There are 120 varieties of cocoa. They are rarely mentioned on chocolate bars because commodity cocoa, all “varietals” mixed together, becomes difficult to trace. Except that this represents 88 to 95%, according to the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), of the 4.45 million tons of annual cocoa production.
Five criteria to look at on the back of the label
The remaining 5 to 12% make up the “fino de aroma” cocoa. This selection of beans, however, does not indicate anything about farmers’ remuneration, child labor on farms, the type of organic or non-organic agriculture, with or without deforestation, nor anything about the recipe. There are labels and certifications for that.
François-Xavier Mousin created Orfève with Caroline Buechler. With a ton of chocolate produced per month in Satigny (GE), they try, on their own scale and with their means, to offer more responsible chocolate bars and neapolitans – for a clientele that can afford it.
François-Xavier Mousin gives us the five criteria to look at on the back of the label.
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