Love white chocolate, but avoiding dairy? Our new product is just for you! Cocoa Paste White Chips – Vegan Organic are little drops of cocoa butter flavored goodness. This white chocolate alternative contains no dairy additives or dairy allergens. The tempered paste that forms these chips is comprised of 45% cocoa butter, with the remaining…
Category: Chocolate & Cocoa
Have You Tried Our Organic Bittersweet Chocolate?
Some of the best things in life are often described as bittersweet: Memories, coffee, various fruits… but the one thing that comes to most people’s mind is probably chocolate! Cacao in its natural state is relatively bitter, which is why sugar is often added to sweeten it up and make it more palatable. Whereas milk…
New: Organic Chocolate Chips – 70% Bittersweet – No Added Sugar
Can’t have sugar? You can still enjoy your favorite chocolatey treats. One of our latest products is Organic Chocolate Chips – 70% Bittersweet – No Sugar Added. Just because there’s no conventional sugar doesn’t mean they aren’t sweetened! These chips contain 3 different types of alternative, natural sweeteners: erythritol, agave inulin, and stevia. Erythritol is…
Characterizing Cocoa Powder
As Valentine’s Day descends upon us, lovers worldwide will be agonizing over the perfect offering to reflect heartfelt feelings for their significant others. Chocolate products go hand in hand with Valentine’s Day. According to USA Today, consumers will spend approximately $1.8 million on chocolate products for Valentine’s Day in 2018. What a perfect time to…
Your Questions Answered
At Jedwards International, we pride ourselves on providing exceptional customer service, offering quality material and competitive pricing. We have qualified sales staff manning the phones Monday through Friday, from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Eastern time to field the myriad of questions that come our way.
The Economics of Natural Ingredients
One of the most fundamental concepts of economics is the law of supply and demand. The Purchasing Manager at Jedwards International is constantly trying to forecast and balance the amount of material that may be needed against the amount of supply we keep in our warehouse. When you are dealing with natural ingredients, this responsibility…
Captivated By Chocolate
There have been numerous studies done over time to ascertain how chocolate consumption impacts humans. One such study at the Human Olfaction Laboratory at Middlesex University concluded the smell of chocolate triggers positive reactions and may improve your mood.
Jedwards & Fair Trade: A Natural Partnership
At Jedwards, we pride ourselves on the quality of our products and the vitality of the cultures they represent. When we encountered an opportunity to source some of our popular products such as shea butter, cocoa butters and powders, and sugar via the Fair Trade network, we jumped at the chance. Buying directly from the…
Cocoa: Nibs, Powders, Butter—Nature’s Energy Elixir
“Chocolate is the divine drink which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits man to walk for a whole day without food.” –Hernando Cortez, 1519 Though Cortez marveled at the sustaining power of chocolate upon observing the Aztecs consumption, Europeans found cocoa extremely bitter. Sugar helped popularize the drink…