Thursday, January 25, 2018

free2b - Cherries, Sunflower Seeds Sea Salt Dark Chocolate - Jan. 25, 2018

Chocolate of the Day: 

free2b Foods
Cherries Sunflower Seeds and Sea Salt Dark Chocolate
Good
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 2 oz. (57 g.) in total bar
Calories: 145 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $3.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Piazza's Fine Foods, Palo Alto, CA

Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Fruit Theme Week.

There is something decadent about eating cherries in winter. In early January, I found some (from the Southern hemisphere) in a Whole Foods Market. They were very pricey, and very delicious.

Today, I was able to enjoy some of the same tart sweet cherry flavor with this Cherries, Sunflower Seeds and Sea Salt bar from free2b Foods (Boulder, CO). The company is perhaps best known for its allergen-free Sun Cups (chocolate cups filled with sunflower seed butter instead of peanut butter).

The dark chocolate that made up this bar was smooth and naturally cherry flavored. A generous sprinkling of roasted, whole sunflower seeds provided soft crunch to the texture. As with most flavored chocolate, eat while fresh for best flavor.

Made in a dedicated facility, this free2b bar was free from the top 12 allergens: peanuts, tree nuts, dairy, gluten, soy, egg, corn, coconut, sesame, mustard, fish and shellfish. Great for those with food sensitivities.

Ingredients: Unsweetened chocolate, sugar, cocoa butter, roasted sunflower seeds (sunflower oil), dried cherries (cherries, non-GMO cane sugar, sunflower oil, sea salt

Postscript: A second chocolate item today: a cup of soy cherry chocolate chip ice cream from an ice creamery and bakery at Facebook campus headquarters in Menlo Park, CA. 

Dagoba Chocolate - Orange 59% Dark Bar - Jan. 24, 2018

Chocolate of the Day:

Dagoba Chocolate
Orange 59% Cacao Dark Chocolate bar
Good+
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 2 oz. (56 g.) in total bar
Calories: 148? calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $1.49 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, Palo Alto, CA


Welcome to Day #2 of Chocolate and Fruit Theme Week.

Today's Orange 59% Cacao Dark Chocolate bar was from Dagoba Chocolate  (Ashland, OR).*

As the name implied it was full of natural tasting orange flavor (supplied by a blend of orange essence, orange zest, orange oil) that harmonized well with the smooth dark chocolate flavor and texture.

*Dagoba Chocolate was founded in 2001 by Frederick Schilling, and has been owned by The Hershey Company since 2006.
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