6–7 Day Box Fermentation, 98.66% Fermentation Rate

The same six steps since our first harvest. Certified batch 25/26: 98.66% fermentation rate, 1.33% total defects.

Selective Harvest at Kamkav Farm
01

Selective Harvest

Only fully ripe pods are hand-selected from our Trinitario and Forastero varietals, with at least 19 sub-species developed over the years.

02

Pod Breaking

Pods are carefully broken to extract the wet beans in sweet mucilage. Processing begins within hours of harvest to preserve freshness.

Pod Breaking at Kamkav Farm
Controlled Box Fermentation at Kamkav Farm
03

Controlled Box Fermentation

Beans ferment in boxes under banana leaf and jute for 6–7 days, reaching 50 °C and turned every 12 hours. This is the critical stage that develops complex precursor flavor notes. Current batch: 98.66% fermentation rate.

04

Sun Drying

Beans are shade-dried for 24 hours, then sun and solar-dome dried, turned every 2 hours, to below 7.5% moisture. Current batch typically tests at 6–7%.

Sun-dried cacao beans at Kamkav Farm
Graded Grade I cacao beans at Kamkav Farm
05

Machine Grading

Every batch passes our machine-graded sorting system, then is graded against MS 2672:2017 by Lembaga Koko Malaysia. Current batch: Grade SMC 1, total defect rate 1.33%.

06

Export Packing

Sorted beans are packed in 30 kg bags with food-grade PE liners and woven PP outer bags, labeled with origin, batch number, harvest date, and quality grade.

EXW Mondulkiri is our standard offering. Bulk shipments via LCL or FCL from Phnom Penh or Sihanoukville; courier for Cambodia and Vietnam.

Export packing at Kamkav Farm

Every Batch Documented

Certificate of analysis per batch, independent lab testing, and a full spec sheet, sent on request before you commit to anything.

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