Côte d’Ivoire / CoEx 2023 Code – 745
Côte d’Ivoire
NAME OF THE PRODUCERN'Dri Kacou
CoEx Sample Code745/23
SAMPLE TYPECommercial No. E1TAA
GLOBAL REGIONAfrica & the Indian Ocean
Contacts
CONTACT DETAILS OF PRODUCER
- Contact: N'Dri Kacou
- E-mail: akwelouba@gmail.com
- Address: Leleble, Taabo, Agneby Tiassa, Côte d’Ivoire
- Phone: (+225) 707669173
CONTACT DETAILS OF SENDER / NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
- Contact: Kouakou Me
- E-mail: mkouakou@conseilcafecacao.ci
- Phone: (+225) 2720202787 /(+225) 0102566580 /(+225) 0505921512
- Organization: CONSEIL DU CAFE-CACAO
BEAN CHARACTERISTICS
| Dominating genetic origin (according to the producer) | Forastero |
| Local name of variety | Tout venant |
| Bean size (Bean count/100g) | 77 (Standard) |
| Moisture content (%) | 7.2 (Medium) |
| Average bean weight (g) | 1.3 |
| Cacao butter content in cacao mass (%) | 57.5 |
| Cacao mass fineness (µm) | 14 |
| Roasting temp (°C) | 118 |
| Roasting time (minutes) | 27 |
This very balanced chocolate is clearly dominated by a robust, pleasant and sweet cacao note, with clear browned fruits appearing rapidly. These evolve towards light over-fermented fruits notes, hints of vegetal and woodiness, rounding up the tasting with a short chocolatey aftertaste.
Chocolate Recipe
| % Cacao nibs | 63 |
| % Deodorised Cacao Butter | 7 |
| % Sugar | 30 |
| % Total Cacao | 70 |
| Ratio Cacao Mass (nibs) / sugar | 2.10 |
| Chocolate fineness (µm, +/- 1) | 16 |
Photo Gallery
Credit: 2023 Socat Coop CA/©Kouakou Daouda
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