Couverture — a chocolate that contains at least 32% 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 60%, and are made from cocoa beans from either the Ivory Coast or Ghana. The highest cocoa content they produce is an 85% Ghana, which whilst having a good rounded chocolate flavour is very mellow. The next grade in the dark chocolate couvertures are made from a blend of high quality cocoa beans from the varieties Arriba, Trinidad and Venezuela.
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
Lubeca also make Milk Chocolate in a wide variety. Standard products using a blend of Arriba, Trinidad, Venezuala and Java cocoa beans. They also have standard products made from only
- Java cocoa beans
- Ghana cocoa beans
- Forestero cocoa beans
- Cocoa beans from the Ivory Coast.
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
Other chocolates available from Lubeca are white chocolate (39.5% total fat), dietetic chocolates (made with fructose).
Organic chocolate couvertures, (dark, milk and white) made using cocoa beans from the Dominican Republic and Peru. All ingredients are organic.
All Lubeca chocolates are made with natural vanilla extract
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