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We are going to enjoy a very appetizing post, full of flavor and color thanks to cocoa and different types of chocolate. Will you be able to resist this temptation? We put you to the test! Originally, cocoa beans were consumed as a drink and their taste was bitter. This food was considered by the primitive Mayan and Aztec civilizations as more than just a meal, since these ancient inhabitants of South America used this fruit of nature for medicinal purposes, since it acted against ailments such as fever or anemia. Nice start, don't you think? Download our free guide on Fair Trade here and discover this system of responsible and sustainable consumption. "tipos-de-chocolate" To tell you about the various types of chocolates, we have compiled information from the IDDBA (International Dairy Deli Bakery Association), a non-profit trade organization focused on the food industry. They tell us about: Dark chocolate Contains cocoa paste, cocoa butter and sweetener. It is semi-sweet if it contains at least 50% cocoa mass and semi-sweet when it contains between 35-45% cocoa mass. Milk chocolate In addition to powdered milk, it has the same ingredients as the previous chocolate. It contains at least 10% cocoa mass, but we can also find it with up to 42%. White chocolate Contains cocoa butter, milk, sweetener and never includes cocoa mass.
Has it been too little for you? The Spanish Food Code also incorporates: Chocolate with nuts or cereals It is a plain chocolate or a milk chocolate to which a proportion of between 8-40% of hazelnuts, almonds, walnuts, pine nuts or roasted or puffed cereal grains, whether whole or chopped, has been incorporated. Chocolate with fruits Like the previous one, it can be Asia Mobile Number List derived from milk chocolate, or alone, to which between 5-40% of dried or candied fruits are added, either whole or chopped. With which you stay? Fair Trade cocoa from Cooproagro The cocoa used to make Oxfam Intermón's Fair Trade chocolate bars comes from various producer groups. One of them is Cooproagro, Cooperative of Agricultural Producers, founded in 1984 in the Dominican Republic. There are 15 cooperatives that make up Cooproagro and 14,000 the number of peasant families associated with it. But we want to tell you something else! Thanks to this producer group and the social premium that Fair Trade provides, all members of these families have been able to improve their quality of life by repairing infrastructure in their community, such as streets and bridges or the arrival of electricity to homes.
Members, like Maribel Villar, mother and producer of the Jaya community, will no longer be forced to access the land they work on horseback because the roads will be improved. How about? "different-varieties-of-chocolate" Maribel Villar, member of Cooproagro © Guadalupe de la Vallina Cooproagro offers a series of services to its farmer partners through the following programs: Internal control system and quality assurance system through agronomist professionals who provide technical assistance to members. Credit program through loans at low interest. Savings program, which allows each member to save 100 pesos for each quintal of cocoa delivered. Mutual aid program to provide financial assistance in the event of the death of a family member. Education support program through the donation of school supplies and scholarships. Fair Trade premium distribution program, based on distributing the additional premium of 150 dollars, for each ton of cocoa sold, in the implementation of projects such as the repair of schools, the construction of a cocoa nursery or the necessary infrastructure for enrich the quality of cocoa, among others. In addition, Cooproagro cocoa is certified organic and Fairtrade certified . Quality and sustainability guarantee! "cacao-comercio-justo" Fair Trade chocolate range © Pablo Tosco / Oxfam Intermón Recipes with Fair Trade chocolate, try them all! We have talked so much about this sweet delicacy that we want to try a delicious dessert with chocolate.