Peru, the third largest South American country, is brimming with history. The most ancient finds attesting to the presence of humans date back 32.000 years. Various pre-Inca civilizations are known, such as the Nazca, famous for their striking geoglyphs and the Wari, the first expansionist people of the Andes. However, the most important civilization of the Andean region was undoubtedly the one which started in the 13th century: the Inca and their great empire, the Tahuantinsuyo. This domination tragically came to an end with the arrival of the Spanish and the capture in 1535 of the emperor Atahualpa by Francisco Pizarro. In the northern coastal area of the country, towards the border with Ecuador, lies the region of Piura, a place where agricultural production is fundamental and where Cacao Piura grows. A small part of the Cacao Piura cultivated is constituted by one of the world’s rarest cacaos: the Cacao Blanco de Piura. The name derives from the fact that its beans do not contain anthocyanins and are thus completely white. These pigments are usually present in cacao and some plants and are responsible, for example, for the colour of black grapes or aubergines. Another rare feature of this cacao is its genetic makeup. It is not a Criollo cacao, which usually has many white beans, but a Nacional, the majority of whose beans are “albino”. This is why we have classified it as Nacional Blanco Acriollado. This precious native cacao is now the pride of all the small local farmers who see to controlling the entire channeling system in order to obtain only the best from the processing of their cacao beans. Our cacao is selected and classified so as to ensure that it is made up, for the most part, by albino beans, albeit never being completely 100% so. This is why we work with farmers who assure us the best possible selection.

72,5% min. Cacao. Organic cacao beans, organic coconut blossom sugar, organic raw cacao butter; Emulsifier: organic sunflower lecithin. May contain traces of milk and nuts.

Wonderful creaminess with notes of sour cherry, citrus, exotic fruits and molasses, culminating in a lingering finale with a hint of nuts. A delicious taste of cream accompanies the entire tasting journey.

NUTRITIONAL VALUE FOR 100 g

Organic

Country of origin: Perù
Region: Piura
Genetics: Nacional
Fermentation: wooden boxes
Produced by: Cooperativa Norandino

50 g

Photo Elena Ticozzi Valerio ©

Nacional Blanco Acriollado