Beverage
Amelonado
B tier
Amelonado is a Forastero subgroup—amelon-shaped pods, West African and Brazilian importance, reliable bulk chocolate flavour. Much of Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire cocoa historically traces to Amelonado-type trees. Everyday chocolate backbone genetics. Solid when well fermented; not a fine-flavour marketing group.
Track this ingredient
Unit
Characteristics
Preparations
Bulk ChocolateIndustrialPowder
Traits
BulkForastero SubgroupMelon Pod ShapeRobustVolumeWest Africa LinkWorkhorse
History
BR
Amelonado-type Forastero moved from Brazil toward West Africa.
GH
Amelonado underpinned early Gold Coast cocoa expansion.
West African Amelonado dominated industrial bean supply stories.
Hybrid programmes layered on Amelonado base genetics.