Saturday, 8 December 2012

Review of 'Equal Exchange' Organic Ecuador Dark Chocolate (65% Cacao)

Equal Exchange -- Organic Ecuador Dark Chocolate (65% Cacao) (vegan)
Overall Rating: 4.5/5
Summary: Intense is the word. I think this is what real dark chocolate is meant to taste like. It has a distinct bitterness to it, but it's well-balanced with sweetness -- there's a real heavy depth to the flavour that I've never encountered before. It's a soft (only very slight brittle to it) chew, which was nice. I used it to bake some double chocolate chip cookies and they turned out wonderfully!

Where to buy: Bulk Barn, retail web store

Ingredients: *Organic Chocolate Liquor, *Organic Raw Cane Sugar, *Organic Cocoa Butter, *Organic Ground Vanilla Beans.

*Fair Trade Ingredient. By weight 100% Fair Trade content.

May contain traces of milk, peanuts, hazelnuts, almonds, cashews, pistachios and pecans.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size: 9 squares
Calories: 200
     Calories from fat: 130
Total fat: 14g
     Saturated fat: 9g
     Trans: 0g
Cholesterol: 0mg
Sodium: 0mg
Total carb.: 18g
     Dietary fiber: 4g
     Sugars: 12g
Protein: 3g
Calcium: 2%
Iron: 30%

The official website has some really interesting and informative reads about chocolate: e.g. How to Taste Chocolate, Chocolate and Coffee Pairings.

Also check out their recipes here. Some recipes that use their chocolate bars include: Delightful Date Cookies, Chocolate Scones, and Hazelnut Coffee Brownies.

Other chocolate bar flavours:
  •  Organic Milk Chocolate Minis (41% Cacao) 
  • Organic Dark Chocolate Minis (55% Cacao) (vegan)
  • Organic Panama Extra Dark Chocolate (80% Cacao) (vegan)
  • Organic Orange Dark Chocolate (65% Cacao) (vegan)
  • Organic Mint Chocolate with a Delicate Crunch (67% Cacao) (vegan)
  • Organic Chocolate Espresso Bean (55% Cacao) (vegan)
  • Organic Milk Chocolate with a Hint of Hazelnut (38% Cacao)
  • Organic Dark Chocolate with Almonds (55% Cacao) (vegan)
  • Organic Very Dark Chocolate (71% Cacao) (vegan)
  • Organic Chocolate Caramel Crunch with Sea Salt (55% Cacao)
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