Herza Schokolade to unveil paleo cocoa flakes

Herza Schokolade has developed paleo cocoa flakes from pure organic cocoa mass in a bid to meet increasing demand for chocolate with a high cocoa content.

With a cocoa content of 100%, the new product is said to have an authentic cocoa flavour and a high proportion of health-supporting constituents, such as polyphenols.

Since the flakes do not contain sugar or sugar replacers, they are suitable for meeting current food trends such as paleo nutrition. The product gives muesli and ice cream an intensive cocoa flavour. Used in baked goods, the flakes are also said to create a chocolate-like appearance or a marble effect.

The company will unveil the paleo cocoa flakes at the BioFach exhibition, which takes in Nuremberg, Germany, from 5–17 February.

In the field of baking ingredients, Herza will also present its range of small organic chocolate pieces in different shapes and flavours. New additions include stars made of white, milk or dark organic chocolate. The company says the chocolate pieces enable manufacturers of organic baking ingredients to extend their range, and organic supermarkets have the option of launching a new range under their own label.

It will also showcase smoothies made from fruit and vegetables, which are enriched with superfruits. Herza has introduced a chocolate variant – the basis is white organic chocolate that contains fruit, vegetable and superfruit powder. There are three varieties: green smoothie chocolate pieces with wheatgrass, spinach and moringa powder, a red variant with elder, beetroot and raspberries, and yellow organic smoothie pieces containing mango, baobab and pineapple powder.