Auro - Dark chocolate 64% with cocoa nibs - PHILIPPINES - 60g



Tree-to-Bar
Discover the enchanting flavors of Davao's lush tropical forests in this smooth single-origin Auro - Dark chocolate 64% with cocoa nibs. This tree-to-bar chocolate is crafted with quality cacao beans sustainably sourced directly from local farmers. Combined with carefully roasted cacao nibs, it is the perfect crunchy treat to keep you wanting more.
Cacao mass (54% Philippines), cane sugar, cacao butter, cacao nibs, soy lecithin
Cocoa farmer and chocolate maker
David Dela Serna has been one of Auro Chocolate's long-time partner farmers since the beginning. He takes care of 12 hectares of cacao farms in Tugbok District, Davao City with his family. He also grows other fruit trees with cacao such as pomelo and coconut. The Dela Serna Farm also help and support Field of Dreams Children’s Home, an orphanage for young children.
Auro Chocolate Auro Chocolate is an internationally-awarded premium tree-to-bar chocolate brand from the Philippines rooted in sustainability through direct-trade with Filipino farming communities. Auro finely crafts quality cacao beans, couverture ingredients and retail products using only the best ingredients to create bold and tropical flavors indicative of their origin. Kelly Go and Mark Ocampo are the Co-Founders and Managing Directors of Auro Chocolate. They both grew up in the Philippines and first met in Chicago over a decade ago. They are extremely passionate about all things chocolate and instantly bonded over their love of food and culture. Auro is committed to building fair and sustainable partnerships that empower farmers to continuously improve both yield and quality, while also striving to create a long-lasting social impact on their communities. They demonstrate this through the following steps:
- Purchasing the cacao beans with an additional 10-15% premium above the ICCO world market price that incentivizes quality and variety segregation while improving their income significantly.
- Auro’s cacao technicians conduct farm visits to provide better assistan... Read more ...
