The Littl e Book o f
FAIRNESS
WELCOME
Hello, my name is captain Cocoa!
This is the Little Book of Fairness, and I’m Super Avo, the superfruit avocado. Before we begin I would like to introduce you to my new friend Captain Cocoa, the superfruit cocoa pod. Captain Cocoa is from Peru in South America and works hard to bring you tasty chocolate. We work with Shared Interest and we believe in a world that’s fair. Shared Interest helps farmers from around the world. They make sure they’re paid well and have enough money to live. This is called fair trade.
DID YOU KNOW?
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cocoa farmers chocolate game Pop out your dice and cou nters, gather your fr iends and pla y our cocoa ga me.
GAME SHEET Can you help the cocoa farmers harvest their cocoa and make it into a Fairtrade chocolate bar? Cut out your dice and counters, gather your friends and play our cocoa game in the centre of this booklet. As for an adult for help when cutting out the pieces.
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The Criollo is used in luxury chocolate but rarely alone since it is very rare and expensive. Represents less than 3% of the world’s cocoa production.
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Found particularly in the Caribbean but also in Venezuela and Colombia. Represents about 12% of the world’s cocoa production.
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Most large-scale chocolate is made from these beans, and come from Brazil and West Africa.
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Did you kn aside from ow, chocolate, making coc lots of othe oa has r and benefi uses ts you might not h ave been aware of?
Cocoa Benefits Antioxidants
Raw cocoa is one of the best sources of antioxidants on the planet. Dark chocolate contains a higher amount of cocoa and has less sugar than milk chocolate, making it the healthier option.
Brain Power
Cocoa or dark chocolate can improve our brain function by increasing blood flow.
Vitamins
Cocoa powder is a good source of fibre and iron. Dark chocolate contains calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, Vitamin A and Vitamin K.
To make your chocolate cupcakes you will need the following ingredients:
take me shopping! • 85g soft unsalted butter • 250g Fairtrade light brown sugar • 165g Fairtrade dark baking chocolate • 4 eggs • 250g self-raising flour • 100ml whole milk
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165g Fairtrade melted dark baking chocolate 85g soft unsalted butter 250g Fairtrade light brown sugar
4 eggs 250g selfraising flour 100ml whole milk
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Preheat your oven to 160°C.
Cream the butter and sugar until pale and fluffy.
Add the melted chocolate to the sugar and butter mixture and combine.
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Add the eggs one at a time, mixing slowly.
Add the flour and the milk and beat until the mixture is smooth.
Use a spatula to fold the batter a few times to reduce the amount of air in the mixture.
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Spoon the batter into the cupcake cases until they are half-full.
Bake for 18-20 minutes or until a skewer inserted into the middle of a cupcake comes out clean.
Leave the cupcakes to cool in the tin for a couple of minutes then put on a cooling rack.
design your own chocolate bar!
With everythin g you now kno w about cocoa a nd chocolate, we would love you to design your very own chocolate bar wrapper!
When you have designed your wrapper just pop it into the post with yo ur name, address and te lephone numbe r to the address on the reverse.
You can use the stickers on the next page to add the finishing touches to your design.
POST ME! Pearl Assurance House 7 New Bridge St reet West Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AQ
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THANKS FOR READING THE LITTLE BOOK OF FAIRNESS
For parents/guardians: Help us make the world a fairer place and visit shared-interest.com/schools For teachers: We can visit your school to help pupils learn more about Fairtrade. If you’re interested, contact our membership team on 0191 233 9102 or at membership@shared-interest.com You can write to us at: Shared Interest Society, Pearl Assurance House, 7 New Bridge Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AQ www.shared-interest.com
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