The Valrhona Cacao Paste Extra 100% — 3 kg Block is a pure cocoa paste (100% cocoa beans) designed to significantly enhance the chocolate flavor in your recipes and enrich their taste with full intensity. A flagship product of Valrhona, it is a fundamental ingredient for professional chocolatiers, pastry chefs, and ice cream makers seeking maximum cocoa intensity without compromising purity.
Its composition — only cocoa beans, with no added cocoa butter or milk solids — makes it a precision tool to adjust the flavor intensity of your ganaches, creamy desserts, and mousses. Valrhona is a B Corporation certified company committed to responsible social and environmental practices.
Key features
- 100% cocoa beans, no added cocoa butter or dairy ingredients
- Enhances and intensifies chocolate flavor in all your preparations
- Professional format 3 kg (3 blocks of 1 kg) for volume production
- Rich in fiber (21 g/100 g), iron (8.2 mg/100 g), and potassium (951 mg/100 g)
- Powerful flavor profile, suitable for mousses, creamy desserts, ganaches, ice creams
- Valrhona, B Corporation certified company
Recommended applications
Optimal uses: chocolate mousses, creamy desserts and ganaches, chocolate ice creams and sorbets. Pure cocoa paste allows precise adjustment of cocoa content in a recipe without altering its fat profile, unlike adding dark chocolate or cocoa powder.
Ingredients and allergens
Cocoa beans. No major allergens in the product. Possible presence of nuts. Made in a facility that uses milk.
Storage
Store in a dry place between 16 and 18 °C. Best before date: 14 months. Commercial best before from Valrhona warehouse dispatch: minimum 8 months. After use, reseal tightly and store at recommended temperatures until the optimal use-by date printed on the packaging.
Nutritional information per 100 g
| Nutrient | Per 100 g |
|---|---|
| Energy | 2492 kJ / 605 kcal |
| Fats | 53 g of which saturated 32 g |
| Carbohydrates | 7.5 g of which sugars 2 g |
| Dietary fiber | 21 g |
| Proteins | 14 g |
| Salt | < 0.01 g |
| Iron | 8.2 mg |
| Potassium | 951 mg |
| Calcium | 98.3 mg |
Product information
- Brand: Valrhona
- Product code: 134
- EAN: 3395321001346
- Legal name: Pure cocoa paste (100% cocoa)
- Net content: 3 kg (3 blocks of 1 kg)
- Dimensions: 190 x 245 x 60 mm
- Total cocoa content: 100%
- Added cocoa butter: 0%
- Milk solids: 0%
- Best before: minimum 8 months from Valrhona warehouse dispatch
- Certifications: non-GMO, non-ionized, trans fat-free, B Corporation
- Country of origin: France
- Customs code (HS): 1803.10.00.00
- Manufacturer: Valrhona S.A.S., 14 avenue du Président Roosevelt, 26600 Tain l'Hermitage, France
