Is dark chocolate clean?

_noob_

I'm saying yes. Lotsa nutritional goodies to be had there.

LePetitCochon

Not when I'm through with it

lauren3101

Who cares? It's tasty.

Cliffslosinit

She seemed to be last time I was in tha club!

sdionnemoore

Probably depends on the quality of the chocolate (additives and preservatives, etc.). It's certainly gotta be better than milk chocolate.

rml_16

I always scrub mine good with soap and water before I eat it.

EatClean_WashUrNuts

as clean as my nuts

whierd

Depends on the percentage

_noob_

Depends on the percentage

how about 69-90%

_noob_

also, why isn't there a product with like splenda or stevia in a high % dark? I would think there would be a market for a sweet, really dark, chocolate.

MzManiak

mmmm dark chocolate.... just bought some 72% yesterday... oh noes... what will I do if it's not considered clean????


Oh well, I don't think anything I eat is considered clean. I'm a dirty, dirty girl. :blushing:

bcattoes

I'm saying yes. Lotsa nutritional goodies to be had there.

Nutritional goodies don't make something clean.

_noob_

I'm saying yes. Lotsa nutritional goodies to be had there.

Nutritional goodies don't make something clean.

"natural" nutritional goodies just to warm things over?

Lalasharni

I would say yes - if you choose the 85% cocoa solids kind. Its too intense to eat a lot of it (I've tried...) but evidence suggests that two or three two-square portions a week can be beneficial to the heart and help to lessen the risk of congestive heart failure.
Teaming the chocolate with a glass of good red wine is better - the perfect combination.
But - moderation in all things.

nomeejerome

All I saw was chocolate. Wait...what was the question?

Acg67

Has chemicals, so no

KANGOOJUMPS

sure is.

calibriintx

I find it to be very cleansing.

rml_16

also, why isn't there a product with like splenda or stevia in a high % dark? I would think there would be a market for a sweet, really dark, chocolate.

I can never tell if you're serious, but the ONLY dark chocolate I like is Green & Black's 85%. It tastes like a very rich chocolate cheesecake and isn't nearly as bitter as other darks, but still is very low in sugar.

_noob_

how about this, I eat one of this sometimes when I'm on the road and feel like slummin'

_noob_

also, why isn't there a product with like splenda or stevia in a high % dark? I would think there would be a market for a sweet, really dark, chocolate.

I can never tell if you're serious, but the ONLY dark chocolate I like is Green & Black's 85%. It tastes like a very rich chocolate cheesecake and isn't nearly as bitter as other darks, but still is very low in sugar.

yeah, to be 100% real, I would like a product that would take some of the bitterness out of 85%+ dark without adding sugar. So that was a real question.

rml_16

also, why isn't there a product with like splenda or stevia in a high % dark? I would think there would be a market for a sweet, really dark, chocolate.

I can never tell if you're serious, but the ONLY dark chocolate I like is Green & Black's 85%. It tastes like a very rich chocolate cheesecake and isn't nearly as bitter as other darks, but still is very low in sugar.

yeah, to be 100% real, I would like a product that would take some of the bitterness out of 85%+ dark without adding sugar. So that was a real question.

Try the Green & Black's, then. It really is very good. A while back, I started eating it with a little bit of peanut butter, too, so even better. :-)

But I like it without the PB just fine and I really hate every other dark chocolate.

bcattoes

I'm saying yes. Lotsa nutritional goodies to be had there.

Nutritional goodies don't make something clean.

"natural" nutritional goodies just to warm things over?

Well, obviously chocolate is not in the form those ingredients would be found in nature, so by the strictest definition it's not clean. But if all the ingredients that make the whole were in their natural form, then it might be clean if we're grading on a curve.

_noob_

Try the Green & Black's, then. It really is very good. A while back, I started eating it with a little bit of peanut butter, too, so even better. :-)

But I like it without the PB just fine and I really hate every other dark chocolate.

Green and Blacks is usually more expensive than even Endangered Species (my fav.) here. My favorite for taste is the Endangered Species 72% Mint, but the 88% ES is pretty good for a VERY dark chocolate.

I do like Green & Black's though. I'm eating the cheap crap right now (Ghiradelli or Moser's).

spidey11186

rml_16

Try the Green & Black's, then. It really is very good. A while back, I started eating it with a little bit of peanut butter, too, so even better. :-)

But I like it without the PB just fine and I really hate every other dark chocolate.

Green and Blacks is usually more expensive than even Endangered Species (my fav.) here. My favorite for taste is the Endangered Species 72% Mint, but the 88% ES is pretty good for a VERY dark chocolate.

I do like Green & Black's though. I'm eating the cheap crap right now (Ghiradelli or Moser's).

I can't stand Ghiradelli. Blech. I haven't tried those other two. Maybe I'll check out Endangered Species if I can find it. I get G&B at Walmart. It's a bit cheaper there. I eat 6 squares a day, so a bar lasts me about a week.

_noob_

yeah, anything over 72% in the G is bleh.

I'm scooping PB with the squares I have.

CookNLift

it's clean until you drop it on the ground.....unless its one of those weird bird poop chocolates from the rain forest.....that's probably dirty

Acg67

Dark Chocolate + Crunchy Sugar Crystals & Vanilla Bean


Dark Milk Chocolate Bar + Sea Salt


Dark Chocolate + Coffee

glutesandabs

Who cares? Dark chocolate sucks.

JDHINAZ

There are some things you just don't question. :happy: