{"id":10112,"date":"2026-04-29T19:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=10112"},"modified":"2026-09-17T15:43:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T06:43:20","slug":"cacao-price-reasons","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/blog\/cacao-price-reasons\/","title":{"rendered":"\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8c46\u304c\u9ad8\u9a30\u3059\u308b5\u3064\u306e\u7406\u7531\uff5c2026\u5e74\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30af\u3067\u88fd\u83d3\u696d\u754c\u306f\u4f55\u304c\u3067\u304d\u308b\u304b"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u300c2024\u5e74\u304b\u3089\u7d9a\u3044\u3066\u3044\u305f\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u4fa1\u683c\u306e\u9ad8\u9a30\u306f\u30012026\u5e74\u306b\u5165\u3063\u3066\u3082\u843d\u3061\u7740\u304f\u6c17\u914d\u304c\u898b\u3048\u307e\u305b\u3093\u300d\u2014\u2014\u3053\u3046\u611f\u3058\u3066\u3044\u308b\u88fd\u83d3\u30e1\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\u306e\u4ed5\u5165\u308c\u30fb\u5546\u54c1\u958b\u767a\u62c5\u5f53\u8005\u306f\u591a\u3044\u306f\u305a\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8c46\u306e\u56fd\u969b\u5148\u7269\u4fa1\u683c\u306f2025\u5e741\u6708\u306b2022\u5e74\u6bd4\u3067\u7d045\u500d\u307e\u3067\u4e0a\u6607\u3057\u3001\u767e\u8ca8\u5e97\u306e\u30d0\u30ec\u30f3\u30bf\u30a4\u30f3\u50ac\u4e8b\u3067\u6271\u3046\u9ad8\u7d1a\u30b7\u30e7\u30b3\u30e9\u306e1\u7c92\u5358\u4fa1\u3082\u524d\u5e74\u6bd44.3\uff05\u4e0a\u6607\u3002\u30af\u30fc\u30d9\u30eb\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30eb\u3084\u30b3\u30b3\u30a2\u30d1\u30a6\u30c0\u30fc\u3092\u696d\u52d9\u7528\u30ed\u30c3\u30c8\u3067\u4ed5\u5165\u308c\u308b\u548c\u83d3\u5b50\u30fb\u6d0b\u83d3\u5b50\u306e\u73fe\u5834\u3067\u306f\u3001\u539f\u6599\u8cbb\u306e\u6025\u5897\u304c\u30ec\u30b7\u30d4\u30fb\u898f\u683c\u30fb\u58f2\u4fa1\u8a2d\u8a08\u306e\u3059\u3079\u3066\u3092\u63fa\u3055\u3076\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u672c\u8a18\u4e8b\u3067\u306f\u3001<strong>the five reasons cacao beans are surging<\/strong>and realistic measures the confectionery industry can take right now. After grasping the structural factors\u2014climate change, dependence on West Africa, speculation, farmers leaving the trade, and expanding demand\u2014we also introduce the latest trends in alternative ingredients and upcycling that the industry is advancing, such as Fuji Oil and our own \"<a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/soy-cacao\/\">Japanese cacao<\/a>\" project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Current Situation: Cacao Beans at Record Highs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First, let's confirm with figures \"what is happening now in the world cacao market.\" By accurately grasping price movements, we can set the premises for our response.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8c46\u306e\u56fd\u969b\u4fa1\u683c\u306f2022\u5e74\u6bd4\u3067\u4e00\u6642\u7d045\u500d\u306b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8c46\u306e\u56fd\u969b\u5148\u7269\u4fa1\u683c\u306f\u30012022\u5e74\u307e\u3067\u306f1\u30c8\u30f3\u3042\u305f\u308a2,000\u30c9\u30eb\u53f0\u3067\u9577\u304f\u5b89\u5b9a\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u305d\u308c\u304c2023\u5e74\u5f8c\u534a\u304b\u3089\u6025\u4e0a\u6607\u3057\u30012024\u5e744\u6708\u306b\u306f\u521d\u3081\u30669,000\u30c9\u30eb\u53f0\u3078\u3002\u30d4\u30fc\u30af\u306f2025\u5e741\u6708\u306e10,709.30\u30c9\u30eb\/\u30c8\u30f3\u3067\u30012022\u5e74\u6bd4\u3067\u7d045\u500d\u307e\u3067\u81a8\u3089\u307f\u307e\u3057\u305f<sup>\u203b1<\/sup>\u30022022\u5e74\u6c34\u6e96\u306b\u623b\u308b\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u306f\u898b\u901a\u305b\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For chocolate manufacturers and confectionery makers who handle hundreds to thousands of kilograms of cacao annually in commercial lots, the impact of raw-material costs rising three- to fivefold cannot be ignored. The higher the raw-material cost ratio of a product, the more it is forced into a dilemma: leave product prices unchanged and run a loss, or raise prices and see sales volume fall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ripple Effect on Chocolate Retail Prices<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The surge in raw-material prices is clearly rippling into retail prices too. According to a survey by Teikoku Databank, the average unit price of premium chocolate handled at department-store and other Valentine's events reached 436 yen per piece in 2026, a 4.3% increase year on year<sup>\u203b2<\/sup>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These price increases show that manufacturers' efforts to absorb costs are near their limit. In many products, adjustments such as \"reducing net weight\" and \"revising cacao content\" are being made, and reviews of product lineups themselves are advancing\u2014such as scaling back high-cacao products and focusing on flavors other than cacao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What Is the \"Cacao Shock\" the Industry Speaks Of?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The industry collectively calls this historic surge in cacao beans and supply uncertainty the \"cacao shock.