Valrhona Oqo 73% Dark Couverture Block
Valrhona Oqo 73% Dark Couverture Block (Stock Item)
Exclusively available to Classic Fine Foods UK customers.
Experience the Dawn of Chocolate: Valrhona Oqo 73% Dark Couverture Block
For professional chefs seeking a groundbreaking chocolate experience, Valrhona introduces Oqo: the first dark couverture crafted with whole, unhulled cocoa beans. This revolutionary product shatters tradition, offering an intense 73% Madagascar origin flavour profile and a surprisingly crunchy texture thanks to the inclusion of fine bean shell pieces.
Unparalleled Flavour & Sustainable Practices:
Single-Origin Power: Oqo features whole beans sourced from Madagascar, delivering a powerful taste that resonates with the essence of pure cocoa.
Unique Textural Delight: The inclusion of whole bean shells creates a delightful crunch unlike any other couverture, adding a captivating new dimension to your creations.
Three-Ingredient Purity: Made with only whole Madagascan cocoa beans, unrefined beet sugar, and cocoa butter, Oqo embodies Valrhona's commitment to clean-label ingredients. This minimalist approach also allows for the recycling of cocoa shells, promoting environmental responsibility.
Fuel Your Creativity & Reimagine Gastronomy:
Valrhona Oqo places a universe of culinary possibilities at your fingertips. Its intense flavour profile and innovative texture inspire the creation of showstopping desserts, mousses, ganaches, and more. Reinvent the future of gastronomy with this revolutionary couverture – a testament to Valrhona's century-long dedication to pushing the boundaries of chocolate artistry.
For nearly 100 years Valrhona have led the way in chocolate production, from responsible sourcing to every step along the production process. Using innovative techniques and professional expertise Valrhona have created some of the finest chocolates in the world.
Exclusively available to Classic Fine Foods UK customers.
Key Information
Name
Valrhona Oqo 73% Dark Couverture Block
Temperature
Ambient
Version
1.0
Update Date
10/04/2025
Certification
Halal
Category
Chocolates
Manufacturer
Valrhona UK LTD
Brand
Description
Dark couverture made with whole unhulled cocoa beans. Like the crackling sound of a fire, Oqo’s whole bean pieces take you back to cocoa’s earliest origins. It has a raw, mineral texture, crunchy pieces of whole beans which erupt like a shower of glittering sparks, and powerful tangy and fruity notes that give way to warm undertones of roasted beans.
Directions For Use
For pastry. Moulding. Bar. Mousses. Coating. Ice creams and Sorbets
Storage Conditions
In a dry place where temperature is maintened at 16-18°C / 60-64°F
Storage Conditions After Opening
After use, close hermetically the product to protect its properties and store it in the temperatures recommended up to the best-before date registered on the packaging.
Max Shelf Life
547 Days
Shelf Life From Opening
547 Days
Country of origin
France
Primary Ingredient Origin
Madagascar
Key Information
Nutrition & Composition
Each 100g Contains
Ingredients & Additives
Ingredients
whole cocoa beans from Madagascar 62%, sugar 27%, cocoa butter 11%
Contains GM Protein
No
Allergens
Dietary Suitability
Inner Component
Internal GTIN
3395328849910
Variable Weight Consumer Item
No
Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth)
7.3mm x 195mm x 260mm
Weight
3kg
Outer Case
GTIN
3395328849927
Units per traded case
2 Units
Gross weight
6.3 kg
Net weight
6 kg
Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth)
191mm x 200mm x 275mm
Packaging & Waste
Material/Weight of outer pack
Paper/Cardboard Box (185g)
Transport packaging
Wood Pallet (23000g)
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