Best super dark chocolate
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Curious what everyone's favorite very dark, sugar sweetened or unsweetened dark chocolate is. I just purchased a couple different brands for my office snack drawer. Looking for around 1-2g of sugar for a 50-70 calorie serving size. Not interested in stevia, sucralose malitol etc sweetened chocolates.
I am trying or have tried: Ghiradelli 92%, Lindt 90%, Alter Eco 90%, HT traders 85% and Montezuma absolute black 100%.
I like the Ghiradelli and the Montezuma so far. Did not care for the Alter Eco, Have not tried the other two.
I am trying or have tried: Ghiradelli 92%, Lindt 90%, Alter Eco 90%, HT traders 85% and Montezuma absolute black 100%.
I like the Ghiradelli and the Montezuma so far. Did not care for the Alter Eco, Have not tried the other two.
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I like the Lindt 90% (have 2 bars in my 'goodie' drawer). I have tried the Green and Black but it's a toss up for the Lindt (at least as far as I can taste any difference).1
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I'm a simple kinda girl. I like the dark Hershey kisses. Serving size is 6. I rarely need more than 2 to satisfy.1
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Solkiki’s ‘Kablon’ 85% is the best I’ve found so far, but it depends on your taste preference.
I find Lindt and most of the other major chocolatiers a bit bland. Kablon has a lot of personality, being more bitter and slightly reminiscent of nuts and biscuit. Alternatively, if you’re UK based, I can highly recommend Cocoa Caravan’s dark vegan chocolate (sweetened with coconut sugar).0 -
I like Chocolove 88%. 4 g of sugar in 180 cal.0
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Of the brands that are relatively easy to find, Guittard is very good. Their darkest bar is 91%: https://www.guittard.com/our-chocolate/detail/nocturne-bittersweet-chocolate-91-cacao
For something that's harder to find (unless you happen to be local to the Bay Area), this one is amazing: https://www.coracaoconfections.com/products/after-dark-truffle-bar0 -
I like the Endangered Species Strong & Velvety Dark Chocolate - 88% 3g sugar in 180 calories2
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Ghirardelli 60% or 72% cocoa. Great flavor, and excellent texture.1
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Solkiki’s ‘Kablon’ 85% is the best I’ve found so far, but it depends on your taste preference.
I find Lindt and most of the other major chocolatiers a bit bland. Kablon has a lot of personality, being more bitter and slightly reminiscent of nuts and biscuit. Alternatively, if you’re UK based, I can highly recommend Cocoa Caravan’s dark vegan chocolate (sweetened with coconut sugar).
I've never liked Lindt at all, even before I became a chocolate snob. Good to know that's not just me--so many people seem to love it.0 -
I’ve tried a lot of the ones others have mentioned, but always go back to Dove Dark Chocolate caramel with sea salt. Only around 40 calories per piece, and I have one every evening. There’s a local company, Abdallah, here that makes candy. Their dark chocolate caramels with sea salt are better, but more calories and more expensive.1
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Solkiki’s ‘Kablon’ 85% is the best I’ve found so far, but it depends on your taste preference.
I find Lindt and most of the other major chocolatiers a bit bland. Kablon has a lot of personality, being more bitter and slightly reminiscent of nuts and biscuit. Alternatively, if you’re UK based, I can highly recommend Cocoa Caravan’s dark vegan chocolate (sweetened with coconut sugar).
I've never liked Lindt at all, even before I became a chocolate snob. Good to know that's not just me--so many people seem to love it.
Definitely not just you. What other people call ‘smooth’, I call ‘flavourless’.
Clearly we need to get together and do a taste testing
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missysippy930 wrote: »I’ve tried a lot of the ones others have mentioned, but always go back to Dove Dark Chocolate caramel with sea salt. Only around 40 calories per piece, and I have one every evening. There’s a local company, Abdallah, here that makes candy. Their dark chocolate caramels with sea salt are better, but more calories and more expensive.