\" It is an expression modeled on the 1970s oil shock, referring not to a mere temporary market fluctuation but to a period in which a structural supply-demand gap persists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The characteristic of the cacao shock is that its cause is not singular. Poor harvests due to climate change, concentration risk in West Africa, speculative money, farmers leaving the trade, and continued expansion of demand\u2014these are advancing in parallel, so even if any one is resolved, prices are structurally unlikely to return. In the next chapter, we look at the five reasons in turn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">the five reasons cacao beans are surging<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The historic surge in cacao bean prices has compound structural factors. Read individually, each seems \"likely to be resolved in the short term,\" but combined, they keep pushing prices up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason 1: Poor Harvests Due to Climate Change and Extreme Weather<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u306e\u683d\u57f9\u306b\u9069\u3057\u305f\u74b0\u5883\u306f\u3001\u5e74\u9593\u5e73\u5747\u6c17\u6e2927\u2103\u4ee5\u4e0a\u3067\u3001\u6700\u9ad8\u6c17\u6e29\u304c32\u2103\u3092\u8d85\u3048\u306a\u3044\u6e7f\u6f64\u306a\u71b1\u5e2f\u6c17\u5019\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3068\u3053\u308d\u304c2024\u5e74\u306f\u3001\u897f\u30a2\u30d5\u30ea\u30ab4\u30ab\u56fd\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u7523\u5730\u306e71%\u3067\u300132\u2103\u3092\u8d85\u3048\u305f\u65e5\u304c\u5e74\u959342\u65e5\u5897\u3048\u307e\u3057\u305f<sup>\u203b3<\/sup>. With high temperatures and disrupted rainfall patterns, cacao trees dropped their flower buds, and fruit-set rates fell sharply.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u3055\u3089\u306b\u75c5\u5bb3\u3082\u6df1\u523b\u3067\u3059\u3002\u300c\u30d6\u30e9\u30c3\u30af\u30dd\u30c3\u30c9\u75c5\u300d\u300c\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u30b9\u30a6\u30a9\u30ec\u30f3\u30b7\u30e5\u30fc\u30c8\u75c5\u300d\u306a\u3069\u3001\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u7279\u6709\u306e\u75c5\u5bb3\u3082\u6e1b\u7523\u306e\u8981\u56e0\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u6c17\u6e29\u4e0a\u6607\u306f\u77ed\u671f\u7684\u306a\u4e0d\u4f5c\u3060\u3051\u3067\u306a\u304f\u3001\u683d\u57f9\u9069\u5730\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u306e\u7e2e\u5c0f\u3068\u3044\u3046\u9577\u671f\u554f\u984c\u306b\u3082\u3064\u306a\u304c\u3063\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u3053\u308c\u304c\u300c\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa2050\u5e74\u554f\u984c\u300d\u3068\u3057\u3066\u8b70\u8ad6\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason 2: Extreme Concentration in Two West African Countries<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u4e16\u754c\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8c46\u751f\u7523\u91cf\u306e\u7d046\u5272\u306f\u3001\u897f\u30a2\u30d5\u30ea\u30ab\u306e\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u30b8\u30dc\u30ef\u30fc\u30eb\u3068\u30ac\u30fc\u30ca\u306e2\u30ab\u56fd\u306b\u96c6\u4e2d\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u3053\u306e\u5730\u7406\u7684\u96c6\u4e2d\u3053\u305d\u3001\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30af\u3092\u6df1\u523b\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u6700\u5927\u306e\u69cb\u9020\u8981\u56e0\u3067\u3059\u3002\u540c\u5730\u57df\u3067\u7570\u5e38\u6c17\u8c61\u3084\u653f\u6cbb\u7684\u6df7\u4e71\u304c\u8d77\u304d\u308c\u3070\u3001\u4e16\u754c\u5168\u4f53\u306e\u4f9b\u7d66\u304c\u4e00\u6c17\u306b\u63fa\u3089\u3050\u4ed5\u7d44\u307f\u306b\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024, Ghana reported the loss of cacao farmland due to illegal gold mining, and C\u00f4te d'Ivoire also saw continued output declines from disease. South American origins such as Ecuador and Brazil provide a certain amount of alternative supply, but in scale they do not match West Africa. The recognition that \"raw materials dependent on a specific region carry high risk\" is gradually spreading in the confectionery industry as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason 3: The Inflow of Speculative Money and Price Volatility<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cacao beans are traded on the futures markets in London and New York, and speculative money from hedge funds and the like greatly influences prices. When supply uncertainty triggers expectations of rising prices, investors' buying draws further buying, making it a commodity where price rises beyond the fundamentals can easily proceed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the phase of surpassing $10,000 from 2024 into 2025, prices moved to levels detached from the supply-demand balance. Short-term fluctuations driven by speculation are hard for the real-demand side to predict, and small and mid-sized confectionery shops that do not put long-term contracts or price hedges in place are the most likely to be hit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason 4: Poverty Among Cacao Farmers and Their Departure From