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Organic and fairtrade cocoa nibs

Our aromatic roasted organic cocoa nibs (crushed cocoa beans) are ideal for making premium quality chocolate products, cakes and biscuits, muesli and organic teas. We only process organic cocoa beans at our cocoa factory in Switzerland, so any mixing with conventional products is completely ruled out. Our roasted and cleaned organic cocoa nibs add a rich chocolatey flavour and a delicious crunch to a whole range of products. The cocoa comes from the Dominican Republic.

Cocoa nibs processed under contract (trolling)

At our flexible cocoa factory, we roast and clean the cocoa nibs (crushed cocoa beans) in both small or large production volumes. We are also happy to process your own organic cocoa beans under contract (tolling). Do you have any questions about your specific requirements? We’re here to help.

What makes good cocoa nibs?

Good cocoa nibs or crushed cocoa beans for the food industry are always roasted and are distinguished by their rich flavour and crunchy bite: they are roasted gently to give them a delicious, truly aromatic flavour profile. Good cocoa nibs contain no additives and are specially cleaned to meet the high specifications of the food industry. Cocoa nibs can be used in different ways to give food or teas a delicate chocolate flavour.

Full-flavoured cocoa nibs, roasted and cleaned

To bring out the full flavour of the cocoa nibs or crushed cocoa beans, all the batches of beans are analysed for their quality and sensory characteristics before processing. Only beans with a perfect quality and flavour profile are turned into our premium cocoa nibs. We can also process customers’ own cocoa beans.

Aromatisches Kakaopulver aus Nibs-Röstung

In our method of cocoa processing, we break the beans down into cocoa nibs first, and only then are they roasted. The advantages of roasting the nibs include regulated, very gentle temperature control. It also gives us maximum flexibility to define the required roasting profile. The roasting curve can be adapted to allow the full flavour of the cocoa nibs to develop.

Sorted or unsorted crushed cocoa beans in organic quality

Our roasted and cleaned cocoa nibs are available either sorted or unsorted. Depending on their intended purpose of use, the cocoa nibs may be sorted to be 1-3 mm or 3-6 mm in size, or they may be left unsorted.

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Fair trade cocoa nibs and other labels

Our roasted cocoa nibs are available with various organic and fair trade certifications. We are seeing a trend on the market towards stricter labels such as Demeter, Bio Suisse and FLO Fairtrade with full physical traceability. With our products, we are meeting that need as well as offering other certifications such as Naturland, Fair for Life, Rainforest Alliance, EU Bio, NOP/USDA, halal, kosher and ROC. We are also able to process our customers’ own beans complying with these labels or the Demeter label (tolling or contract processing).

Traceable cocoa nibs for the food industry

Our cocoa nibs are 100% traceable back to the smallholders. They are therefore the perfect choice for food manufacturers for whom traceable ingredients free from harmful substances are a high priority.

Before dispatch, samples of our cocoa nibs are sent to our in-house laboratory. There their physical and sensory properties are checked, along with the results of external analyses. Only products that meet our high quality standards leave the production plant.

 

Cocoa beans directly from smallholders

We believe in buying our organic and fair trade cocoa beans for the food industry directly from smallholder organisations wherever possible, eliminating the need for intermediaries.

Our customers in the food industry benefit from our close relationships in the regions of origin, as we are able to guarantee the traceability of the organic and fair trade cocoa beans from the smallholders through to production.

Our global partners

our global partners for organic and fairtrade cocoa

 


This is PRONATEC Swiss Cocoa Production, the world's first cocoa processing plant for organic cocoa beans only.
 

PRONATEC PRODUCTION SWISS ORGANIC COCOA PRODUCTS

 

YOUR CONTACT FOR ORGANIC COCOA POWDER

Michaela Scarpatetti

Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Asia

+41 (0)52 234 09 78
scarpatetti@pronatec.com

Florence Catterson

France, Middle East

+41 (0)52 234 09 92
catterson@pronatec.com

Gaby Fuchs

Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Eastern and South-Eastern Europe

+41 (0)52 234 09 52
fuchs@pronatec.com

Pascal Sax

 USA, Canada

+41 (0)52 234 09 62
sax@pronatec.com

Antonia Schneider

Germany, Austria, Switzerland

+41 (0)52 234 09 85
schneider@pronatec.com

David Kiesewetter

Benelux, Spain, Scandinavia, Middle East

+41 (0)52 234 09 92
kiesewetter@pronatec.com

Aurora Peverelli

Italy

+41 (0)52 234 09 44
peverelli@pronatec.com

Marco Steiner

Head of Sales

+41 (0)52 234 09 84
steiner@pronatec.com