Eighty Nibs 80% w/Nibs
Eighty Nibs 80% w/Nibs
We believe this to be an appropriate celebration for World Chocolate Day! Especially labored in France with Francois Pralus, the cacao nibs sprinkled on top of this blend of 80% cacao is the world’s ONLY raw cacao from Madagascar. You’ll be amazed at the red fruit flavor notes in this cacao.
Net Wt. 1.8oz. (50g)
INGREDIENTS: 80% raw chocolate (raw cacao beans from Peru & Ecuador*, coconut sugar*), raw cacao nibs from Madagascar*, Love. *organic
Chocolate Girl processed these nibs from the bean to ensure their raw integrity with François Pralus - the world renowned chocolatier who owns a young farm on Madagascar. This beautiful African Island is one of the poorest nations in the world. A powerful way to support a nation is to support their agriculture. Their cacao is incredibly fruity and exotically delicious!
In October 2009, as the first step in Gnosis’ Raw Integrity Project, we commissioned a chocolate factory near Lyon, France to produce cacao paste that I could personally certify was raw, since I would participate with my hands and eyes in every step. This factory is owned and operated by a third-generation family business that produces some of the world’s highest quality chocolate - Francois Pralus. My intense personal involvement made it possible to to determine the variety, quality, and origin of the beans used, and to watch the temperature guages.
This is the world’s ONLY raw chocolate made from Madagascar beans, and is personally my favorite for its deeply complex flavor profile, unique to the chocolate world!
Winnowing Madagascan
Cacao Nibs in France
Winnowing the cacao beans from Madagascar. This process removes the shells, breaks up the beans into small bits, called nibs, and separates the nibs by size.
Making Coconut Sugar
on Java, Indonesia
Coconut sugar is the nectar of the coconut tree blossoms! I went to Java for quality assurance and got to make it myself! Once the nectar is collected, the water is evaporated, and the remaining solids are ground - which is what I’m doing by hand here!
