What is bean to bar chocolate?

Close-up of melted dark chocolate being poured into a stainless steel bowl.

Bean to bar chocolate is made from scratch, starting with raw cocoa beans and transforming them into finished chocolate blocks.

At Planet Cocoa, we source ethical cocoa beans from the pacific islands. Craft chocolate makers source their own beans to understand farming practices, ensure ethics align and have the flexibility to choose beans with unique flavours.

How is chocolate made from cocoa beans?

1. Sourcing cocoa beans
2. Sorting and roasting
3. Cracking and winnowing
4. Grinding cocoa nibs
5. Refining and conching
6. Tempering chocolate
7. Moulding and packaging

Cocoa nibs are made by roasting and crushing cocoa beans and then winnowing away the outer husk.

Cocoa nibs are made by roasting and crushing cocoa beans and then winnowing away the outer husk.

Cocoa nibs, sugar and cocoa butter is placed into this stone grinder for 2-3 days to craft our dark chocolate!

Cocoa nibs, sugar and cocoa butter is placed into this stone grinder for 2-3 days to craft our dark chocolate!