Best Venezuela Chocolate
The 96 best Venezuelan chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from Venezuela, ranked by the Chof Score.
The Venezuela regions named most often on these bars are Chuao, Sur del Lago, Río Caribe and Aragua. Makers most often list the cacao as Criollo, Trinitario and Porcelana. On the dark Venezuela bars, notes that at least 3 makers record include Honey, Nutty, Red Fruit, Woody, Spicy and Almond.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 73:
Orinoco Chocolate CoPatanemo 85%
85%darkVenezuela - Rank 74:
Mayoy CacaoCanoabo 85%
85%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 75:
Delirio ChocolateChuao 75%
75%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 76:
AzúCanoabo 73% con Hormigas Limoneras
73%darkVenezuela - Rank 77:
ValrhonaAraguani 100% Cacao
100%darkVenezuela1 award - Rank 78:
SOMACrazy 88
88%darkPeru, Ecuador & Venezuela2 awards - Rank 79:
BonnatPorcelana 75%
75%darkVenezuela - Rank 80:
François PralusChuao 75%
75%darkVenezuela - Rank 81:
Chocolates PariaPuipuy 50%
50%darkVenezuela - Rank 82:
Orinoco Chocolate CoGoat Milk with Maple Sugar
50%milkVenezuela - Rank 83:
Delirio ChocolateMargarita Ají Margariteño 37%
37%whiteVenezuela - Rank 84:
Orinoco Chocolate CoN°3 Blend 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 85:
Chocolates PariaChaguaramas 60%
60%darkVenezuela - Rank 86:
Yves ThurièsVenezuela 72%
72%darkVenezuela - Rank 87:
Cacao SampakaVenezuela 71%
71%darkVenezuela - Rank 88:
arokoDelizia di Nocciola 55%
55%milkVenezuela - Rank 89:
arokoLatte Alpino 55% Dark Milk
55%milkVenezuela - Rank 90:
Idilio OriginsCarenero Urrutia Superior 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 91:
Chocolates PariaCipara
60%darkVenezuela - Rank 92:
Alain DucasseVénézuela 75%
75%darkVenezuela - Rank 93:
Mayoy CacaoBromelia Ocumare 75%
75%darkVenezuela - Rank 94:
Musée du Chocolat ThéobromaVenezuela Patanemo 100%
100%darkVenezuela - Rank 95:
Musée du Chocolat ThéobromaVenezuela Patanemo 70%
70%darkVenezuela - Rank 96:
Cacao en BromaAtenea 40%
40%milkVenezuela
What is Venezuela chocolate known for?
Venezuelan chocolate is famous for soft, nutty, classically chocolatey flavour with low acidity, built on a heritage of fine Criollo and Trinitario cacao. Names such as Chuao, Porcelana and Sur del Lago are among the most sought-after in the fine-chocolate world, valued for delicacy and depth rather than sharp fruit.
Venezuela is the spiritual home of Criollo, the rare, mild and aromatic cacao that most other origins lost to hardier hybrids. That heritage gives many Venezuelan bars a rounded, nutty, almost creamy profile with notes of toasted nuts, caramel and dried fruit and very little of the bright acidity you find in Madagascar or Peru.
Chuao, a coastal village whose cacao is shipped out by boat, and Porcelana, a pale, prized Criollo from the Maracaibo region, are two of the most celebrated names in chocolate. Bars carrying them tend to sit at the premium end for good reason.
Makers with the most Venezuela bars
Popular cocoa percentages for Venezuela
Frequently asked about Venezuela chocolate
What does Venezuelan chocolate taste like?
Typically smooth, nutty and classically chocolatey, with toasted nut, caramel and dried-fruit notes and low acidity. Its fine Criollo and Trinitario heritage favours delicacy and roundness over the sharp fruit of more acidic origins.
What is Criollo cacao?
Criollo is a rare, mild and aromatic cacao variety, historically centred on Venezuela. It is low in bitterness and prized for finesse, but it is delicate and low-yielding, which is why it makes up only a small share of the world's cacao.
What Venezuelan chocolate brands are there?
Chof lists 3 Venezuelan chocolate brands and makers: Chocolates Paria, Delirio Chocolate and Azú. 42 makers on Chof use Venezuela cacao, wherever they are based.
Which makers work with Venezuela cacao on Chof?
Of the 42 makers using Venezuela cacao on Chof, the three whose top Venezuela bar has the highest Chof Score are chocoMe, Naive and aroko.
How are the best Venezuela chocolate bars chosen?
The Venezuela 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 Venezuela chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 96 chocolate bars made with cacao from Venezuela.
What cocoa percentages of Venezuela chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for Venezuela cacao on Chof are 70%, 75%, 72%, 74% and 100%.
Cacao varieties in Venezuela chocolate
Bean varieties the makers of these bars list for Venezuela, 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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