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Our 100% Belizean\u00a0Fine Flavor Cacao<\/span><\/h2>\n

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\nDiverse flavor notes from our Belizean blend<\/p>\n

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Flavor Notes<\/h2>\n

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Processed Cacao Highlights<\/h2>\n

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[\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_size=”initial” background_position=”top_left” background_repeat=”repeat” custom_padding=”|0px|75px|0px” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.16″ background_position=”top_left” custom_padding=”|||” global_colors_info=”{}” custom_padding__hover=”|||”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.16″ global_colors_info=”{}”]T<\/span>he quality of our chocolate products starts from the beans and the farmers play an integral role in the production of the fine flavour cacao we use in our products.\u00a0 Luis Armando Choco, our Executive Chocolate Maker, shares his time between the Mahogany Chocolate Shop on Ambergis Caye and the Toledo District in southern Belize where he visits the farms, speaks to the farmers and selects the beans (literally) from our fermentation & drying depot that go into every batch of our premium chocolate.<\/p>\n

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Our Farms<\/h1>\n

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I<\/span>t is extremely important to the quality of our products that we start with fresh cacao beans.\u00a0 Each week, the beans are carefully extracted by the farmers. Within six hours of being harvested they are carefully transported through the lush Belize mountains, The beans arrive at our centralized processing facility in Crique Jute Village to begin fermentation.<\/p>\n

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I<\/span>n Belize, our farms are made up predominantly of the Trinitario cacao variety (with a small percentage of Criollo).\u00a0 The Trinitario\u00a0is a meticulously hand-grafted hybrid from the (harder to grow) Criollo known for its fine flavor chocolate and Forastero, a hardier cacao tree that is more resistant to weather and disease.<\/p>\n

The Trinitario cacao variety was specifically chosen because it is the best of both worlds, a durable tree with high production that also produces high quality beans with all the traits necessary to produce fine flavor chocolate.<\/p>\n

Our unique organic \u201cPeini\u201d blend offers deep notes of nuts, tropical fruits, vanilla and coconuts.<\/p>\n

Currently we have 6 farms established consisting of a total of 167 acres of Fine Flavor, Certified Organic cacao and, most importantly, all of our farms are operated using environmentally and socially sustainable practices.<\/p>\n

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[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=”Global Body Text Light” _builder_version=”4.6.5″ global_module=”34932″ saved_tabs=”all” global_colors_info=”{}”]O<\/span>ur cacao beans are sourced from ecologically and sustainably managed farms.\u00a0 With our support the farmers employ good agricultural practices to ensure their trees have adequate sunlight, nutrients and care to yield only the highest quality cacao.\u00a0 We achieve this by maintaining rigorous farming practices that include soil and tree improvements, shade management, pest and disease control.\u00a0 Our extension officers visit these farmers to ensure that their practices continually meet our very high standards of sustainability and ecologically grown cacao.<\/p>\n

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H<\/span>arvest is a vitally important part of our seed-to-bean process.\u00a0\u00a0 This stage is controlled by our farmers and Farm Manager for our Peini Farms.\u00a0 Our team visits each farm to ensure that our farmers adhere to the strict harvesting protocol established by our technical team.\u00a0 By harvesting and cracking only the ripe pods before extracting the seeds correctly we can be guaranteed the highest quality beans. We provide constant training and recommendations for the farmers so they can improve their farming practices.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Fermentation<\/h1>\n

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T<\/span>he fermentation process is a major part of developing the cacao flavor. \u00a0The beans are weighed and checked (to ensure they are free from any foreign object) before they are placed in cascading (5 tier) wooden fermentation boxes.\u00a0 The beans are fermented for 6 days following the fermentation protocol established as per the characteristics of each batch.\u00a0 Cut tests and temperature readings are recorded every two days so as to monitor the fermentation progress.\u00a0 Amendments are made to achieve the desired fermentation percentage ratio.<\/p>\n

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E<\/span>nergy from the Sun!\u00a0 The beans are dried using passive solar energy, although this is sometimes challenging in a sub-tropical climate with high humidity especially during inclement weather conditions.\u00a0 Fortunately our optimally positioned, carefully structured and purpose-built drying facility with roll out drying racks aids the slow drying of the beans.\u00a0\u00a0 To achieve an even dryness the beans are turned constantly by a team of experienced post-harvest personnel led by our Quality Control Manager.<\/p>\n

Beans are dried until they reach a moisture content of 6.5%, achievable in 6 days during bright sunny conditions.<\/p>\n

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