Chocolate of the Day
Cacao Sampaka
Frida Mexico 70% Chocolate Negro (Dark) (bar)
Good ++ - Good +++
Weight: 1.32 oz. (37.5 g.) / 2.64 oz. (75 g.) in total bar
Calories: 255 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $13.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Caputo's, online order
Welcome to Day #8 of Chocolate and Mexico Theme Week.
Today's Frida Mexico 70% Chocolate Negro (bar) was from Cacao Sampaka (Catalunya, Spain).*
The company offers a variety of bean to bar chocolates and confections with flavor inclusions--as well as single origin chocolates (from cacaos grown in Honduras, Mexico and other countries).
Aroma and flavor notes included: chocolate and delicious ripe and refreshing fruit (white grape, and mixed tropical punch); with sweet green botanical (sweet green fig jam) and nut.
This dark chocolate was relatively low in bitterness and acidity, but delightfully rich in subtle flavors that I associate with fine-quality, heritage/criollo cacao beans.
Texture: smooth, creamy.
I loved the balanced complexity, the naturally sweet fruit notes, and the overall mellow nutty chocolate-y flavor.
Ingredients: "Criollo Albino Cocoa Bean, Cocoa Nibs, Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin), Cocoa: 70% minimum."
Allergen-related information: "Our products may contain traces of Nuts (Hazelnut, Pistachio, Macadamia Nut, Pecan Nut), Peanuts, Lactose, Milk and Sesame."
*This bar was made in (a product of) Spain. It was imported by Forever Cheese LLC (New York, NY).
