Elements
Araku Valley Coffee Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: .9 oz. (25 g.) / 1.8 oz. (50 g.) in total bar
Calories: 140 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $5.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Andronico's market, Los Altos, CA
Araku Valley Coffee Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: .9 oz. (25 g.) / 1.8 oz. (50 g.) in total bar
Calories: 140 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $5.99 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Andronico's market, Los Altos, CA
Welcome to Day #9 of Chocolate & Coffee Theme Week.
Today's Araku Valley Coffee Dark Chocolate (bar) was from Elements (Union City, NJ).
The cacao used to make this bar was from Ecuador.
Aroma and flavor notes for this bar included: dark cocoa; (hazelnut/almond) honey and nut butter; coffee (roasted, slightly bitter) and faint cardamom. (Note: there were no nut ingredients.)
Texture: smooth, with a pleasing honey-velvet texture and melt
Cocoa butter (#1 ingredient) helped to smooth over rough edges from the coffee/cacao powder/cardamom.
I enjoyed the honey in this bar that had a bright, almost floral, natural sweetness and helped lighten up what otherwise might have been very dark, bitter or heavily roasted elements. The honey also contributed to a lovely, almost silken texture.
Ingredients: Organic Cacao Butter, Raw Honey, Organic Cacao Powder, Coffee, Organic Cardamom
Allergen-related information: "No Dairy, Refined Sugar, Soy, Gluten, Lecithin or Shortcuts"
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