Farming<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u610f\u5916\u306b\u898b\u843d\u3068\u3055\u308c\u304c\u3061\u3067\u3059\u304c\u3001\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8fb2\u5bb6\u81ea\u8eab\u306e\u7d4c\u6e08\u7684\u82e6\u5883\u3082\u4fa1\u683c\u4e0a\u6607\u306e\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u80cc\u666f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u30b8\u30dc\u30ef\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u5e73\u5747\u7684\u306a\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8fb2\u5bb6\u4e16\u5e2f\u306e\u53ce\u5165\u306f\u30012018\u5e74\u306e\u8abf\u67fb\u30671\u4eba1\u65e5\u3042\u305f\u308a\u7d040.78\u30c9\u30eb\u3067\u3057\u305f\u3002\u91cd\u52b4\u50cd\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u53ce\u5165\u304c\u898b\u5408\u308f\u305a\u3001\u30ac\u30fc\u30ca\u3068\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u30b8\u30dc\u30ef\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u751f\u7523\u306b\u5f93\u4e8b\u3059\u308b\u5150\u7ae5\u306f156\u4e07\u4eba\uff08\u3046\u3061\u5371\u967a\u52b4\u50cd148\u4e07\u4eba\uff09\u3068\u5831\u544a\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059<sup>\u203b4<\/sup>\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, more young people are leaving cacao cultivation and switching to more profitable cassava, rubber, or illegal gold mining. If the producers themselves decrease, then even if the climate improves, supply will not return. Mechanisms to secure farmers' income\u2014such as fair trade and the \"Living Income Differential\"\u2014have become an urgent need, but it takes time for the effects to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reason 5: Continued Demand Expansion and the Supply-Demand Gap<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The world chocolate market was worth about $123 billion as of 2024, and with an annual growth rate of 4.8%, it is projected to expand to $184.7 billion by 2033<sup>\u203b5<\/sup>. A major driver is the rapid growth of chocolate consumption in emerging countries such as China and India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u4f9b\u7d66\u306f\u6c17\u5019\u30fb\u8fb2\u5bb6\u30fb\u7523\u5730\u96c6\u4e2d\u306e3\u8981\u56e0\u3067\u982d\u6253\u3061\u306a\u306e\u306b\u3001\u9700\u8981\u3060\u3051\u304c\u81a8\u5f35\u3057\u7d9a\u3051\u308b\u2014\u2014\u3053\u308c\u304c\u73fe\u5728\u306e\u69cb\u9020\u7684\u306a\u9700\u7d66\u30ae\u30e3\u30c3\u30d7\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Rising Prices Affect the Chocolate Industry and Confectionery Manufacturers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soaring cacao prices affect confectionery manufacturers' operations on multiple fronts. The impact extends beyond raw material costs to product development, sales strategy, and supplier selection\u2014reaching across the entire business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A Direct Hit to Retail Prices and Cost Ratios<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The higher a product's cacao content\u2014bar chocolate, ganache, bonbon chocolate, cake decorations\u2014the harder it is hit by rising costs. Even when raw material costs jump three to five times, there is a limit to how much consumers will accept in price, and the cost ratio ends up under pressure. Since late 2024, many manufacturers have moved to re-examine the \"profitability ranking\" of their product lineups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reformulation and Spec Changes Forced on the Front Line<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lowering cacao content, substituting other fats for cocoa butter, partially replacing cocoa powder with other ingredients\u2014these reformulations are widely adopted as standard tactics for holding down ingredient costs. In Japan, a growing number of manufacturers are responding by adjusting how they label products under spec categories such as \"quasi-chocolate\" and \"chocolate-utilizing food.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u305f\u3060\u3057\u914d\u5408\u5909\u66f4\u306f\u3001\u5473\u3084\u98df\u611f\u3001\u30c6\u30af\u30b9\u30c1\u30e3\u30fc\u3078\u306e\u5f71\u97ff\u304c\u5927\u304d\u304f\u3001\u6d88\u8cbb\u8005\u304b\u3089\u306e\u8a55\u4fa1\u304c\u843d\u3061\u308b\u30ea\u30b9\u30af\u3082\u4f34\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002R&#038;D\u90e8\u9580\u306f\u3001\u539f\u4fa1\u3092\u4e0b\u3052\u306a\u304c\u3089\u5473\u3068\u98df\u611f\u3092\u3069\u3053\u307e\u3067\u4fdd\u3066\u308b\u304b\u3068\u3044\u3046\u7dda\u3092\u5f15\u304d\u76f4\u3059\u3053\u3068\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Tougher Procurement Conditions for Smaller Confectioners<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u5927\u624b\u30e1\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\u306f\u9577\u671f\u5951\u7d04\u30fb\u5148\u7269\u53d6\u5f15\u30fb\u30b9\u30ef\u30c3\u30d7\u306a\u3069\u3067\u4fa1\u683c\u30d8\u30c3\u30b8\u3092\u7d44\u3081\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u4e2d\u5c0f\u88fd\u83d3\u5e97\u3084\u500b\u4eba\u30d1\u30c6\u30a3\u30b7\u30a8\u306f\u73fe\u7269\u5e02\u5834\u306e\u5f71\u97ff\u3092\u76f4\u63a5\u53d7\u3051\u307e\u3059\u3002\u77ed\u671f\u7684\u306a\u4fa1\u683c\u5909\u52d5\u306f\u3001\u898b\u7a4d\u308a\u3084\u8abf\u9054\u8a08\u753b\u306b\u5f71\u97ff\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5b89\u5b9a\u4f9b\u7d66\u306e\u898b\u3048\u306a\u3044\u4ed5\u5165\u308c\u5148\u306f\u3001\u30b5\u30d7\u30e9\u30a4\u30e4\u30fc\u5207\u308a\u66ff\u3048\u306e\u691c\u8a0e\u5bfe\u8c61\u306b\u305b\u3056\u308b\u3092\u5f97\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Will the Cacao Shock Develop from 2026 Onward?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\"How long will prices stay high?