Nestlé Abuelita Authentic Mexican Style Hot Chocolate Mix (6 x 2 lb bulk pouches) (2024)

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Why is Abuelita chocolate getting banned? ›

The Lawsuit

In this lawsuit, among other claims, Nestlé claims that Ultra infringed on Nestlé USA's trademarks by distributing and offering products bearing Nestlé marks which were manufactured solely for the Mexican market like Nescafé, Abuelita, Nido, Media Crema, Carnation, and La Lechera.

For generations, Nestlé Abuelita Authentic Mexican Style Hot Chocolate Mix has been an essential part of the Hispanic kitchen. Its perfect balance of cocoa, sugar, vanilla, and cinnamon gives it a distinctively delicious “calor de hogar” taste.

Mexican hot chocolate contains spices like cinnamon and chili and chopped bittersweet chocolate to create a very rich but less sweet flavor. Whereas traditional American hot chocolate is usually made with a combination of cocoa powder and/or chocolate and tends to be more on the sweet side.

Nestlé faced legal heat over allegations of child slave labour. In 2021, eight former alleged child slaves sued the company, along with others, for alleged involvement in the illegal enslavement of children on cocoa farms on the Ivory Coast, as per a report by Utopia.org.

The claim had been filed in the U.S. District Court in Wester, Texas. Nestlé USA (NUSA) claimed that the distributors, Ultra Distribuciones Mundiales, were not authorized to import, distribute, and sell Nestlé food and beverage products in the United States that were only intended to be sold in Mexico.

For optimum quality, all ABUELITA™ products should be consumed by the printed "Best if Used By" date. For optimum shelf life: Store all ABUELITA™ products in a cool, dry, odorless place. Tablets and Marqueta: Once opened, store unused portion in a tightly sealed container for 15-18 months as printed on package.

Abuelita is a Mexican-style hot chocolate also known as chocolate para mesa (English: "table chocolate") owned by the Nestlé company.

2021. ABUELITA™ Tablets and Granulated Mix are produced in Mexico, in the Toluca factories. It has united Mexican families for over 80 years through its authentic flavor, aroma and froth.

Nestlé Abuelita Hot Chocolate Tablets

This is one of the most famous brands of hot chocolate from Mexico.

The most significant difference is in the ingredients. Mexican hot chocolate uses various spices, including cinnamon, cloves, and ancho chili pepper.

Why is my abuelita hot chocolate grainy? ›

It has a noticeably grainy texture because it's processed only to the “liquor” stage, before it's poured into the disk-shaped molds to cool and harden. Classically, it's flavored with cinnamon and vanilla. To make the drink, this solid chocolate is broken into pieces, then just melted into a pot of hot milk.

Replace the Mexican chocolate called for in your recipe with an equal amount of semisweet chocolate or cocoa powder. Add 1/2 teaspoon of ground cinnamon and, if you like, a drop of almond extract for every ounce of chocolate.

The ancient recipes are made with ground cacao that has not been refined for longer than a few minutes. Remember, this used to be done by hand, no machines. Actually, this style of unrefined chocolate is still largely hand-processed. This is why the texture of a true Mexican chocolate will always be gritty and grainy.

Kinder Surprise is a popular chocolate egg with a toy inside, but it has been banned in the US since 1938 due to the potential choking hazard posed by the toy. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has deemed the product a "non-nutritive item" and prohibits the importation of Kinder Surprise eggs into the US.

In 2022 Nestlé opened a new Nescafé factory in Mexico with an annual capacity of 40'000 tons of green coffee. In February 2024, when Public Eye was investigating on site, farmers were holding protests in Tapachula, where they were burning filled coffee sacks labelled "Nescafé Plan".

Abuelita is a Mexican-style hot chocolate also known as chocolate para mesa (English: "table chocolate") owned by the Nestlé company. It was originally invented and commercialized in Mexico in 1939, by Fábrica de Chocolates La Azteca.

Although the brand was acquired by the controversial Swiss corporation Nestlé in 1995, the production of the chocolatey goodness remains in Mexico. Abuelita currently runs out of Toluca, the capital of the State of Mexico, and it continues to provide deliciously sentimental hot chocolate to families around the world.