How much is that?
Use & preparation
Storage & shelf life
| Nutrition table per 100g | |
|---|---|
| Energy | 2419kJ/578kcal |
| Fat | 43.6 g |
| of which saturates | 26.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 35.5 g |
| of which sugar | 30.6 g |
| Protein | 6.4 g |
| Salt | 0 g |
Ingredients: Cocoa nibs from cocoa beans* (Togo)57%, raw cane sugar* (South America), cocoa butter from cocoa beans* (Dom. Republic).
Cocoa: at least 68%.
Allergy information: May contain traces of milk including lactose, almonds and hazelnuts.
*from controlled organic cultivation
It's not easy to be dependent on nature.
"Agriculture gives me an income, plus I don't have to buy food!" Komi Doh has five hectares of land on which he grows cocoa and a variety of other foods. "My wife helps out and the farmhands put in a lot of work." One of his biggest challenges is drought: "If conditions are too dry, a lot of the seedlings die." Doh always looks forward to the harvest: "That's when I finally get to see the fruits of my labour. Still, I wouldn't mind having a better-paying job in addition to my work as a farmer, such as buying and selling building materials."
70 per cent of the cocoa processed worldwide comes from West Africa, but the region hardly benefits from this. Only around 10 per cent of the retail price of a conventional bar of chocolate remains in the country of origin. We want to change this by producing chocolate directly in Togo. The aim is for up to 50 per cent of the retail price to remain in the country. By contributing to our crowdfunding campaign, you too can become a chocolate investor and help turn our vision into reality.
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