Description
Manoa – Kahalu’u – 70% dark chocolate
In Hawaiian, the word Kahalu’u means “diving place” or “dripping trough”. It’s a fitting name for this small town on the East Side of O’ahu Island (just 20 minutes from Manoa’s Chocolate Factory). The steep Ko’olau mountain range cradles the shallow waters of Kāneʻohe bay, making for excellent year-round diving, fishing, and farming. Back in lush Kahalu’u Valley, farmer, Ben Field is taking advantage of these idyllic growing conditions.
Born and raised in Kahalu’u, Ben is following in the footsteps of three generations of plant cultivation. While offering fermentation and drying services for small cacao growers (Mānoa Chocolate included) across the Island, Ben has been working on his own crop as well. On his family land he has planted approximately 800 cacao trees. As of this year the trees are now able to produce enough fruit for a new single origin Kahalu’u chocolate bar.
Ben and his family’s estate is not only a beautiful cacao farm, but an oasis of endemic plant life and other food crops. The family also grows banana, turmeric, taro, breadfruit, ginger, sapote, grapefruit, and a vast endemic plant nursery. Many of these crops are interspersed among the cacao, creating a thriving agroforestry system.
Learn more about the make here.
Nutrition Facts per 100 g:
Energy: kcal
Fat: g
which saturated: g
Carbohydrates: g
Sugars: g
Protein: g
Salt: <0.1 g
Ingredients:
cacao (min 70% cacao solids), cane sugar, cacao butter,
Allergens:
made in facility that handles milk and nuts.
