Chocolate of the Day
Hana Gold
63% Dark Chocolate with Mandarin Orange (bar)
Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28 g.) / 1.5 oz. (42.5 g.) in total bar
Calories: 155 calories (estimate) in 1 oz. of bar
Cost: $8.50 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Hana Gold, online order
Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate and Hawaii Theme Week.
Today's 63% Dark Chocolate with Mandarin Orange (bar) was from Hana Gold Farm (Hana Highway, Maui, HI). The company is a "branch-to-bar" chocolate maker on the island of Maui.
Hawaii has both the climate (lower latitude, and large areas with very few cold snaps) and the rich, volcanic soils--conditions that enable many working cacao farms/plantations.
Aroma and flavor notes included: rich, tart sweet dark chocolate (bold, very slightly earthy/peaty--but nicely balanced--cacao) with pieces of tart, sweet, authentic (and delicious) mandarin orange.
Texture: relatively smooth texture, with (three+ pieces) of wonderfully thin, chewy orange.
I liked the 1.) balanced, robust dark and the high-quality chocolate, 2.) perfectly thin, chewy pieces of authentic mandarin orange, and 3.) short list of ingredients.
Ingredients: "Hana Gold cacao, organic cane sugar, Mandarin oranges"
Allergen-related information: "Made in a facility that also processes nuts, dairy, soy."
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