Philippines, Mindanao Island 73% Chocolate Thins

As commercial cocoa is relatively recent in the Philippines, it is still made up of multi-crop small holders where they grow cocoa alongside a whole host of crops, mainly for the local market – think pineapple, coconut, and yams. There are more cooperatives in the Philipps as each farmer doesn’t produce enough beans to build a fermentary.

Mindanao is the southernmost main island in the Philippines group, just inside the “Goldilocks zone” 10 degrees either side of the equator. It is Firetree’s only cocoa origin North of the Equator. The cocoa we buy directly from our farmer grows on the slopes between Mount Apo and Davao city in the fertile tropical rainforest-like conditions.

Allergens in CAPS. Manufactured on equipment that also processes milk and nuts.

Cocoa mass, cocoa butter, unrefined sugar, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin.

Per 100g:
Energy 561 (kcal)/2326 (kj)
Fat 41g of which saturates 26g
Carbohydrates 32g of which sugars 27g
Protein 9.7g
Salt 0.02g

Per thin:
Energy 34 (kcal)/140 (kj)
Fat 2.46g of which saturates 1.56g
Carbohydrates 1.92g of which sugars 1.62g
Protein 0.6g
Salt 0.001g