Monday, January 17, 2022

D. Barbero - Cioccolato Senza Zuccheri Aggiunti and Fondente Cuba (bars) - Jan. 16, 2022

Chocolate of the Day

Barbero Davide S.r.l. 

D. Barbero - Cioccolato Senza Zuccheri Aggiunti 70% (bar)
(70% Chocolate without Sugar) 
Good - Good +
Weight: 1.41 oz. (40 g.) / 2.82 oz. (80 g.) in total bar
Calories: 173.2 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $6.99 (estimate) for 1 bar
Purchased from: Mollie Stone's Market, Sausalito, CA

D. Barbero - Fondente Origine Unica Cuba Cacao 70% (bar)
(Dark Single Origin Cuba 70% Cacao (bar))
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.41 oz. (40 g.) / 2.82 oz. (80 g.) in total bar
Calories: 226 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $7.99 (estimate) for 1 bar
Purchased from: Mollie Stone's Market, Sausalito, CA

Welcome to Day #10 of European Chocolate Vacation Theme Week. Yesterday Chocolate Banquet (virtually) visited Milan in northern Italy; and today I (imagined) heading southeast to Asti (Piedmont Region) to enjoy a sip of Asti sparkling wine, Bunet pastry (amaretti, cocoa, eggs, milk, rum), and local Asti chocolates.

Today's two D. Barbero dark chocolate bars were from Barbero Davide S.r.l. (Asti, Italy). Both were 70% cacao single origin bars with smooth, sweet dark chocolate flavor. 

Cioccolato Senza Zuccheri Aggiunti (bar)

The first of today's two bars tasted was a sugar-free/no added sugar offering (made with Ecuador cacao). This dark chocolate had a faint chocolate cookie/biscuit note, and I tasted a very slight temperature flux (menthol note) on my palette (that I often experience with erythritol-sweetened items). However, for those who really need to limit sugar, this offering may be a welcome option.

Ingredients: Ecuador cocoa paste, sweetener: erythritol, cocoa butter, inulin, emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural vanilla flavour.

Allergen-related information: May contain traces of nuts, milk. Contains natural sugars. An excessive consumption may cause laxative effects.

Fondente Origine Unica Cuba Cacao 70% (bar)

The second 70% cacao dark bar--made from Cuba cacao--was a treat, as this Caribbean nation origin is a rare find. It had smooth, true chocolate aroma and flavor (dark chocolate cake with dark chocolate frosting/dark chocolate mousse cake) with a hint of vanilla, and a very faint sweet, fruit blend (light ripe banana, strawberry, peach, light cherry) note in the finish. 

Ingredients: Cuba cocoa paste, sugar, cocoa butter, emulsifier: soya lecithin, natural vanilla flavour. Cacao min. 70%.

Allergen-related information: "May contain traces of nuts, milk."



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