![]() “A big chunk of our team is working on a fermentation process to convert local feedstock such as beet sugar into cocoa butter.” “As we optimise our formulations according to customer requirements, we are using mainly the vegetable fat shea as a transitional measure until we can produce our own ChoViva butter,” reveals CTO Sara Marquart. However, it is working on its own alternative to replace cocoa butter. Like its alt-chocolate counterparts WNWN and Voyage Foods, the Munich-based brand currently uses shea butter as the main fat for its cocoa-free ingredient. He confirms that the palm oil used here is RSPO-certified, which comes from certified production units and is produced according to strict ecological and social criteria.ĬhoViva was founded by siblings Sara and Maximilian Marquart | Courtesy: ChoViva Creating a sustainable alternative to cocoa fatīut ChoViva won’t stop there. “If we do so, we support sustainable palm oil cultivation and work with partners who do the same,” CEO Max Marquart tells Green Queen. It also extends to cocoa and chocolate: most mainstream chocolate contains palm oil, which is an inexpensive ingredient.ĬhoViva, which uses traditional fermentation and roasting processes to recreate cocoa’s properties, acknowledges that for some of its industry partners, palm oil becomes part of the ingredient list. It has also been directly connected to forest fires in Indonesia. The popular fat, used in close to 50% of all major grocery store food products, is a major driver of tropical deforestation, a threat to wildlife including orangutans and rhinos, and is linked with worker exploitation. It’s the palm oil that stands out most – given its troubling relationship with chocolate and deforestation. The mueslis contain oats and wheat in various forms, alongside sunflower seeds, sunflower oil, shea butter, palm oil, colouring fruit and plant agents, flavour components, glucose-fructose and barley malt syrups, and emulsifiers in varying proportions. ![]() The flavours comprise Crunchy Waffle, Crunchy Hazel and Crunchy Berry, and are available at participating Rewe stores in Germany from today. The three new muesli SKUs employ ChoViva’s oat- and sunflower-based chocolate alternative, which was launched in 2021. ![]() While it launched a range of its cocoa-free chocolates at German online retailer Confiserie Seidl in 2021, the brand now sees itself as a B2B operator, “because by supplying the food industry, we can cover many product areas faster”. Sibling founders Sara and Maximilian Marquart tell Green Queen about ChoViva’s fermentation process, the use of palm oil, and creating a sustainable alternative to cocoa butter.ĬhoViva, which was previously known as NoCoa/QOA and whose parent company is Planet A Foods, has rebranded to “evoke positive associations” about chocolate, and says the new name implies a “chocolatey indulgence for life”. 5 Mins Read German alt-chocolate brand ChoViva (formerly NoCoa/QOA) has partnered with oat cereal producer Kölln on a new range of vegan muesli that uses the former’s cocoa-free chocolate.
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