ChocolateBet: July 22, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Zotter
LimeHoney "Limonate" bar
(organic, fair trade, "hand scooped")
Good + - Very Good
Weight: 2.47 oz. (70 g.) in 1 bar
Calories: 370 calories (estimate) in 1 bar
Cost: $6.48 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Fog City News, in San Francisco, CA

This chocolate bar from Zotter (Austria) contained "dark mountain milk chocolate filled with limes and honey;" and it contains a hint of cane sugar brandy. Brazil nuts, and honey and rice flour helped create a honey crunch element in the lemon-lime flavored filling. 

ChocolateBet: July 21, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Madecasse
Madagascar Chocolate - 70% cacoa bar
Very Good - Very Good +
Weight: 3 oz. (85 g.) total bar
Calories: 450 calories (estimate) in 1 bar
Cost: $8.50 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Chocolate Covered, in San Francisco, CA

This 70% cocoa bar was grown, made (from bean to bar), and packaged in Madagascar -- from three ingredients: Madagascar cocoa beans, sugar and cocoa butter. That's all; nothing else.

ChocolateBet: July 20, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 bar
Michael Mischer Chocolates
Almonds and Murray River Salt
Single Origin - Criollo 72% Dark Chocolate
Very Good
Weight: 3 oz. (85 grams)
Calories: 450 calories (estimate) in 1 bar
Cost: $11.00 for 1 bar
Purchased from: Chocolate Covered, in San Francisco, CA

This dark chocolate bar from Michael Mischer Chocolates (Oakland, CA) had some nice, rich complex flavors, including a very faint toasted-to-burned flavor, much like you'd taste with Turkish coffee. A touch of Murray River Salt perfectly rounded out the flavor combination.

ChocolateBet: July 19, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:

1 serving
Dreyer's (Nestle)
MAXX ice cream
Chocolate Peanut Butter Chunk
Very Good
Weight: 1/2 cup (74 g.)/1 Pint (473 mL) total
Calories: 250 calories (estimate) in 1 serving
Cost: $3.99
Purchased from: Blockbuster (video store), Palo Alto, CA

Chocolate, nuts (peanut butter) and ice cream...One of my favorite combinations. And, this Dreyer's MAXX ice cream was loaded with all three.

Regarding the image of the ice cream container (lid) above, once again my scanner has produced an unintentional "motion blur" special effect. It's as if the ice cream carton is hurtling toward you; no special 3-D glasses are required.

Postscript: It looks like the image is now broken, so it was removed; and replaced with a new image.

ChocolateBet: July 18, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:


1 bar
thinkproducts
thinkThin - Chocolate Fudge (high protein bar)
Good +
Weight: 2.1 oz. (60 grams)
Calories: 240 calories
Cost: $1.19 (sale price)
Purchased from: Whole Foods, in Los Altos, CA

This gluten-free protein bar from thinkproducts (Ventura, CA) wasn't bad, as protein bars go. I picture these bars being eaten by healthy, skinny folks. Somehow I did not fit this description today. It was a hot summer day, and I watched a movie I rented, while doing some research sitting in front of my computer. Ah well, I'll try to take a walk or do something more befitting an active California lifestyle -- later perhaps.

ChocolateBet: July 17, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Coracao Confections
Maca Malt Cup
Good + - Very Good
Weight: ~.6 oz. (17 grams)
Calories: 90 calories (estimate)
Cost: ~$1.99 ($15.92 ttl div. by 8 pcs)
Purchased from: Whole Foods in Los Altos, CA

I'm not sure yet what maca is exactly; claims are that it is good for you. I'll have to do some research. (The image above is from the Coracao Confections website.)

ChocolateBet: July 16, 2009

Chocolate of the Day:
1 piece
Coracao Confections
Caramel Cup
Good + - Very Good
Weight: ~ .5 oz. (14.15 grams)
Calories: ~ 75 calories (estimate)
Cost: ~$1.99 ($15.92 total divided by 8 pieces)
Purchased from: Whole Foods, in Los Altos, CA

The caramel center was a bit stiffer than I was expecting, but still good. There are so many different types of caramel centers. You wouldn't think there would be so many different variations for browned sugar combinations - ranging from liquid syrup to chewy stiff. (The image above is from the Coracao Confections website.)