Dark chocolate couverture in drops made from a blend of African and Ecuadorian cocoa. Essence Dark Chocolate 70% has an intense cocoa profile with floral and dried fruit notes, balanced by roundness and long persistence. The blend provides depth and intensity while maintaining a smooth, well-balanced flavour suitable for a wide range of pastry and chocolate applications.
Use
Suitable for covering, moulding, ganache, mousses, pralines, ice cream, chocolate bars and pastry applications.
Ideal for enrobing and moulding, ganache and truffle centres, brownies and baked desserts, chocolate décor, dessert components and pastry applications.
Technical
Origin: Africa and Ecuador
Variety: Blend
Format: Couverture drops
Ingredients: Cocoa mass (Ecuador), sugar, cocoa mass (Ivory Coast), cocoa butter, emulsifier: sunflower lecithin.
Allergens: None declared
May Contain: Milk, soya and nuts due to production environment
Temperatures:
- Melting: 45-50°C
- Crystallisation: 27–29°C
- Working: 30–32°C
- Cooling: 14–16°C
Storage: Store in a cool, dry, odour-free environment between 14–20°C
Shelf Life: 30 months
