Ingredients

Guylian as a leading manufacturer of premium Belgian chocolates, creates, produces and sells premium Belgian chocolate products in more than 100 countries around the world. Quality is Guylian’s first priority, and its ingredients are of the highest standards. Our chocolate is true Belgian chocolate, with 100% cocoa butter and no vegetable fats. The hazelnut praliné filling of our world famous Belgian Chocolate Sea Shells is home made in the traditional way with fresh hazelnuts from the Mediterranean region. In our factory in Sint-Niklaas, near Antwerp, we combine modern production techniques with our artisanal Chocolatier craftsmanship.

Finest Belgian chocolate with 100% cocoa butter

Guylian creates all its great tasting chocolates with only the finest Belgian chocolate, originating from a unique blend of West African cocoa beans. The cocoa beans used are sourced from Belgian chocolate manufacturers who can guarantee that they are produced and sourced in a sustainable way. Our chocolate suppliers must combine the art of traditional chocolate manufacturing with the principles of total quality management to the highest standards; they should guarantee absolute food safety safeguarding the cocoa growing environment, implementing sustainable agriculture practices and helping improve the lives of the cocoa farmers they purchase from.

Guylian chocolate is a unique recipe and made only for Guylian products, with 100% cocoa butter. The company’s quality standards are high: we do not allow cocoa butter to be replaced by cheaper vegetable fats; as vegetable fats don’t deliver the same taste pallet and mouth experience consumers expect from premium chocolates.

Inhouse roasted hazelnut praliné filling

Guylian’s well known Belgian chocolate Sea Shells – as well as many other of its chocolate creations like The Opus Assortment, Sea Shell Bars and our Guylian Twistwraps – have a hazelnut praliné filling. Everything about this filling is unique: its recipe as well as production method and taste.

The recipe originates from the company’s founding father Guy Foubert who created it in the Sixties. Today the praliné is still made to this same secret recipe, in the age-old traditional manner.

The main ingredient of our praliné is hazelnuts, which are sourced from the best Mediterranean growing regions. We evaluate every harvest separately and only buy first quality product. We take samples and perform a quality control from every shipment after which the jute bags are stored in our warehouse in the most perfect conditions in terms of humidity and temperature.

The manufacturing process from hazelnut to praliné filling starts with gently roasting and caramelising the nuts in copper kettles in the traditional way. Every batch is closely supervised for temperature, amount of sugar and a roasting degree by our experienced Guylian Pralineurs. When they have reached the perfect level of caramelisation, they are immediately crushed and grounded to a fine paste, that is mixed with Belgian milk chocolate to create the delicious smooth Guylian praliné.

The secret recipe, the unique production system and the first quality ingredients result in our deliciously tasting praliné. The smoothness and richness of the filling give a sublime taste sensation which chocolate lovers all around the world name as incomparable and unforgettable.