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Original Beans Esmeraldas Milk 42%

Original Beans Esmeraldas Milk 42%

Weight: 70 g

Regular price $8.00
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Direct-Source Cacao

Direct Sourced

This chocolate milk bar is made from cacao sourced from the pacific rainforest in Ecuador. The chocolate is conched for a long time and combined with sweet swiss milk and a touch of sea salt. The end result is a silky smooth milk chocolate with notes of caramel and hazelnuts.

Certified EU Organic

EU Organic

Contains Dairy

Contains Dairy

Peanut Free

Peanut Free

Soy Free

Soy Free

Manufactured in a facility which also processes Tree Nuts

Trace Tree Nut

Gluten Free

Gluten Free

INGREDIENTS & ALLERGENS

Ingredients: organic raw cane sugar, organic cacao butter, organic whole milk powder, organic cacao mass, fleur de sel. milk solids:20% minimum, cacao solids:55% minimum.

Contains: milk

May contain traces of tree nuts.

SHIPPING & GIFT OPTIONS

Free standard shipping for US orders $75+ or $6.99 Flat Rate. Faster options available at checkout. Warm weather? We ship with eco-friendly ice and insulation for no melt shipping.

International: Canada: $9.99 Flat Rate $150+ Other Countries: Rates calculated at checkout.

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  • REAL CHOCOLATE

    True chocolate has rich, nuanced flavors. Like wine it can vary by the variety of cacao beans, and where it's grown.

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Maker

Original Beans

Original Beans is passionate about being actively involved in the conservation of their cacao sources from Congo to Bolivia. They pride themselves on an ethical direct trade of their beans to ensure cacao farmers can achieve a livable income. They currently support 175 farming families full time. Original Beans finds the world’s rarest cacao beans to transform their unique flavors into incredible chocolate. What makes Original Beans unique, are the world's 50 best chefs that come together and work in creating the best chocolate bars. Through Original Beans hard efforts, they have already preserved heirloom and regional cacao varieties from nearing extinction! It all started back in 2008 when Philipp Kauffmann pursued his dream in creating a 100% regenerative business that gives more to the Earth than it takes. Kauffmann is the 7th generation of recognized forest scientists and explorers. Original Beans wrappers are environmentally friendly, packaged with the first garden compostable foil, made of woodfoil and cardboard which reduces negative environmental impacts by 82%. Every single bar you buy plants a tree in the rainforest, following the "one bar one tree" creed, and have already grown over 2 million trees! One of their bars, Femme de Virguna planted a quarter of a million cacao trees, and ultimately saved Congo’s forest from utter destruction!

Cacao Region

Esmeraldas, Ecuador

Esmeraldas is the northernmost province of Ecuador, bordering both the Pacific Ocean and western Colombia. The province is notable for its strong Afro-Ecuadorian culture & seafood-based cuisine, as well as the beautiful beaches. Much of Esmeraldas’ population relies upon agriculture to make a living, with the most important crops being banana, tobacco, coffee, and cacao.

Cacao Strain

Esmeraldas

This cacao strain takes its name from the northern Ecuadorean province to which it is native. The path which brought it there is yet unclear, but experts agree that Esmeraldas contains some amount of criollo ancestry, maybe even the same criollo types found in ancient Mesoamerica. But whatever its origin, the pods are mostly small and maroon-colored, with relatively few fruits per tree. The characteristic flavor profile of Esmeraldas cacao is incredibly mild, with traces of spices and melon, though chocolate made from pure Esmeraldas is uncommon.

Customer Reviews

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Sandi L.
Nice, smooth chocolate

This milky bar has a bright, chocolate flavor. Not too complex and not too sweet. Just a straightforward light chocolate flavor with a creamy, smooth texture.

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Anna
Delicious

If you are looking for a snappy chocolate, this is it. Good smooth flavor. Not too sweet or bitter.

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S.
Nice!

Good milk chocolate. Worlds above what you get in the grocery store.

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Sharon
Excellent

One of my favorites.

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Sharon
Always delicious

A great high-quality, basic milk chocolate bar.