Fair Trade Organic Cocoa Powder

Made with Fairtrade certified cocoa beans, our cocoa powder has a complex flavour and is alkalised or 'Dutched' to help emphasize the robust chocolatey notes. Ideal with a cup of hot milk as a night-time drink and also makes the very best cakes and desserts.

OUR ORGANIC COLLECTION COCOA

Our organic chocolate is certified by the Fairtrade Foundation. We are proud to say that in 1994 Maya Gold was the first chocolate in the UK to be awarded the Fairtrade mark. The bar was inspired by a traditional Mayan drink of cocoa and spice from Belize. To capture the taste of the bar, we blended dark chocolate with a refreshing twist of orange, perfectly balanced by the warmth of cinnamon, nutmeg and a hint of vanilla.

ON THE COCOA FARM

Farmers inspect each cacao tree by hand and only harvest the pods when they are fully ripe. The pods are then hand-cut open to reveal the juicy cocoa beans covered in a thick white cacao fruit; this is removed from the pod and covered with banana leaves. As the fruit breaks down the cocoa begins to ferment, which forms the first precursors of chocolate flavour. After a week, the beans are cleaned and dried in the sun, before being packed up.

FROM BEAN TO BAR

Locked inside the paper-thin shell of cocoa beans are the cocoa nibs which we gently roast to bring out the chocolate aroma. We then grind down the nibs into a thick paste, releasing all the flavour. The finest sugar is added, along with milk if we are making milk chocolate, and continue to refine the chocolate until it’s so smooth that none of the particles can be detected on the tongue. Cocoa butter is the natural oil found inside cocoa nibs and is added to give the chocolate its smooth luxurious texture.

CAREFULLY CRAFTED CHOCOLATE

Our freshly made chocolate is stirred for several hours until smooth, thick and shiny. We then ‘temper’ the chocolate, with a series of controlled temperature changes to ensure that the final chocolate will set with a beautiful glossy shine and perfect ‘snap’. The luxurious chocolate is then carefully poured into moulds; ready for you to indulge yourself in a moment of pure chocolate pleasure.

OUR STORY

Green & Black’s was founded on the Portobello Road by husband and wife team Craig Sams & Jo Fairley. In 1991 Craig was sent a sample of chocolate by a peanut supplier. Lifetime chocaholic Jo later discovered the chocolate unattended and promptly ate it. She’d never tasted anything quite like it and was sure other chocolate fanatics would feel the same! And with that, the couple began making delicious chocolate

NEW PEOPLE, SAME SPIRIT

Since that very first bar we’ve stayed true to the founding principles of Green & Black’s and naturally become a devoted group of chocoholics. So much so that our constant desire to innovate, inspire and impress has seen Green & Black’s voted as a cool brand for 10 consecutive years by CoolBrands