I wish the Dove Dark Chocolate listed a %! I suspect it doesn't count as "super" dark chocolate, because I have yet to find an over 70% dark that I really like, and I love those little Dove Promises
I've yet to see Chocolove in a store, I must make a better effort to look for it!0 -
Solkiki’s ‘Kablon’ 85% is the best I’ve found so far, but it depends on your taste preference.
I find Lindt and most of the other major chocolatiers a bit bland. Kablon has a lot of personality, being more bitter and slightly reminiscent of nuts and biscuit. Alternatively, if you’re UK based, I can highly recommend Cocoa Caravan’s dark vegan chocolate (sweetened with coconut sugar).
I've never liked Lindt at all, even before I became a chocolate snob. Good to know that's not just me--so many people seem to love it.
Definitely not just you. What other people call ‘smooth’, I call ‘flavourless’.
Clearly we need to get together and do a taste testing
I have a chocolate spreadsheet. My husband and I use it to keep track of all the bars we've tried and our thoughts on them. At this point, I could put together a pretty darn good chocolate tasting. We've also done tours of a couple chocolatiers, which were very nice ways to compare chocolate grown in different regions.
"Smooth" isn't something I'm looking for in a very dark bar. I would expect those bars to have complex flavors, and I think a bar described as "smooth" is usually pleasant but not interesting or complex.5 -
missysippy930 wrote: »I’ve tried a lot of the ones others have mentioned, but always go back to Dove Dark Chocolate caramel with sea salt. Only around 40 calories per piece, and I have one every evening. There’s a local company, Abdallah, here that makes candy. Their dark chocolate caramels with sea salt are better, but more calories and more expensive.
I wish the Dove Dark Chocolate listed a %! I suspect it doesn't count as "super" dark chocolate, because I have yet to find an over 70% dark that I really like, and I love those little Dove Promises
I've yet to see Chocolove in a store, I must make a better effort to look for it!
If you have a Whole Foods, they usually stock it--at least the ones here do.0 -
missysippy930 wrote: »I’ve tried a lot of the ones others have mentioned, but always go back to Dove Dark Chocolate caramel with sea salt. Only around 40 calories per piece, and I have one every evening. There’s a local company, Abdallah, here that makes candy. Their dark chocolate caramels with sea salt are better, but more calories and more expensive.
I wish the Dove Dark Chocolate listed a %! I suspect it doesn't count as "super" dark chocolate, because I have yet to find an over 70% dark that I really like, and I love those little Dove Promises
I've yet to see Chocolove in a store, I must make a better effort to look for it!
If you have a Whole Foods, they usually stock it--at least the ones here do.
We do, I will have to pop in and check, thanks!0 -
Taza Wicked Dark (95%), Theo Pure Dark (85%), Green & Blacks (85%). I also make my own... 100% 1
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I tried 90% Lindt and it was so bitter! My mouth just have up lol, couldn't taste anything1
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missysippy930 wrote: »I’ve tried a lot of the ones others have mentioned, but always go back to Dove Dark Chocolate caramel with sea salt. Only around 40 calories per piece, and I have one every evening. There’s a local company, Abdallah, here that makes candy. Their dark chocolate caramels with sea salt are better, but more calories and more expensive.
I wish the Dove Dark Chocolate listed a %! I suspect it doesn't count as "super" dark chocolate, because I have yet to find an over 70% dark that I really like, and I love those little Dove Promises
.....sigh.....I know, right? They make me happy, and they are probably not much better for me than milk chocolate.
I’m an old lady, with unsophisticated tastes, who knows what she likes. Tried the “good for you” dark chocolates, and to my plebeian tastes they are awful! I made myself a deal very early on in this adventure, “no foods that I dislike, no matter how good for me”, and I am sticking with that.😁3 -
Pure baker's chocolate...haven't eaten in like forever because the trade-off for inducing a massive headache usually is not worth it0
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Solkiki’s ‘Kablon’ 85% is the best I’ve found so far, but it depends on your taste preference.
I find Lindt and most of the other major chocolatiers a bit bland. Kablon has a lot of personality, being more bitter and slightly reminiscent of nuts and biscuit. Alternatively, if you’re UK based, I can highly recommend Cocoa Caravan’s dark vegan chocolate (sweetened with coconut sugar).
