Chocolate(s) of The Day
Moksha
Cordyceps & Lion's Mane 80% Dark Chocolate
Good ++
Weight: .5 oz. (15 g.) in 1 package
Calories: 90 calories in 1 package
Cost: $6.00 for 1 package
Purchased from: Far West Fungi, SF Ferry Building, San Francisco, CA
Chocolita
Morning Matcha - Raw White Chocolate with Matcha & Herbs 59% Cacao (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: .416 oz. (11.6 g.) / 1.25 oz. (35 g.) in total bar
Calories: 83.3 calories in 1/3 bar
Cost: $7.49 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Xocolatl Garden, Carmel, CA
Welcome to Day #3 of Chocolate & Mushrooms Theme Week.
Moksha Chocolate - Cordyceps & Lion's Mane 80% Dark Vegan Chocolate
Today's main attraction was a Cordyceps & Lion's Mane Functional Mushrooms in 80% Dark Vegan Chocolate (square) manufactured (from cacao bean nib-to-bar) by Moksha Chocolate (Boulder, CO).
Aroma notes included: smooth, sweet cacao chocolate with warm spices (cinnamon), lucuma (butterscotch, vanilla).
Texture: hearty, yet smooth texture and mouthfeel, with a satisfying melt.
Flavor notes included: intense and chocolate-y (balanced, ultra-dark, fudge brownie); diffuse warm sugar and spices (from the cacao and coconut sugar); and mushroom (very faint earth, wood, umami).
This 80%er was full of authentic, quality flavors, with medium acidity and relatively moderate bitterness for an ultra-dark chocolate.
I appreciated the bold, balanced and well-executed flavors, and the short list of ingredients.
Ingredients: Cacao Nibs, Coconut Sugar, Dried Mushrooms (Cordyceps & Lion's Mane)
Allergen-related information: (None found on label of small package.)
Chocolita - Matcha White Chocolate with Lion's Mane (bar)
Today's second mushroom bar--the "Morning Matcha" Raw White Chocolate with Matcha, Herbs (& Lion's Mane) (bar) from Chocolita (Sedona, AZ)--was a mushroom chocolate pairing with Moksha Chocolate's 80%er.
Both offerings contained lion's mane mushrooms and both companies are focused on plant-based chocolates; but the two bars were, otherwise, quite different.
Moksha's ultra-dark 80% dark chocolate (above) had a hearty intensity; and this sweeter white chocolate was infused with gentle matcha tea, a touch of vanilla, and other flavor inclusions.
But, instead of a light ivory hue, today's bonus "white" chocolate bar was a rich, dark green-khaki color.
Aroma and flavor notes included: gentle green tea notes, subtle vanilla--and a background blend of herbal (and Lion's Mane) flavor additions. (I could not really taste the mushrooms.)
Texture: relatively smooth; the added tea, herbs, flavorings and mushroom(s) were fully incorporated
I appreciated the use of coconut sugar, that made this sweet bar seem less sweet and "buzzy" (than a white cane sugar version might have been).
Ingredients: *Cacao Paste, *Lucuma, *Coconut Sugar, *Matcha, *Maca, *Cinnamon, *Lion's Mane, Sea Salt, *Vanilla. (* = Organic)
Allergen-related information: Contains Coconut. "Made In A Facility That Processes Tree Nuts."
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