Pure enjoyment: Coffee, cocoa & drink powders

Gluten, also known as gluten protein, is a group of certain proteins found in cereal grains such as wheat, rye, barley, and oats. The gluten content is of decisive importance for the baking properties of a flour. Gluten protein binds up to three times its weight in water when it becomes moist. In the process, it develops rubber-like, elastic properties. Like a skeleton, the gluten threads run through the bread dough and ensure that a fine-pored, loose dough forms. The quantitatively and qualitatively highest gluten is provided by wheat, to which it also owes its excellent baking properties. Some people are allergic to this protein due to a metabolic disorder. With sprue or coeliac disease, the medical names for this intolerance, a lifelong gluten intolerance remains. Coeliac disease and sprue are chronic diseases of the small intestine that manifest in childhood or do not appear until adulthood. Since the organism has an intolerance to the gluten protein, those affected must eat a gluten-free diet. The following grains are gluten-free in their unprocessed state: Rice, maize, millet, buckwheat, amaranth and quinoa.

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Yes, our Rapunzel coffee beans are suitable for all commercially available fully automatic coffee machines. This is confirmed by Saeco, a well-known manufacturer of fully automatic coffee machines: As part of the “Week of the Environment”, Saeco has chosen Rapunzel Espresso as the partner coffee to be served in their café. However, as there is no generally valid rating scheme for the suitability of coffee beans for fully automatic coffee machines, we do not have any reference to this on our coffee packaging. The suitability of coffee beans for fully automatic machines is often associated with the oil content of the beans. It is assumed that beans with too high an oil content are not suitable for fully automatic machines. Our coffee beans have an oil content that is no problem for all commercially available fully automatic coffee machines.

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No starter cultures or enzymes are used. The fermentation takes place with only tap water in a water bath.

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The solubility of (conventional) cocoa powders is often improved by alkalisation. Rapunzel cocoa is not alkalised (see above). As our Tiger drinking chocolate powder contains no emulsifiers, it does not dissolve well in cold milk. If you still want to enjoy it cold, it is best to dissolve the tiger powder in a little warm milk or water and top up with cold milk. Tiger Quick drinking chocolate powder contains organic soy lecithin as an emulsifier and is therefore easily soluble in cold and warm milk.

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The empty space is due to technical reasons. When the product is filled, the fine cocoa powder is loosened up. In this form, it takes up a larger volume, and the tin is then actually filled to the brim. The cocoa powder compacts during storage and transport. Therefore, there is a note on the packaging “filling level technically conditional”.

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Rapunzel coffee and cocoa are grown in mixed cultivation, e.g., together with bananas, citrus fruits and shade trees. They protect the sensitive plants from wind and too much sunlight. The falling leaves mulch the soil and thus protect it from erosion. Pest control is carried out according to organic cultivation guidelines, and no chemical or synthetic pesticides or fertilisers are used. This maintains a stable ecosystem that protects soils and water from erosion, leaching and chemical pollution. Harvesting is done very carefully by hand. Rapunzel coffee and cocoa are also fairly traded. The products bear the HAND IN HAND seal, which stands for organic cultivation and fair-trade at the same time.

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Most of Rapunzel's coffees are pure Arabica coffees. The Arabica bean is a fine, mild highland bean from coffee gardens in Honduras and Peru. We source the beans from fair-trade from our long-standing HAND IN HAND partners. Coffee farmers cultivate coffee plants there according to ecological guidelines. The fair minimum price paid by Rapunzel and the long-term supply relationships enable the coffee producers to secure their livelihoods. The Heldenkaffee Viva and Heldenkaffee Espresso varieties are blends of the fine Arabica beans and the somewhat stronger Robusta beans from Tanzania. We also source the Robusta beans from fair-trade HAND IN HAND partners. Robusta gives the coffee the slightly earthier and stronger taste for which our espresso with original Italian roast and our Heldenkaffee Viva are so appreciated.

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