Chocolate of the Day
Tavi Chocolates
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Golden Mix 72% cocoa dark chocolate, turmeric, ginger, pepper & cinnamon (bar)
Weight: 2.8 oz. (80 g.) in total bar
Calories: 450 calories in 1 bar (per label)
Cost: $11.50 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Bar & Cocoa, online order
Welcome to Day #15 of Chocolate and Colombia Theme Week; and Day #1 of Chocolate, Warm Spices and Maple Week.
Today's Tavi Golden Mix 72% cocoa dark chocolate, turmeric, ginger, pepper & cinnamon (bar) was manufactured by Vast Company SAS in Bogota, Colombia, and Imported into the U.S. by Tavi Chocolates (Miami, FL).
The company offers numerous chocolate bars that blend premium Colombian chocolate with a variety of flavor inclusions.
Today's Indian-inspired bar contained turmeric, ginger, pepper and cinnamon--flavors reminiscent of Golden Milk, aka Haldi Doodh, and golden chai tea drinks).
This was a perfect bar for me today as I was healing from the flu/bronchitis. (I experienced rapid relief from symptoms after I enjoyed this bar.*
Aroma notes for this bar included: sweet dark chocolate (ganache, hot cocoa); marshmallow, sweet green and warm spices.
Texture: smooth dark chocolate with authentic, finely ground spices (most of the spices were fully incorporated, very little spice grit).
Flavor notes included: smooth, relatively sweet, dark chocolate with authentic golden berry fruit (aka, Warning, the sweetness in this bar can make it a bit addictive ("more-ish").
The textural blend was well-executed, flavorful and completely conveyed the complexity of these berries. The dark chocolate was smooth tasting and despite being relatively sweet it was also a good match for the fruit.
Ingredients: Bittersweet Chocolate (Chocolate Liquor, Cane Sugar, Cocoa Butter, Soy Lecit(h)in, Vainilla (sic)), Turmeric Powder, Cinnamon Powder, Ginger Powder, Pepper Powder"
Allergen-related information: (Contains Soy.) "Produced on Equipment That Also Processes Products Containing Milk, Peanuts and Other Tree Nuts."
*Possible contributions to the feeling of relief from flu symptoms and bronchial distress lie in several of the ingredients in this bar.
The Theobromine in dark chocolate (as well as piperine in black pepper and gingerols in ginger) act as vasodilators -- substances that help open/dilate blood vessels, lower blood pressure and improve circulation.
And the turmeric, ginger, cinnamon and black pepper (as well as the polyphenols in cacao) in this bar have anti-inflammatory properties.
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