Madagascar Criollo-Only Cacao Butter

Criollo-Only Cacao Butter Cacao beans are the seeds of the Theobroma cacao tree. They can be sourced from several countries, including Madagascar. Raw cacao beans are picked from the pods of the tree. Cacao beans look like coffee beans and can be eaten raw but they taste very bitter.  It is mainly originated in the Sambirano Valley of northwestern Madagascar. This region is renowned for producing Madagascar's finest cacao beans.  Criollo-only cacao butter is extracted fat from cacao beans obtained by pressing the beans. It is one of the main ingredients of chocolate.  This cacao butter is a natural and unheated product. Adding no harmful preservatives or ingredients to this product ensures that, much of the nutritional value is preserved. Only Criollo cacao beans are used to make this product. Criollo cacao beans are also known as the ‘Queen of Cacao’ for their superior quality.  Its name comes from its appearance - pale yellow with a strong cocoa-like taste and aroma. Despite the word