaychocoLeche y Maracuyá
55%milkPeru1 award - Rank 209:
QantuMalingas 75%
75%darkPeru1 award - Rank 210:
KontitiChocolate 100%
100%darkPeru1 award - Rank 211:
KontitiSpecial Milk 55%
55%milkPeru - Rank 212:
ZotterLabooko Peru 70%
70%milkPeru - Rank 213:
Wermlands ChokladLakrits 70%
70%darkPeru - Rank 214:
Lucid ChocolatierChuncho 86% Dark
86%darkPeru1 award - Rank 215:
Heinde & VerreDutch Mokkaccino Milk 50%
50%milkIndonesia, Peru & Dominican Republic1 award - Rank 216:
YOKOKOLuxury Chocolate Ultra Rich Dark Chocolate
70%darkPeru
What is Peru chocolate known for?
Peruvian chocolate leans floral and citrus-bright, with honey and bursts of exotic fruit like passion fruit and tropical fruit, alongside softer nutty, caramel styles. It is also the most varied origin on Chof, with the widest flavour range of any single country. Regions such as Piura, San Martin and the Cusco valleys each have their own character, and native varieties like Chuncho and the rare white-bean cacao of Piura are highly prized.
Few countries offer as much variety as Peru, which carries the widest spread of tasting notes of any single origin in the Chof catalogue. The same shelf can hold a floral, citrus-bright northern bar and a mellow, nutty Amazonian one, because Peru holds a large share of the world's cacao genetic diversity. It rewards exploring bar by bar rather than expecting a single house style.
Chuncho, an ancient native cacao from the Cusco region, and the pale, naturally sweet white beans of Piura are two specialities worth seeking out. Both show how distinctive Peruvian cacao can be when a maker treats it carefully.
Makers with the most Peru bars
Popular cocoa percentages for Peru
Frequently asked about Peru chocolate
What does Peruvian chocolate taste like?
Most often floral and citrus-bright, with honey and exotic fruit such as passion fruit, plus softer nutty and caramel notes from Amazonian and southern beans. It varies more than almost any origin.
What is Chuncho cacao?
Chuncho is an ancient native cacao from the Cusco region of Peru, valued for its complex, often fruity and floral character. It is one of several heritage Peruvian varieties that have drawn strong interest from craft makers.
What Peruvian chocolate brands are there?
Of the 10 Peruvian chocolate brands and makers on Chof, the three whose top bar has the highest Chof Score are Conveca, Maraná and Cacaosuyo. 120 makers on Chof use Peru cacao, wherever they are based.
Which makers work with Peru cacao on Chof?
Of the 120 makers using Peru cacao on Chof, the three whose top Peru bar has the highest Chof Score are Lucid Chocolatier, Heinde & Verre and ZOTO.
How are the best Peru chocolate bars chosen?
The Peru 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 Peru chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 304 chocolate bars made with cacao from Peru.
What cocoa percentages of Peru chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for Peru cacao on Chof are 70%, 100%, 75%, 72% and 50%.
Cacao varieties in Peru chocolate
Bean varieties the makers of these bars list for Peru, as stated on the label. Open one to see what it is, how it tastes, and how to tell a real one.
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