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MAKING THE WORLD'S PUREST CHOCOLATE: FROM POD TO PACKAGE
Cacao is native to the Amazon Basin and
has been cultivated by the inhabitants of the Ecuadorian
rainforest for the past 40 years. The annual cacao harvest
takes place from approximately March through July.
Step
One |
Families begin
early in the morning and work together in a "minga"
to harvest the cacao fruit, which is to be sold to
cacao growers' associations later that same day. |
Step
Two |
After a morning
of harvesting, the pods are opened and the cacao beans,
still covered in sweet and fruity pulp, are scooped
out and packed for transport to the agricultural collection
centers operated by the growers' associations. |
Step
Three |
The beans are
deposited in specially designed wooden boxes where
they are carefully fermented for up to seven days.
These boxes are covered with banana leafs so that
the beans maintain the temperature required for the
fermentation process to take place. This is a delicate
process that requires very specific conditions. Proper
fermentation develops the cacao's rich, chocolate
flavor. |
Step
Four |
Next, the employees
at the agricultural collection center spread the beans
out on wooden or cement platforms to be slowly sundried.
They then sort the beans, selecting the best for the
important toasting process that follows. |
Step
Five |
The
beans are then transported to Yachana Gourmet's production
facility in Quito, Ecuador's capital city. There each
batch of beans is toasted until the beans acquire
a rich, nutty flavor characteristic of dark chocolate.
The Yachana Gourmet production team then coarsely
grinds and separates from the beans from their husks
to create chocolate "nibs" - little bits of all-natural,
flavorful cacao. Yachana Gourmet's unique, post-harvest
process enhances the flavor of the bean and creates
a pure cacao nib, the primary ingredient used in Yachana
Jungle Chocolate. |
Step
Six |
Yachana Gourmet's
production team mixes the nibs with other natural
ingredients, such as macadamia nuts and pineapple. |
Step
Seven |
Yachana Jungle
Chocolate is packaged fresh daily and shipped to markets
worldwide. As consumers purchase Yachana Jungle Chocolate,
they not only treat themselves to a true Taste of
the Amazon, they also take pride in knowing that they
are helping to improve the lifes of thousands of small
family farmers in the Ecuadorian Amazon Rainforest
and are supporting the healthcare
, conservation
, and sustainable
development work of FUNEDESIN. |
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