Taiwan / CoEx 2023 Code – 699
Taiwan
NAME OF THE PRODUCERChung Sheng Chen
CoEx Sample Code699/23
SAMPLE TYPECommercial No. T008
GLOBAL REGIONAsia & the Pacific
Contacts
CONTACT DETAILS OF PRODUCER
- Contact: Chung Sheng Chen
- E-mail: chen28013750@gmail.com
- Address: Ai-Liao Village, Neipu Township, Pingtung County, Taiwan
- Phone: (+886) 928013750
CONTACT DETAILS OF SENDER / NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
- Contact: Yueh Jung Tseng
- E-mail: amandat1234@gmail.com /ticcacocoa@gmail.com
- Phone: (+886) 975870765 /(+886) 938802019
- Organization: Taiwan Cocoa & Chocolate Industry Association
BEAN CHARACTERISTICS
| Dominating genetic origin (according to the producer) | Trinitario |
| Local name of variety | Trinitario |
| Bean size (Bean count/100g) | 80 (Standard) |
| Moisture content (%) | 6.6 (Medium) |
| Average bean weight (g) | 1.25 |
| Cacao butter content in cacao mass (%) | 53 |
| Cacao mass fineness (µm) | 13 |
| Roasting temp (°C) | 118 |
| Roasting time (minutes) | 25 |
This chocolate has a unique and complex flavour profile, with rich herbal and citrus notes, completed by browned, cooked fruit, mild floral and spicy tobacco notes. It has a sweet caramel aftertaste with some lingering wood.
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 I-LOVE CHOCOLATE Company /©Chung Sheng Chen
Video - Meet the producers
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