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Ingredients

Why Single Origin Cocoa

Ingredients are on the Rise

By Leo Palmer

he trend for single origin There are lots of reasons behind Blends are still very popular and form
cocoa ingredients is going this, from growing consumer the majority of the cocoa ingredient
Tstrong as consumers continue demand for premium products market. However, more customers

to satisfy their sweet tooth but look and new fl avor profiles to the are starting to see single origin
more closely at how and where cocoa drive for greater traceability in ingredients as desirable because
is sourced. Industry fi gures suggest the cocoa supply chain. Certainly, they concentrate those fl avors and
there has been a 25% increase in single origin cocoa ingredients can create distinctive new tastes.

chocolate launches with a single deliver many benefits to chocolate
origin claim since 2015, presenting a and confectionery manufacturers When mixing cocoa beans from
huge opportunity for cocoa suppliers looking to keep up with these trends. different origins, the terroir is
and chocolate manufacturers. Here we explore some of them. obviously lost; with a single origin,
you reveal the unique character of
Single origin cocoa ingredients, de- DISTINCTIVE FLAVOR PROFILES the cocoa.
rived from cocoa beans from a single Just like the grapes used to make
source, are not a new concept, but wine, cocoa beans from specifi c We are responding to this demand
have recently enjoyed a huge boost regions have their own terroir. The at our state-of-the-art processing
in popularity. The trend has been taste of the cocoa beans is affected facility in Koog, in the Netherlands,
strongest in cocoa liquors – no sur- by the soil and landscape in which where we create our own distinctive,
prise given these are the critical com- they are grown which gives them single origin cocoa liquors. From
ponent in the manufacture of choco- their own unique fl avors. Often a beautifully aromatic Ecuadorian
late – but it is now expanding to other cocoa beans from different origins single origin cocoa liquor, to a bold,
ingredients too, like cocoa powders are blended in the manufacturing smooth tasting liquor exclusively
as its many varieties and applica- process to create the perfect color or from Ghana, to a complex and rich
tions become better understood. flavor for a particular customer. whole bean roasted liquor from Côte

Food Marketing & Technology 24 September 2020