Friday, June 23, 2017

Raaka Virgin Chocolate - Maple & Nibs, Mint & Nibs Eastern Congo bars - June 23, 2017

Chocolate(s) of the Day: 

Raaka Virgin Chocolate

Maple and Nibs (Eastern Congo) 75% Cacao bar
Good
Weight: .6 oz. (16.98 g.)/ 1.8 oz. (50.94 g.) in total bar
Calories: 88 calories (estimate) in 1/3 bar
Cost: $7.95 (estimate) for 1 bar
Purchased from: Raaka (online order)

Mint and Nibs (Eastern Congo) 56% Cacao bar
Good
Weight: .6 oz. (16.98 g.) / 1.8 oz. (50.94 g.) in total bar
Calories: 93.3 calories (estimate) in 1/3 bar
Cost: $7.95 (estimate) for 1 bar
Purchased from: Raaka (online order)

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Cacao Nibs Theme Week.

Both dark chocolate bars featured today were from Raaka Virgin Chocolate (Brooklyn, NY), contained a generous sprinkling of cacao nibs, and were made with unroasted ("virgin") cacao grown in Eastern Congo.*

The 75% Cacao Maple and Nibs and 56% Cacao Mint and Nibs dark bars were surprisingly sweet and mellow, in part due to the lack of roasting. The company founders seek to preserve some of the original cacao flavors that are sometimes lost in the roasting process.

The flavors (maple sugar, mint) were subtle, natural and relatively uniform and smooth, with hints of earthiness—which could have been in the nibs. The texture was slightly granular but not objectionably so.

*Raaka partners with Congolese farmers near Virunga National Park in Eastern Congo "to source cacao that supports community and agroforestry. Farmers are paid a minimum of $500 per ton above market price for their fine cacao."


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