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75% Cocoa Beans from Soconusco, Mexico (this includes 1% Askinosie cocoa butter that we make with the same beans). Your actual batch may have a slightly different amount because we experiment with texture (you will find the details by entering your Choc-o-lot # in the bottom left of the screen). Other companies don’t usually disclose the amount of cocoa butter, but we do.
25% Pure Cane Sugar In 1502, when Christopher Columbus became the first European to see cacao off the coast of Honduras and the island of Guanaga, the Soconusco region of Mexico near the Guatemalan border had a reputation for producing some of the finest cacao in the Aztec Empire. Today, the modern town of Soconusco is a sleepy little hamlet that is no longer a center of cacao production. In nearby towns, however, families farm cacao using tools and techniques that would have been recognizable to their ancestors, forging a link between the legendary Soconusco cacao of Aztec times and the chocolate we are making today. Download nutritional facts (PDF) See what Dr. Norman Shealy has to say about Askinosie Chocolate. We pride ourselves on the direct trade model of traceability and profit sharing. After three years we are experiencing difficulties in Soconusco, Mexico with the supply and quality of the cocoa beans we purchase. These attributes impact our ability to make great chocolate. We are not willing to compromise our standards on this because we want to bring you the best chocolate possible. Because of this, our 75% Soconusco, Mexico Dark Chocolate Bar is going on vacation. We are not giving up on Soconusco and will continue to work to solve the problems we have experienced. Price: $8.00  |
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