Moonstruck revives rare chocolate


Moonstruck Chocolate Co. has licensed the revived Pure Nacional cacao bean, which was thought to be extinct for nearly 100 years.

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Moonstruck Chocolate Co. has licensed the revived Pure Nacional cacao bean, which was thought to be extinct for nearly 100 years.

Newly rediscovered, the rare chocolate will be available in New York City today and Portland next week.

“It’s an intense chocolate, but low in acidity,” said Julian Rose, Moonstruck’s chocolatier.

The bean was rediscovered almost by accident, according to Rose, growing at an elevation of 4,000 feet in a canyon in northern Peru. Testing linked it to the Pure Nacional variety, thought to be extinct.

It doesn’t come cheap — Moonstruck will sell 3.5 ounces of the beans, covered in chocolate, for about $11. A 2-ounce bar made from the Pure Nacional chocolate sells for about $8.

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