Naive Cacao Pulp Heirloom 70% Bar 50g

Chocolate Naïve founder, Domantas Užpalis, says, “Chocolate is as luxuriant as my most vivid dream and as humble as my simple reality.” His poetic philosophy translates into wonderfully unique chocolate! Chocolate Naïve sources their cacao via direct trade, which allows them to pay better rates to their farmers (Naïve buy their beans for at least 40% above market price), regulate the quality of their cacao, and ensure the crop is grown using sustainable and ethical practices. These carefully sourced cacao beans then travel to Chocolate Naïve’s production facility in Lithuania, where Užpalis and his team meticulously roast, roll, and conch them.

You might wonder what on earth is cacao pulp. The most creative product Naive has ever developed. A fresh cacao bean is surrounded by white mucilage called a placenta, also known as pulp. It is sweet, citrusy and no cacao plantation visit is complete without watching a ripe cacao pod being cut open with a machete and then sucking on this refreshing pulp. This amazing by-product is full of vitamins, antioxidants and flavor. Naive has found a way to collect and preserving cacao pulp - freeze-dry the pulp to develop a meringue-like texture and then immerse the pulp into chocolate made from white heirloom cacao. A cacao taste like never before!