Cocoa Powder 20/22 Panama

Flavor

Panama Cocoa Powder (20/22) has a cinnamon color, a pleasantly strong aroma and a clean, cocoa-like, bitter taste. It is suitable for the preparation of beverages with different types of milk. Thanks to its excellent quality, it is perfect for baking cakes, pies, cookies, etc.

Origins

Humid, cool weather in the mountains, warm by the oceans. The volcanic mountains of the Cordillera de Talamanca, the beaches of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the rivers Tuira, Bayano, and Chucunaque, and the national parks of Coiba, Darién, and La Amistad. Panama is a colourful, rich country worth visiting. If you are not planning to travel there, you can simply be transported to an exotic landscape with a cup of delicious cocoa. Cocoa is made from the beans of the cocoa tree (Theobroma cacao), which grows on Panama's plantations.

Panama ranks 30th in the world in cocoa production. Most cocoa trees are grown in the Boscas del Toro region in the north. It is the main source of income for local farmers. They form cooperatives that guarantee them good conditions and fair farmgate prices.

The cocoa trees are shaded by surrounding trees, and the fruit is harvested twice a year. About 30cm long, the yellow to reddish-purple pods contain several dozen seeds, the cocoa beans. These need to be removed from the white pulp, poured into fermentation tanks and left to ferment for several days.

During fermentation the pulp residue dissolves, and the beans are stripped of their bitterness and tannins. Finally, workers dry the beans in special dryers, but more often in direct sunlight. In both cases, they must be raked frequently to prevent mould. The cocoa beans thus prepared go to the processing plants.

There, they are cleaned, peeled and crushed by a machine. This is followed by roasting and grinding. The resulting cocoa mass is separated into cocoa butter and powder, which must be ground and blended. The journey from cocoa tree to cocoa is indeed not a short one. In the end, it is a purely natural product with a high content of valuable nutrients.

Panama Cocoa Powder is vegan.

Not suitable for people with allergy to cocoa. May contain traces of nuts.

Store at 12-20⁰C.

Hot chocolate & Hot cocoa packaging preview

Our quality aluminum packaging lacks any bold graphics, as we’d rather focus on the taste of our products. Thanks to the hermetic seal, this container helps the contents keep their freshness and protect them against humidity, light or foreign odors.