Cabosse Naturals as proud winner of the Sustainable Food Awards!
Cabosse Naturals as proud winner of the Sustainable Food Awards!
The Sustainable Ingredient Awards
The Sustainable Food Awards’ objective is to acknowledge operators who are supporting the creation of a sustainable and low waste food industry. They are established by Ecovia Intelligence.
The Sustainable Ingredient Award is granted to an ingredient that makes a difference in terms of environmental and/or social impact. A perfect fit for our cacaofruit! Cabosse Naturals has developed a scalable, low waste supply chain of the cacaofruit to warrant a complete usage of the rich and nutritious fruit.
Every year, about 14 million tons of cacaofruits are harvested throughout the world. Whereas before 70% of the cacaofruit was thrown away (as much as 10 million tons!), now not only its seeds are used for chocolate, but we also craft the peel and the fresh, juicy pulp into delicious ingredients to meet the desires and beliefs of millennials and centennials.
The upcycled cacaofruit as rightful winner
Preventing food waste is the number one solution for global warming. Cacaofruit is the only fruit where the seeds are used, but the actual fruit is discarded. Until now. Cabosse Naturals has developed an innovative and unprecedented upcycling supply chain to harness the natural goodness of the cacaofruit.
The cacaofruit trees grow in the tropical regions around the Equator. Once the colorful fruits are ripe, they are carefully selected and picked by hand, cleaned, and opened to separate the seeds from the fresh white pulp. The seeds are later used to craft the exquisite chocolate we all love.
Traditionally, only the seeds of the cacaofruit were used and the rest of the cacaofruit was simply thrown away.
Now, thanks to Cabosse Naturals, the whole fruit is completely upcycled. The cacaofruit cascara, which accounts for 45% of the complete cacaofruit, is dried and ground into a fine nutritious flour. The cacaofruit pulp is quickly pressed into juice to preserve the fresh aromas of the fruit. Then the cacaofruit juice is filtered, pasteurized, and gently concentrated to obtain the cacaofruit juice concentrate.
Next-gen food and drinks
Thanks to these delicious ingredients, Cabosse Naturals celebrates the fresh fruity taste and natural goodness of the cacaofruit and marks the creation of a next-generation food and drinks category. Millennials and centennials today want to make considered purchases that are not only tasty and good for themselves but also for the planet and its people.
The cacaofruit ingredients tick all these boxes.
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