El Salvador / CoEx 2025 Code – 244
El Salvador
NAME OF THE PRODUCERLuis Antonio Arias Nájera & Mónica Monti Perla
CoEx Sample Code244/25
SAMPLE TYPECommercial No. 407
GLOBAL REGIONCentral America & Caribbean
Contacts
CONTACT DETAILS OF PRODUCER
- Contact: Luis Antonio Arias Nájera & Mónica Monti Perla
- E-mail: ariasanto@gmail.com
- Address: La FinQuina, Caserío Miramar, Cantón San Antonio, Usulután, Concepción Batres, Bahía de Jiquilisco, El Salvador
- Phone: (+503) 6200 5457
CONTACT DETAILS OF SENDER / NATIONAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE
- Contact: Patricia López
- E-mail: patricia.esquivel@centa.gob.sv
- Organization: Centa
BEAN CHARACTERISTICS
| Dominating genetic origin (according to the producer) | Trinitario |
| Local name of variety | - |
| Bean size (Bean count/100g) | 99 (Standard) |
| Moisture content (%) | 6.7 |
| Average bean weight (g) | 1.01 |
| Cacao butter content in cacao mass (%) | 0 |
| Cacao mass fineness (µm) | |
| Roasting temp (°C) | 120 |
| Roasting time (minutes) | 22 |
A complex chocolate with a solid roasted cacao base, moderate bitterness and astringency, and low acidity. Notes of browned fruits, clear wood and spices accompany a persistent and very intense cacao aftertaste.
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