\" is the most important question for manufacturers planning their product lines. Here we organize the industry's outlook across three timeframes: short, medium, and long term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u77ed\u671f\uff1a\u53ce\u7a6b\u304c\u623b\u3063\u3066\u3082\u4fa1\u683c\u306b\u51fa\u308b\u307e\u3067\u6642\u9593\u304c\u304b\u304b\u308b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u77ed\u671f\u7684\u306b\u306f\u3001\u30ac\u30fc\u30ca\u30fb\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u30b8\u30dc\u30ef\u30fc\u30eb\u306e2025\/26\u5e74\u30b7\u30fc\u30ba\u30f3\u306e\u53ce\u7a6b\u898b\u901a\u3057\u304c\u9375\u3092\u63e1\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4eee\u306b\u5929\u5019\u304c\u6539\u5584\u3057\u3066\u3082\u3001\u5897\u7523\u5206\u306e\u51fa\u8377\u304c\u5e02\u5834\u306b\u884c\u304d\u6e21\u308b\u307e\u3067\u306b\u534a\u5e74\u301c1\u5e74\u306e\u30bf\u30a4\u30e0\u30e9\u30b0\u304c\u3042\u308b\u305f\u3081\u30012026\u5e74\u5185\u306e\u6025\u843d\u306f\u671b\u307f\u8584\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Medium to Long Term: The 2050 Problem and Shrinking Growing Regions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u4e2d\u9577\u671f\u3067\u6df1\u523b\u306a\u306e\u304c\u300c\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa2050\u5e74\u554f\u984c\u300d\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30ac\u30fc\u30ca\u3068\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u30b8\u30dc\u30ef\u30fc\u30eb\u3067\u306f\u3001\u6c17\u6e29\u4e0a\u6607\u306b\u3088\u3063\u3066\u683d\u57f9\u9069\u5730\u304c\u7e2e\u5c0f\u3059\u308b\u304a\u305d\u308c\u304c\u6307\u6458\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u65b0\u8208\u7523\u5730\uff08\u5357\u7c73\u30fb\u6771\u5357\u30a2\u30b8\u30a2\uff09\u3084\u54c1\u7a2e\u6539\u826f\u3001\u5c4b\u5185\u683d\u57f9\u306a\u3069\u3001\u5bfe\u5fdc\u7b56\u306f\u7814\u7a76\u304c\u9032\u3093\u3067\u3044\u308b\u3082\u306e\u306e\u3001\u73fe\u5728\u306e\u4e16\u754c\u9700\u8981\u3092\u652f\u3048\u308b\u30ec\u30d9\u30eb\u306b\u306f\u9060\u3044\u72b6\u614b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2022\u5e74\u4ee5\u524d\u306e\u4fa1\u683c\u306b\u623b\u308b\u304b\u306f\u898b\u901a\u305b\u306a\u3044<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u69cb\u9020\u8981\u56e0\u304c\u540c\u6642\u306b\u89e3\u6d88\u3059\u308b\u30b7\u30ca\u30ea\u30aa\u306f\u63cf\u304d\u3065\u3089\u3044\u305f\u3081\u3001\u300c\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u304c\u9ad8\u3044\u300d\u524d\u63d0\u3067\u5546\u54c1\u8a2d\u8a08\u3092\u7d44\u307f\u76f4\u3057\u3066\u304a\u304f\u307b\u3046\u304c\u5b89\u5168\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In other words, what each manufacturer needs is not to \"wait for prices to come back\" but a strategic shift toward \"having options that don't over-rely on cacao.\" In the next chapter, we look at the concrete measures the industry is choosing now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Four Measures Confectionery Manufacturers Are Choosing Now<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To weather the cacao shock, confectionery and chocolate manufacturers in Japan and abroad are combining several countermeasures. We've organized real-world examples of each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formulation Optimization and Selective Retention of High-Cacao Products<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most basic response is optimizing cacao content. High-cacao products (70% cacao or more) carry a large cost impact, so a growing number of examples involve trimming the lineup or lowering the cacao content to sell under the \"quasi-chocolate\" spec. On the other hand, for high-cacao products that carry strong added value and brand equity, some manufacturers choose to keep them even at the cost of a price increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Combined Use of Alternative Ingredients (Carob, Soybean Materials)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The use of alternative ingredients to supplement cacao flavor is spreading. A representative example is carob, a legume native to the Mediterranean (the carob tree). Long known as a chocolate-flavor substitute, it also offers the advantages of being caffeine-free and low in fat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2024, efforts to turn roasted soybeans into materials that approximate cacao flavor have also progressed\u2014the initiatives of Fuji Oil and Minoyo described later are representative examples. Rather than \"completely replacing cacao,\" the practical approach is to \"supplement part of it with alternative materials and strike a balance between cost and quality.