Raw Cacao Paste (100% Pure Cacao Mass) - Criollo

Raw premium Criollo cacao bean nibs (pieces of peeled low fermented cacao beans) are tempered into these smooth chunks of cacao. They are unroasted and unsweetened and ready to use in your recipes. A quick and easy way to make chocolate. Our cacao paste comes from Esmeraldas in Ecuador.  Esmeraldas is located right in the middle of the equatorial line, in one of the most biodiverse countries on earth: Ecuador. The land is very fertile, allowing farmers to grow numerous kinds of plants, which in turn give back to the soil and influence the flavor of our cacao with an environmentally sustainable approach. Grown within shaded and wild plantations, our cacao absorbs unique profiles, making the bean so much more complex. For generations, the small farmers of Esmeraldas, have been in love with cacao. The social enterprise formed is composed of over 800 small farmers all over Esmeraldas, covering over 1000 hectares of land of cacao.  By avoiding pesticides and other chemicals, they help pres