Chocolate of the Day
Sted Foods
Organic Pecan Orange Spice 70% Dark Chocolate (bar)
Good + - Good ++
Weight: 1 oz. (28.3 g.) / 2 oz. (56.6 g.) in total bar
Calories: 170 calories in 1/2 bar
Cost: $8.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Sted Foods, online order
Welcome to Day #4 of Chocolate & Citrus Theme Week.
Today's Sted Foods Organic Orange Pecan Spice 70% Dark Chocolate (bar) was manufactured by TC Foods, LLC (Fergus Falls, MN).
Aroma notes included: dark chocolate (roasted cacao) and orange oil.
Texture: This relatively thin, segmented bar broke easily and had a smooth texture with tiny, soft nut (pecan) bits.
Flavor notes included: slightly bitter (or at least unsweetened, slightly over-roasted, smoke-y; black licorice, rubber) 70% cacao dark chocolate (that tasted more like an 80% dark chocolate); orange (peel); faint nut (pecan); faint spice; and a few tiny upticks of (unexpected, but appreciated) salt. (The salt helped to balance the bitterness.)
Maker's tasting notes: "Bright + Zesty + Orange Grove"..."This bar celebrates the simple zing of wild clementines with the buttery richness of pecans and the warming spice of cinnamon and cloves in dark chocolate..."
I appreciated the relatively short list of organic ingredients, the choice of flavors in this blend, and the maker's philosophy of creating connection(s) and a sense of place as part of a backdrop for celebrating flavors.
Right now, I'm imagining what it's like in January and Minnesota...It's 28 degrees F (-2 degrees C in Fergus Falls and St. Paul, MN as I write this. Chocolate with citrus and warm spices sounds like a good antidote for this chilly weather.
Ingredients: "organic cocoa beans, organic cane sugar, organic pecans, organic cocoa butter, organic cinnamon, organic cloves, organic orange essential oil"
Allergen-related information: "Contain pecans. Made in a facility that uses coconut, almonds, pecans, and milk." "Free From Soy, Gluten, & Palm Oil"