\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Shift to Sustainable Sourcing<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30d5\u30a7\u30a2\u30c8\u30ec\u30fc\u30c9\u8a8d\u8a3c\u3001\u30ec\u30a4\u30f3\u30d5\u30a9\u30ec\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u30a2\u30e9\u30a4\u30a2\u30f3\u30b9\u8a8d\u8a3c\u306a\u3069\u3001\u30b5\u30b9\u30c6\u30ca\u30d6\u30eb\u8abf\u9054\u3092\u6253\u3061\u51fa\u3059\u5546\u54c1\u958b\u767a\u304c\u5897\u3048\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u88fd\u83d3\u30e1\u30fc\u30ab\u30fc\u306e\u5b9f\u52d9\u4e0a\u306e\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u30dd\u30a4\u30f3\u30c8\u306f3\u3064\u3042\u308a\u307e\u3059\u30021\u3064\u76ee\u306f<strong>labeling compliance<\/strong>\u2014using a certification logo requires prior application and a licensing fee, so the cost of revising packaging must be factored in. The second is<strong>cost absorption<\/strong>\u2014\u2014\u8a8d\u8a3c\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u306f\u901a\u5e38\u54c1\u3088\u308a\u5272\u9ad8\u306b\u306a\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3001\u5546\u54c1\u5358\u4fa1\u3078\u306e\u8ee2\u5ac1\u304b\u3001\u5bfe\u8c61\u5546\u54c1\u3092\u30d7\u30ec\u30df\u30a2\u30e0\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u7d5e\u308b\u5224\u65ad\u304c\u8981\u308a\u307e\u3059\u30023\u3064\u76ee\u306f<strong>lot stability<\/strong>\u2014certified cacao is often sourced via small-scale farmer cooperatives, and supply volumes fluctuate year to year, so it is safest to diversify procurement across multiple suppliers. As CSR context and ingredient-sourcing strategy become increasingly integrated, product portfolios are being redesigned with these factors in mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Trial Adoption of Domestic and New Materials<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aiming to break away from West African dependence, there are moves to trial cacao from emerging production regions, as well as cases of combining domestically born upcycled materials. In the next chapter, we introduce specific domestic upcycling cases now drawing attention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Materials That Don't Rely on Cacao\uff5cDomestic Upcycling Cases<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30af\u3092\u5951\u6a5f\u306b\u3001\u56fd\u5185\u3067\u306f\u300c\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8c46\u3092\u4f7f\u308f\u305a\u306b\u30c1\u30e7\u30b3\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8\u98a8\u5473\u3092\u518d\u73fe\u3059\u308b\u300d\u300c\u526f\u7523\u7269\u304b\u3089\u65b0\u7d20\u6750\u3092\u751f\u307f\u51fa\u3059\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3063\u305f\u7d20\u6750\u958b\u767a\u304c\u52a0\u901f\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4ee3\u8868\u7684\u306a2\u4f8b\u3068\u3001\u8a66\u9a13\u63a1\u7528\u6642\u306e\u30c1\u30a7\u30c3\u30af\u30dd\u30a4\u30f3\u30c8\u3092\u6574\u7406\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fuji Oil's \"Anoza M\"\uff5cA Chocolate Substitute Material Using No Cacao Beans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fuji Oil, a long-established maker of plant-based food ingredients, launched \"Anoza M\" in March 2025\u2014a milk-chocolate-type commercial material that uses no cacao-bean-derived ingredients whatsoever. Designed by combining peas, carob, chocolate fats, and other ingredients, it is offered for baked goods and Western confectionery. A symbolic move by a major manufacturer stepping into zero-cacao territory, it reconciles a mouthfeel that rivals milk chocolate with the same handling as conventional products (Source:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fujioil.co.jp\/news\/2025\/20250312.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fuji Oil press release, March 12, 2025<\/a>\uff09\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Minoyo's \"Wa-no-Cacao\" (A Cacao Alternative from Soybean Grounds)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \"<a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/soy-cacao\/\">Japanese cacao<\/a>\u300d\u30d7\u30ed\u30b8\u30a7\u30af\u30c8\u306f\u3001\u5927\u8c46\u73c8\u7432\u3092\u3064\u304f\u308b\u969b\u306b\u51fa\u308b\u526f\u7523\u7269\uff08\u8c46\u7c95\u30fb\u5fae\u7c89\uff09\u3092\u3001\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u4ee3\u66ff\u7d20\u6750\u306b\u4ed5\u7acb\u3066\u308b\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u307f\u3067\u3059\u3002\u7f8e\u6fc3\u4e0e\u304c\u5927\u8c46\u306e\u7119\u714e\u3092\u59cb\u3081\u305f\u306e\u306f\u4ee4\u548c\u5143\u5e74\uff082019\u5e74\uff09\u3067\u3059\u3002\u5927\u8c46\u73c8\u7432\u3092\u3064\u304f\u308b\u3068\u304d\u306e\u7119\u714e\u306b\u7531\u6765\u3059\u308b\u9999\u3070\u3057\u3055\u3068\u6df1\u3044\u8272\u5408\u3044\u304c\u526f\u7523\u7269\u306b\u6b8b\u3063\u3066\u304a\u308a\u3001\u7c92\u5ea6\u3092\u6574\u3048\u3066\u83d3\u5b50\u539f\u6599\u3068\u3057\u3066\u4f7f\u3048\u308b\u5f62\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u63d0\u4f9b\u5f62\u614b\u306f\u30d1\u30a6\u30c0\u30fc\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30b8\u30a7\u30e9\u30fc\u30c8\u3001\u713c\u83d3\u5b50\u3001\u30c9\u30ea\u30f3\u30af\u306a\u3069\u3067\u306e\u8a55\u4fa1\u7528\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u3092\u3054\u8acb\u6c42\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u307e\u3059\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/soybean-project\/\">Soybean Roastery<\/a>\u3068\u3057\u3066\u7119\u714e\u30fb\u7c89\u7815\u307e\u3067\u3092\u81ea\u793e\u5185\u3067\u884c\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u305f\u3081\u3001\u539f\u6599\u306e\u6d41\u308c\u3092\u305f\u3069\u308b\u3053\u3068\u304c\u3067\u304d\u307e\u3059\u3002\u300c\u526f\u7523\u7269\u3092\u7d20\u6750\u5316\u3059\u308b\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u767a\u60f3\u306f\u3001\u30b3\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u56fd\u7523\u5316\u30fb\u30b5\u30b9\u30c6\u30ca\u30d3\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u3092\u540c\u6642\u306b\u652f\u3048\u308b\u9078\u629e\u80a2\u306e\u3072\u3068\u3064\u306b\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u8a66\u9a13\u63a1\u7528\u306e\u524d\u306b\u78ba\u8a8d\u3059\u308b\u3053\u3068<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When