SunRidge Farms
Mexican Style Chocolate Almonds
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) (1/4 cup) / 6 oz. (170 g.) in total package
Calories: 170 calories in 1 serving (1/4 cup)
Cost: $6.99 (estimate) for 1 package
Purchased from: Piazza's, Palo Alto, CA
Mexican Style Chocolate Almonds
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1.06 oz. (30 g.) (1/4 cup) / 6 oz. (170 g.) in total package
Calories: 170 calories in 1 serving (1/4 cup)
Cost: $6.99 (estimate) for 1 package
Purchased from: Piazza's, Palo Alto, CA
Welcome to Day #5 of Chocolate & Nuts Theme Week.
Today's Mexican Style Chocolate Almonds with Cinnamon, Cayenne & Vanilla were manufactured by SunRidge Farms (Royal Oaks, CA).*
Aroma and flavor notes included: sweet, dark milk chocolate and spices (Ceylon cinnamon, vanilla, cayenne pepper). I admit I prefer Cassia (Saigon) cinnamon from Vietnam rather than Ceylon cinnamon.
Texture: smooth chocolate coating surrounded crunchy whole almonds.
I liked the textural balance between smooth and crunchy; and the idea of Mexican chocolate. Somehow the combination of spices reminded me of cinnamon toast or apple turnover with some mild heat. That's not a bad thing; but I'm a big fan of the "other" cinnamon--the bolder, (some say more bitter) Cassia cinnamon from Vietnam. Everything else about these almonds seemed just fine.
Ingredients: "Mexican Style Chocolate Coating (cane sugar, unsweetened chocolate, cocoa butter, milk, cinnamon, soy or sunflower lecithin [an emulsifier], cayenne pepper, vanilla extract), Dry Roasted Almonds, Pure Food Glaze."
Allergen-related information: "Contains Almonds, Milk, Soy. Manufactured on shared equipment with peanuts, tree nuts, wheat and sesame."
*The company gets extra points in my book as their facility uses renewable energy (solar and wind) to run their operations. And that includes "3000+ solar panels."
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