Cocoa powder has long been known as a nutritious drink suitable for all ages from children to the elderly. However, on the market today, cocoa powder is produced by many countries around the world, but the top one in terms of quality and quantity consumed, the most used by many consumers is cocoa powder in Vietnam and why Vietnam’s best cocoa powder in the world?

The International Cocoa Council (ICC) has classified Vietnam in the group of cocoa growing countries with high-quality cocoa products.
After the 2013 Quality Cocoa award in France, Vietnamese cocoa has just been included in the list of the world’s leading producers of this agricultural product with good taste recognized by the ICC. Thus, Vietnam has become the 23rd country on this list out of about 60 countries in the world with cocoa production. Besides Vietnam, only 1 other Asian country on this list is Indonesia. The rest are countries in the Americas and Africa.

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However, Vietnam has a yield rate of good quality nuts 40 times higher than Indonesia.

Classification of Cocoa in the World

Forastero cocoa fruit line: The seeds are flat, the fruit is usually yellow. It is the most popular cultivar and also has good pest resistance and high yield. However, they produce cocoa beans with little flavor and are considered poor quality.

Criollo cocoa fruit line: is a very special line with white kernels, round seeds, large  , fruits are usually yellow or red. The seeds of this variety are rated as having the best taste. However, they have poor resistance to pests and diseases, low yields and less than 5% of the world cultivates this variety.

Cocoa fruit line Trinitario : this is a cross between Criollo and Forastero. It has the characteristics of the two lines above. They have good resistance to pests and diseases, average yields, and the seeds have a good taste. It is considered a high-quality nut, the beginning of the production of high-quality chocolate.

The world cocoa bean market is divided into two types: “flavoured” and “regular” beans. The “flavoured” seed is from the Criollo or Trinitario cultivar, while the “regular” seed is from the Forastero cultivar.

Vietnam Cocoa Is In The Top Of The World’s Best Nuts
The cocoa variety grown in Vietnam is a hybrid Trinitario  which is a high-quality variety that ranks in the top 10% of “flavoured” beans worldwide. Although Vietnam currently accounts for only 0.1% of world cocoa production, Vietnam’s cocoa beans are highly appreciated by the world for their unique flavor, which is very different from the cocoa beans grown in the world. in Africa.

Conditions for Vietnam cocoa to achieve TOP ranking:

Vietnam has suitable specific soil and climate conditions

The cocoa variety grown in Vietnam is Trinitario, which belongs to the group of 10% of the best “flavored” cocoa in the world.

Unique natural fermentation technique of Vietnamese farmers.

The remaining percentage of cocoa butter determines the delicious taste of cocoa powder.

Cocoa powder with a high percentage of cocoa butter will be fragrant, fatty, rich in the characteristic bitter sweet & cocoa flavor. When mixed, the dough will be much smoother.

Cocoa powder has a low percentage of cocoa butter (10-12%), also known as exhausted butter, making the cocoa taste harsher and more bitter.