trial-adopting alternative materials, evaluate them from the following perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Flavor and Color<\/strong>: Evaluate the finished result within the intended product formulation, not the material on its own<\/li><li><strong>Particle Size and Physical Properties<\/strong>\uff1a\u7c89\u4f53\u306e\u7c92\u5ea6\u3084\u6d41\u52d5\u6027\u304c\u3001\u81ea\u793e\u306e\u88fd\u9020\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u306b\u5408\u3046\u304b<\/li><li><strong>\u898f\u683c\u306e\u64e6\u308a\u5408\u308f\u305b<\/strong>\uff1a\u53d7\u3051\u5165\u308c\u6642\u306e\u691c\u67fb\u9805\u76ee\u3068\u8a31\u5bb9\u7bc4\u56f2\u3092\u4e8b\u524d\u306b\u6c7a\u3081\u3066\u304a\u304f<\/li><li><strong>Spec Labeling<\/strong>: Confirm the labeling rules that apply to your formulation\u2014\"chocolate,\" \"quasi-chocolate,\" \"chocolate-utilizing food,\" and so on<\/li><li><strong>\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u306e\u5165\u624b<\/strong>\uff1a\u8a55\u4fa1\u7528\u306e\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u3092\u53d6\u308a\u5bc4\u305b\u3089\u308c\u308b\u304b<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u5927\u8c46\u3092\u8d77\u70b9\u306b\u3057\u305f\u3001\u7f8e\u6fc3\u4e0e\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u4ee3\u66ff\u306e\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u307f<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u9ad8\u9a30\u306f\u3001\u548c\u6d0b\u554f\u308f\u305a\u300c\u7d20\u6750\u3092\u3069\u3046\u8abf\u9054\u3059\u308b\u304b\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u6839\u672c\u554f\u984c\u3092\u696d\u754c\u306b\u7a81\u304d\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u660e\u6cbb35\u5e74\u5275\u696d\u306e\u7f8e\u6fc3\u4e0e\u306f\u3001\u548c\u83d3\u5b50\u539f\u6599\u306e\u8001\u8217\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3053\u306e\u554f\u984c\u306b\u3069\u3046\u5411\u304d\u5408\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u304b\u30013\u3064\u306b\u5206\u3051\u3066\u6574\u7406\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u5927\u8c46\u73c8\u7432\u306e\u526f\u7523\u7269\u3092\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u4ee3\u66ff\u306e\u539f\u6599\u306b\u3059\u308b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u7f8e\u6fc3\u4e0e\u306f\u660e\u6cbb35\u5e74\uff081902\u5e74\uff09\u5275\u696d\u306e\u4eac\u83d3\u5b50\u539f\u6750\u6599\u5546\u793e\u3067\u3001\u4ee4\u548c\u5143\u5e74\uff082019\u5e74\uff09\u304b\u3089\u306f\u4f0f\u898b\u306e\u5927\u8c46\u5c02\u7528\u5de5\u5834\u3067\u5927\u8c46\u3082\u7119\u714e\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/soybean-project\/\">Soybean Roastery<\/a>\u3067\u306f\u3001\u5927\u8c46\u73c8\u7432\u3092\u3064\u304f\u308b\u969b\u306b\u526f\u7523\u7269\u3068\u3057\u3066\u51fa\u308b\u8c46\u7c95\u3084\u5fae\u7c89\u306b\u9999\u3070\u3057\u3055\u3068\u6df1\u3044\u8272\u5408\u3044\u304c\u6b8b\u3063\u3066\u3044\u308b\u3053\u3068\u306b\u7740\u76ee\u3057\u3001\u3053\u308c\u3092\u539f\u6599\u5316\u3057\u305f\u306e\u304c\u300c\u548c\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u300d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u526f\u7523\u7269\u3092\u6368\u3066\u305a\u306b\u7d20\u6750\u3068\u3057\u3066\u751f\u304b\u3059\u2014\u2014\u3053\u306e\u767a\u60f3\u306f\u3001\u539f\u6599\u30b3\u30b9\u30c8\u306e\u4e0a\u6607\u5c40\u9762\u3067\u5927\u304d\u306a\u4fa1\u5024\u3092\u751f\u307f\u307e\u3059\u3002\u65b0\u898f\u306b\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u3092\u8cb7\u3046\u30b3\u30b9\u30c8\u3068\u3001\u65e2\u306b\u624b\u5143\u306b\u3042\u308b\u8c46\u7c95\u3092\u6d3b\u7528\u3059\u308b\u30b3\u30b9\u30c8\u3067\u306f\u3001\u69cb\u9020\u305d\u306e\u3082\u306e\u304c\u9055\u3046\u305f\u3081\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wa-no-Cacao, Soybean Coffee, and Kinako Built Around Soybeans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u5927\u8c46\u7119\u714e\u6240\u3067\u306f\u3001\u5927\u8c46\u3092\u8d77\u70b9\u306b\u8907\u6570\u306e\u7d20\u6750\u30e9\u30a4\u30f3\u3092\u5c55\u958b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u304d\u306a\u7c89\u3001\u6df1\u714e\u308a\u304d\u306a\u7c89\u3001\u5927\u8c46\u73c8\u7432\u3001\u5927\u8c46\u3060\u3057\u3001\u305d\u3057\u3066\u300c\u548c\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u300d\u3002\u3044\u305a\u308c\u3082\u5927\u8c46\u3092\u8d77\u70b9\u306b\u3057\u305f\u7d20\u6750\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a confectionery manufacturer's perspective, this offers the advantage of consolidating procurement with a single supplier while being able to trial multiple flavor variations. It's also possible to test the flavor of baked goods with wa-no-cacao and then build a cream formulation with the same company's deep-roasted kinako.