Cocoa

About this line

Fermented beans dried to approximately 7.5% moisture for secure storage. For powder, fat level, fineness, pH and microbiology are supplied to the agreed buyer specification. Sourced from the Ambanja and Ambilobe areas of northern Madagascar.

Technical specification

Form

Fermented beans or powder

Moisture

Beans approx. 7.5%

Fat level

Powder, to specification

Fineness

Powder, to specification

pH

Powder, to specification

Packing and storage

Packing

Beans: 60–65 kg bags. Powder: 20–25 kg bags

Shelf life

12–24 months

Pricing

Quotation on request

From harvest to shipment

3 to 5 weeks from harvest through preparation to being ready for loading.Ripe pods cut from the trunk and cracked open for wet beans.

1. Fermenting

   Beans and pulp piled under banana leaves for 5 to 7 days, building flavour precursors

2. Drying

   Spread on wooden platforms for 7 to 14 days with regular raking

3. Grading

   Graded and sorted to remove debris

4. Bagging

   Packed into jute sacks

5. Shipment

   Checked for moisture compliance at the port before loading

This is the preparation cycle, not your delivery lead time.Where the grade and quantity you need is already prepared and available from export stock, shipment is far quicker. Where it depends on a forthcoming harvest, we confirm the timeframe once the crop is in. Tell us your timing at enquiry stage and we will be straight with you about what is realistic.

Quality and documentation

Lots are laboratory tested by our sourcing partners before packing. Each consignment carries a lot-specific certificate of analysis.

Certificates of analysis, phytosanitary certification, certificate of origin and full export paperwork are shared directly with buyers at the point of order. Partner details and certification are not published on this website.

Specifications are indicative. Final specification, packing, shelf life and compliance are confirmed by contract and lot-specific COA. Full commercial terms apply.