Managua, Nov 19 (EFE) .- A jury of the prestigious International Chocolate Awards is in Nicaragua to taste, evaluate and reward the best chocolate in Central America.

director of that event, Martin Christy, told reporters that they chose Nicaragua to hold this regional contest because the country has a great sense of innovation and a cocoa of quality.

"We are trying a very rich chocolate and will know the results and names of winners on Tuesday night," said the expert, who explained that the contest is funded by international partners from the United States, Italy and the United Kingdom.

He assured that the main interest of this global organization is to help improve and progress all producers artisanal and local cocoa and chocolate cultivation.

"What we want, through this competition, is that people recognize what is quality chocolate and are willing to pay more for that quality, and to be happy to recognize that they are tasting chocolates from producers that they really deserve, "he said.

Christy highlighted that in the last five years the chocolate from Nicaragua and Central America has stood out internationally.

"In fact, one of the winners who took gold this year in the London finals is a producer of Danish chocolate and won using cocoa from Nicaragua, "he said.

The deputy director of the Nicaraguan Institute of Agricultural Technology, Miguel Obando, explained that it is the first competition Regional of chocolates held in Nicaragua, with the participation of 200 samples from all of Central America.

"This competition aims to promote the agroindustry of the chocolate and its derivatives, based on fine cocoa or aroma, which is what is being evaluated in this contest, "he noted.

Obando said that Nicaragua is known to be a producer of cocoa fine and aroma, so in this event the country also seeks to promote and promote this product internationally.

In September 2015, Nicaragua entered the list of countries producers of fine cocoa or aroma of the International Cocoa Organization (ICCO), with a level of approval of 100%.

Meanwhile, a sample of fine cocoa Nicaraguan was selected among the 17 best in the world for its origin and quality at the International Cocoa Awards 2015, held in France.

By Nicaragua, it has been recognized in the international scope the company Ingemann, producer of a variety of types of cocoa with different profiles of flavors for the world industry of fine chocolate.

According to the Executive, genetically, the cocoa available in Nicaragua is of the trinitarian type which, if properly fermented, is the preferred raw material for fine and dark chocolates.