Main Varieties of Cocoa Beans

The quality of the cocoa beans determines the quality of the cocoa powder. Quality cocoa powder can be made into delicious chocolate. The price of chocolate is different. It is not only because the different chocolate processing technology, but also for the quality and origin of cocoa are different.

1, Criollo is the top grade cocoa. It’s aroma is unique, but the production is low. The cocoa beans account for only 5% of global production. It mainly grows in Venezuela, the Caribbean, Madagascar and Java.

2, The production of Frastro is the highest. It is accounting for about 80% of global production. It smells spicy, bitter and sou. Frastro mainly used to produce ordinary popular chocolate.
The cocoa beans produced in West Africa belong to this kind. Malaysia, Indonesia, Brazil and other fields also have a large number of cocoa trees. This cocoa bean needs baking to make up for the lack of flavor, so most of dark chocolate have a kind of caramel flavor.

3. Trinidad is a hybrid of the two kinds of cocoa. The cocoa beans combine the advantages of the first two cocoa beans, which make up about 15% of global production. It is also used to produce high quality chocolate. Because Criollo and Trinitario can provide the acidity, balance and complexity of quality chocolate.

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