Definition of Term
A QUICK GUIDE TO ALL CACAO TERMS IN THE PHILIPPINE CONTEXT.
CACAO Cacao is the more widely used term for theobroma cacao in the Philippines.
CACAO PODS The harvested crop from the tree, still covered in its soft, thick shell that varies in size and color.Typically contains 30 40 - cacao beans. WET BEANS Freshly-harvested cacao beans that are still covered in white, juicy pulp after pod breaking.These are collected to be dried every harvest.The weight of three kilos (3kg) cacao wet beans are equivalent to one kilo (1kg) of cacao dried beans. DRIED BEANS Cacao beans that are already dried - some farmers ferment their beans (dried fermented cacao beans) while most sundry their cacao beans without fermentation.At Auro, we only use dried fermented cacao beans for our products. TREE TO BAR Tree-to-bar is a direct trade process that indicates our beans are directly sourced from farmers and made in the country of origin. In addition, it means we are involved in every step from the cultivation of the cacao tree to the processing of the beans all the way up to packaging and retailing of the product. SINGLE ORIGIN Single Origin chocolate means the cacao we use are sourced from one specific place, highlighting the unique terroir of the location and promoting direct trade and transparency. SINGLE ESTATE Single Estate means that the cacao beans used for the chocolate come from one specific farm or area within an origin. SINGLE VARIETY Single Variety means that the beans used for your chocolate are only made from one variety or clone of cacao sourced from 5 - 4 different farms.
BARANGGAY The Philippine term is similar to town or village.
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