Chocolate of the Day
To'ak Chocolate
Malva Flowers 65% Cacao (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 2 oz. (56 g.) in total bar
Calories: 168 calories in 1/2 bar -- 336 cals. for 1 whole bar
Cost: $16.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: To'ak Chocolate, online order
Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Flowers Theme Week.
Today's Chocolate Alchemy Malva Flowers 65% Cacao (bar) was from To'ak (Tierra & Arbol S.A.S.) / To'ak International Inc. (Quito, Ecuador).
The heirloom cacao used to make this bar was sourced from Piedra de Plata, Manabi, Ecuador. The Malva* olorosa flowers used in this chocolate are native to the Andes mountains in South America.
Aroma and flavor notes included: smooth dark chocolate (very slightly earthy, but well-balanced) and aromatic (and flavorful) floral (rose-geranium-like).
Texture: relatively smooth, almost creamy, with occasional micro-tiny, slightly crunchy particles.
The sweetness level of this very floral chocolate was just about right. There was enough sugar to complement, and perhaps enhance a little, the authentically sweet, floral taste--yet not so much that it eclipsed cacao and floral flavors.
Ingredients: Dark chocolate (65% heirloom cacao, 35% cane sugar), Malva olorosa, cacao butter
Allergen-related information: "May contain traces of milk, soy, or nuts."
*Malva olorosa has been used as a medicinal plant in Andean cultures. The large Malvaceae (or mallow) family includes 4,000 species, spread across the globe. Other mallow plants, bushes and trees include cacao, okra, hibiscus, cotton and durian. (Most have five-petaled flowers.)
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