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u56fd\u7523\u306b\u5bc4\u305b\u308b\u3068\u7523\u5730\u30ea\u30b9\u30af\u306f\u3069\u3046\u5909\u308f\u308b\u304b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u30b7\u30e7\u30c3\u30af\u306e\u6839\u672c\u306b\u3042\u308b\u306e\u306f\u300c\u897f\u30a2\u30d5\u30ea\u30ab\u4f9d\u5b58\u300d\u3068\u3044\u3046\u7523\u5730\u96c6\u4e2d\u30ea\u30b9\u30af\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3053\u308c\u306b\u5bfe\u3057\u3066\u3001\u7f8e\u6fc3\u4e0e\u306f\u56fd\u7523\u5927\u8c46\u306e\u6d3b\u7528\u3092\u4e3b\u8ef8\u306b\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u548c\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u306e\u539f\u6599\u3068\u306a\u308b\u5927\u8c46\u306f\u5317\u6d77\u9053\u7523\u304c\u4e2d\u5fc3\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3042\u308f\u305b\u3066\u4eac\u90fd\u30fb\u5357\u4e39\u306e\u7551\u3067\u306f\u3001\u793e\u54e1\u81ea\u3089\u304c\u7a2e\u3092\u307e\u304d\u3001\u5927\u8c46\u306e\u683d\u57f9\u306b\u6311\u6226\u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u683d\u57f9\u3057\u305f\u5927\u8c46\u306f\u307e\u3060\u548c\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u306e\u539f\u6599\u306b\u306f\u306a\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u305b\u3093\u304c\u3001\u539f\u6599\u3092\u3064\u304f\u308b\u5074\u306e\u666f\u8272\u3092\u77e5\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306e\u53d6\u308a\u7d44\u307f\u3068\u3057\u3066\u7d9a\u3051\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u56fd\u7523\u539f\u6599\u306b\u5bc4\u305b\u305f\u5206\u3060\u3051\u3001\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u56fd\u969b\u76f8\u5834\u306e\u5909\u52d5\u304b\u3089\u8ddd\u96e2\u3092\u7f6e\u3051\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5b8c\u5168\u306b\u7f6e\u304d\u63db\u3048\u306a\u304f\u3066\u3082\u3001\u914d\u5408\u306e\u4e00\u90e8\u3092\u56fd\u7523\u306e\u4ee3\u66ff\u7d20\u6750\u306b\u3059\u308b\u3060\u3051\u3067\u3001\u76f8\u5834\u306b\u632f\u3089\u308c\u308b\u7bc4\u56f2\u306f\u72ed\u304f\u306a\u308a\u307e\u3059\u3002\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u306e\u3054\u8acb\u6c42\u306f <a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a>, the product overview from <a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/download\/\">material download<\/a> , and the initiatives across the entire business can be viewed from <a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/service\/\">Our Business &amp; Why We Are Chosen<\/a>, and the ordering process is summarized at <a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/flow\/\">Ordering Process &amp; How to Order<\/a> .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q1. How long will cacao prices stay elevated?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">2022\u5e74\u4ee5\u524d\u306e\u6c34\u6e96\u306b\u623b\u308b\u304b\u3069\u3046\u304b\u306f\u898b\u901a\u305b\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u69cb\u9020\u8981\u56e0\u304c\u540c\u6642\u306b\u89e3\u6d88\u3059\u308b\u30b7\u30ca\u30ea\u30aa\u306f\u63cf\u304d\u3065\u3089\u3044\u305f\u3081\u3001\u77ed\u671f\u3067\u306e\u5024\u623b\u308a\u3092\u5f85\u3064\u3088\u308a\u3082\u3001\u5546\u54c1\u8a2d\u8a08\u306e\u524d\u63d0\u3092\u300c\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u304c\u9ad8\u3044\u300d\u306b\u5207\u308a\u66ff\u3048\u3066\u8003\u3048\u3066\u304a\u304f\u307b\u3046\u304c\u5b89\u5168\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q2. Can you really make chocolate with cacao substitute materials?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u5206\u3092\u542b\u307e\u306a\u3044\u88fd\u54c1\u306f\u3001\u516c\u6b63\u7af6\u4e89\u898f\u7d04\u4e0a\u306e\u300c\u30c1\u30e7\u30b3\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8\u300d\u300c\u6e96\u30c1\u30e7\u30b3\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8\u300d\u3068\u306f\u8868\u793a\u3067\u304d\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u30c1\u30e7\u30b3\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8\u306b\u8fd1\u3044\u98a8\u5473\u306e\u83d3\u5b50\u3092\u4f5c\u308b\u539f\u6599\u3068\u3057\u3066\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u4ee3\u66ff\u7d20\u6750\u3092\u4f7f\u3044\u3001\u540d\u79f0\u306f\u696d\u754c\u56e3\u4f53\u306a\u3069\u306b\u4e8b\u524d\u306b\u78ba\u8a8d\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u4e0d\u4e8c\u88fd\u6cb9\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306b\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8c46\u7531\u6765\u539f\u6599\u3092\u4f7f\u308f\u306a\u3044\u696d\u52d9\u7528\u7d20\u6750\u3092\u767a\u58f2\u3059\u308b\u52d5\u304d\u3082\u51fa\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u5b8c\u5168\u7f6e\u304d\u63db\u3048\u3067\u306f\u306a\u304f\u3001\u914d\u5408\u306e\u4e00\u90e8\u306b\u4f75\u7528\u3059\u308b\u4f7f\u3044\u65b9\u304c\u73fe\u5b9f\u7684\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q3. What's the difference between carob and soybean-based cacao substitutes?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carob is the fruit of a Mediterranean legume, with natural sweetness and being caffeine-free as its distinguishing features. Soybean-based cacao substitutes start from roasted soybeans or soybean grounds and tend to bring out a fragrant aroma and deep color. Although the flavor directions are similar, the mouthfeel and how the color develops differ, so the surest approach is to run a sample comparison in the product you have in mind (baked goods, drinks, gelato, etc.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q4. \u7f8e\u6fc3\u4e0e\u306e\u300c\u548c\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u300d\u306f\u3069\u3093\u306a\u5f62\u3067\u63d0\u4f9b\u3055\u308c\u307e\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u30d1\u30a6\u30c0\u30fc\u3067\u306e\u63d0\u4f9b\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u306e\u3054\u8acb\u6c42\u3092\u627f\u3063\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u8a73\u3057\u304f\u306f<a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/soy-cacao\/\">the Wa-no-Cacao product page<\/a>, or the<a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/contact\/\">contact form<\/a>\u304b\u3089\u304a\u554f\u3044\u5408\u308f\u305b\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Q5. Is domestic cacao available on the market?