Chocolate of the Day
Mashpi Chocolate
Chocolate Bar with Turmeric 65% Cacao
Good ++
Weight: .88 oz. (25 g.) / 1.76 oz. (50 g.) in total bar
Calories: 150 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $9.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Choiba Agroforestry Products, online order
Welcome to Day #8 of Chocolate and Ecuador Theme Week.
Today's Chocolate Bar with Turmeric 65% Cacao (bar) was made by Mashpi Chocolate (Quito, Ecuador); and imported and distributed by Andean Ecocrafts, LLC (Reno, NV).
The cacao variety used to make this bar was "Cacao Nacional Fino de Aroma."
Aroma and flavor notes for this chocolate included: dark chocolate; very subtle diffuse fruit; faint, very slightly bitter spice (turmeric); a barely detectable (not unpleasant) flicker of herbs (eucalyptus, bay leaf + dusty ginger); and gentle brown sugar/caramel (panela).
Texture: pleasantly smooth dark chocolate with barely discernible herb/botanical particles (no harsh spice grit).
I liked the complex, natural and balanced flavors in this chocolate (and that it had an interesting addictive quality and harmonious complexity). The relatively sweet (65% vs. 70%+ cacao) and relatively smooth/mild chocolate helped balance the unique, relatively bold taste that turmeric can have.
I appreciated: the short list of authentic and quality ingredients; as well as the company's commitment to sourcing cacao from farmers who practice regenerative agriculture.
Ingredients: "Cacao mass, raw sugar cane, cacao butter, turmeric"
Allergen-related information: (None listed on the package that I could see.)
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