Chocolate of the Day
Mashpi Chocolate
65% Cacao Chocolate (Mini bar)
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: .212 oz. (6 g.) / 2.12 oz. (60 g.) in total pack of 10 Mini bars
Calories: 35 calories in 1 mini bar
Cost: $15.00 for 1 pack of 10 Mini bars
Purchased from: Choiba Agroforestry Products, online order
Welcome to Day #17 of Chocolate and Ecuador Theme Week.
Today's 65% Cacao Chocolate mini bar was made by Mashpi Chocolate (Quito, Ecuador); and imported and distributed by Andean Ecocrafts, LLC (Reno, NV). It was part of a larger 10-bar variety assortment.
The cacao variety used to make this bar was "Cacao Nacional Fino de Aroma."
Aroma and flavor notes for this chocolate included: rich, smooth dark chocolate with fruit (cacao fruit pulp syrup + very faint brown sugar).
Texture: pleasantly smooth dark chocolate with an attractive melt.
I loved the complex, bright and almost earthy sweetness (think sweet potato/yam + citrus, melon, mango and maple syrup brownies). Cacao fruit (pulp that surrounds the seeds) flavors vary a lot, depending on the cacao variety, ripeness and origin/where it was grown. It can taste like many other tropical fruits melded together, like watermelon candy; and/or, like today, its very unique self.
This 65% Masphi dark chocolate would be great in a side-by-side chocolate tasting, if for no other reason to enjoy the range of sweet, cacao fruit notes, and the relatively low level of bitterness.
I appreciated: the short list of (just three) 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
Allergen-related information: (None listed on the package that I could see.)
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