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u6c96\u7e04\u3084\u5c0f\u7b20\u539f\u306a\u3069\u3067\u56fd\u7523\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u306e\u683d\u57f9\u306f\u8a66\u307f\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u304c\u3001\u8f38\u5165\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u3092\u6c4e\u7528\u539f\u6599\u3068\u3057\u3066\u7f6e\u304d\u63db\u3048\u308b\u6bb5\u968e\u306b\u306f\u3042\u308a\u307e\u305b\u3093\u3002\u5f53\u9762\u306f\u300c\u897f\u30a2\u30d5\u30ea\u30ab\u4f9d\u5b58\u3092\u6e1b\u3089\u3059\u300d\u305f\u3081\u306b\u306f\u3001\u65b0\u8208\u7523\u5730\u306e\u8f38\u5165\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u3084\u56fd\u7523\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\u30b5\u30a4\u30af\u30eb\u7d20\u6750\u3092\u7d44\u307f\u5408\u308f\u305b\u308b\u6226\u7565\u304c\u73fe\u5b9f\u7684\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u307e\u3068\u3081\uff5c\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u304c\u9ad8\u3044\u524d\u63d0\u3067\u4ed5\u5165\u308c\u3092\u7d44\u307f\u76f4\u3059<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 2026 cacao shock has entered a phase where structural resolution is difficult. Rather than expecting a short-term price rebound, it is more realistic to redesign products on the premise that \"cacao is expensive.\" In the short term, formulation optimization and price pass-through; in the medium term, trial adoption of alternative materials and sustainable sourcing\u2014moving with this division of roles makes it easier to reconcile cost pressure with quality retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Domestic upcycling cases such as Fuji Oil's \"Anoza M\" and Minoyo's \"<a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/soy-cacao\/\">Japanese cacao<\/a>\u300d\u306e\u3088\u3046\u306a\u56fd\u5185\u30a2\u30c3\u30d7\u30b5\u30a4\u30af\u30eb\u4e8b\u4f8b\u306f\u3001\u30b3\u30b9\u30c8\u30fb\u56fd\u7523\u5316\u30fb\u30b5\u30b9\u30c6\u30ca\u30d3\u30ea\u30c6\u30a3\u3092\u540c\u6642\u306b\u652f\u3048\u308b\u9078\u629e\u80a2\u3068\u3057\u3066\u691c\u8a0e\u3055\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u548c\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u306e\u30b5\u30f3\u30d7\u30eb\u306e\u3054\u8acb\u6c42\u306f<a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/contact\/\">Contact<\/a>\u304b\u3089\u3001\u88fd\u54c1\u6982\u8981\u306f<a href=\"https:\/\/minoyo.co.jp\/en\/download\/\">material download<\/a>\u304b\u3089\u3054\u78ba\u8a8d\u3044\u305f\u3060\u3051\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References and sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Trends in cacao bean international futures prices (10,709.30 dollars\/ton in January 2025):<a href=\"https:\/\/ecodb.net\/commodity\/cocoa.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sekai Keizai no Neta-cho, \"Trends in Cacao Bean Prices\"<\/a>\uff0f<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nikkei.com\/article\/DGXZQOUB133DT0T10C24A3000000\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Nikkei, \"Cacao Bean Futures Hit a New Record High\"<\/a><\/li><li>2026 Valentine's chocolate averaging 436 yen per piece, up 4.3% year on year:<a href=\"https:\/\/prtimes.jp\/main\/html\/rd\/p\/000001255.000043465.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teikoku Databank press release<\/a><\/li><li>\u897f\u30a2\u30d5\u30ea\u30ab\u7523\u5730\u306e71%\u306732\u2103\u8d85\u65e5\u304c\u5e74\u959342\u65e5\u5897\u52a0\uff082024\u5e74\uff09\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.climatecentral.org\/report\/analysis-climate-and-cocoa-2025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Climate Central \/ Christian Aid\u300cAnalysis: Climate and Cocoa\u300d\uff082025\uff09<\/a><\/li><li>\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u8fb2\u5bb6\u306e\u65e5\u53ce1\u30c9\u30eb\u672a\u6e80\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/eleminist.com\/article\/4439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ELEMINIST, \"What Is the Cacao Shock?\"<\/a>\uff0f\u30ac\u30fc\u30ca\u30fb\u30b3\u30fc\u30c8\u30b8\u30dc\u30ef\u30fc\u30eb\u306e\u30ab\u30ab\u30aa\u751f\u7523\u306b\u5f93\u4e8b\u3059\u308b\u5150\u7ae5\u52b4\u50cd156\u4e07\u4eba\uff08\u3046\u3061\u5371\u967a\u52b4\u50cd148\u4e07\u4eba\uff09\uff1aNORC at the University of Chicago\u300cNORC Final Report: Assessing Progress in Reducing Child Labor in Cocoa Growing Areas of C\u00f4te d\u2019Ivoire and Ghana\u300d\uff082020\u5e74\uff09<\/li><li>\u4e16\u754c\u30c1\u30e7\u30b3\u30ec\u30fc\u30c8\u5e02\u5834\u898f\u6a211,230\u5104\u30c9\u30eb\u21921,847\u5104\u30c9\u30eb\uff08\u5e74\u6210\u95774.8\uff05\uff09\uff1a<a href=\"https:\/\/eleminist.com\/article\/4439\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ELEMINIST, \"What Is the Cacao Shock?\"<\/a><\/li><li>Launch of Fuji Oil's \"Anoza M\":<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fujioil.co.jp\/news\/2025\/20250312.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fuji Oil press release, March 12, 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