Chocolate of The Day
Meurisse Chocolate
Dark Orange Dark Chocolate Bar
Good ++
Weight: .88 oz. (25 g.) / 3.52 oz. (100 g.) in total bar
Calories: 140 calories in 1/4 bar
Cost: $14.95 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Il Parco Cafe (in the Presidio), San Francisco, CA
Welcome to Day #17 of Chocolate and Fruits Theme Week.
Today's Dark Orange Dark Chocolate Bar was made by Muerisse Chocolate NV (Antwerp, Belgium), using single origin cocoa from Papua New Guinea.
Aroma and flavor notes for this attractively packaged bar included: smooth dark chocolate (chocolate-y, fudge brownie); light, balanced orange; and barely detectable vanilla.
Texture: The base dark chocolate had a smooth texture that was peppered with tiny, crunchy bits of (possibly freeze-dried) orange peel.
I enjoyed the smooth, authentic flavors that weren't too sweet. And I appreciated that the orange was not overly sweet (candied) and was used as a chewy textural element as well as a lighter citrus flavor. The same was true with the restrained use of vanilla. The relatively short list of ingredients, use of single origin cocoa, balanced flavors and overall taste, and packaging all left an impression of natural elegance.
Ingredients: Cocoa mass*, cane sugar*, cocoa butter*, orange* (5%), natural vanilla powder*, orange essential oil* (* from organic agriculture) 73% minimum cocoa
Allergen-related information: "May contain traces of milk, soy, pistachio, almonds, walnuts, hazelnuts, macadamia nuts."
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