Lubeca Chocolate from Banquet Chocolates

Dark Chocolate

Couverture — a chocolate that contains at least 31% cocoa butter

Lubeca produce a wide range of chocolate couvertures suitable for a large variety of applications.

Lubeca’s standard dark chocolates start with a cocoa solids content of 55%, and are made from cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast. At 60% cocoa solids and higher, Lubeca use high quality cocoa from Ghana.

The highest cocoa content chocolate Lubeca produce is an 85% Ghana, which whilst having a good rounded chocolate flavour is very mellow.

The finest grade of dark chocolate couverture are made from a blend of high quality cocoa beans from varieties Arriba, Trinidad and Venezuela which give a distinct chocolate flavour.

For really special applications, Lubeca produce a range of Single Origin Chocolate Couvertures:

• Arriba 63%, made from Arriba cocoa beans selected from the highlands of Ecuador
• Rio Caribe 67%, made from the fruity Rio Caribe variety of Venezuelan cocoa beans
• Trinidad 72%, made from cocoa beans from Trinidad

Milk Chocolate

Lubeca also make Milk Chocolate in a wide variety. Standard products using a blend of either or Arriba, Trinidad, Venezuela, Peru and Madagascan cocoa beans. They also have standard products made from only Ghana cocoa beans and Cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast.

• Cocoa solids range from 35.5% to 43%
• The range of milk chocolates is topped with a single origin - Rio Caribe 47%, made from the fruity Rio Caribe variety of Venezuelan cocoa beans

White chocolate

One grade of white chocolate is available (33% cocoa solids, 39.5% total fat)

Organic chocolate couvertures

Two grades of organic dark chocolate (60% and 70% cocoa solids) are available, made with cocoa grown by a certified small sized co-operative in the highlands of Peru and made with unrefined organic sugar.

Organic milk chocolate is made with the same Peruvian cocoa as the dark chocolate and has 41% cocoa solids for a great milk chocolate flavour.

Organic white chocolate with cocoa solids of 38% and total fat of 43.5% is also available.

Where vanilla is used, Lubeca use natural vanilla.