I've never liked Lindt at all, even before I became a chocolate snob. Good to know that's not just me--so many people seem to love it.
Definitely not just you. What other people call ‘smooth’, I call ‘flavourless’.
Clearly we need to get together and do a taste testing
I have a chocolate spreadsheet. My husband and I use it to keep track of all the bars we've tried and our thoughts on them. At this point, I could put together a pretty darn good chocolate tasting. We've also done tours of a couple chocolatiers, which were very nice ways to compare chocolate grown in different regions.
"Smooth" isn't something I'm looking for in a very dark bar. I would expect those bars to have complex flavors, and I think a bar described as "smooth" is usually pleasant but not interesting or complex.
This has made my night and I immediately want to start my own chocolate spreadsheet! 😍1 -
The Chocolove is typically at my WF too, so I wouldn't be surprised if you have luck there, kimny72.
I discovered it by impulse buying at a place called Hannah's Bretzel (which is an overly expensive but occasionally worth it lunch place that has a huge selection of chocolates that you are basically forced to look at when in line). I checked and it seems like Hannah's is just a local chain.
For fun, here's their chocolate information (doesn't seem like they are selling the Chocolove currently, although a variety of others I would like to try and some I have): https://www.hannahsbretzel.com/chocolate/0 -
I’m typically a Montezuma 100% girl, but I also like the Valhrona 85%.
This one is 70% (lighter than I usually like) and 9$ a bar and has to be ordered online, but it’s pretty life changing.
https://www.ritualchocolate.com/shop/nib1 -
The Chocolove is typically at my WF too, so I wouldn't be surprised if you have luck there, kimny72.
I discovered it by impulse buying at a place called Hannah's Bretzel (which is an overly expensive but occasionally worth it lunch place that has a huge selection of chocolates that you are basically forced to look at when in line). I checked and it seems like Hannah's is just a local chain.
For fun, here's their chocolate information (doesn't seem like they are selling the Chocolove currently, although a variety of others I would like to try and some I have): https://www.hannahsbretzel.com/chocolate/
I found Hannah's while in Chicago once, and I loved it. They have some excellent chocolate. I haven't tried every bar on that link, but of the ones I've had, I would recommend the Michel Cluizel 45%. Pricey, but in my opinion well worth it. In the US, a product must be at least 10% chocolate liquor before it can be sold as "milk chocolate," and so cheaper chocolate bars may wind up having very little actual chocolate in them. More expensive milk chocolate bars usually start at around 30% cacao, and I personally love chocolate in the "dark milk" range (about 40-60%).
If you're at Hannah's and want something darker and also less expensive, go for the Equal Exchange 71%.2 -
purplefizzy wrote: »I’m typically a Montezuma 100% girl, but I also like the Valhrona 85%.
This one is 70% (lighter than I usually like) and 9$ a bar and has to be ordered online, but it’s pretty life changing.
https://www.ritualchocolate.com/shop/nib
I've heard good things about Ritual, but haven't tried any of their bars yet. I'd like to try their Madagascar bar. Of the single origin chocolates I've tried, I've consistently preferred Madagascar. (If you ever get a chance to compare chocolate from several different places, do it--it's amazing how different they all taste!)2 -
missysippy930 wrote: »I’ve tried a lot of the ones others have mentioned, but always go back to Dove Dark Chocolate caramel with sea salt. Only around 40 calories per piece, and I have one every evening. There’s a local company, Abdallah, here that makes candy. Their dark chocolate caramels with sea salt are better, but more calories and more expensive.
Can you keep these in the fridge? Sounds delicious. I miss caramel.0 -
The Chocolove is typically at my WF too, so I wouldn't be surprised if you have luck there, kimny72.
I discovered it by impulse buying at a place called Hannah's Bretzel (which is an overly expensive but occasionally worth it lunch place that has a huge selection of chocolates that you are basically forced to look at when in line). I checked and it seems like Hannah's is just a local chain.
For fun, here's their chocolate information (doesn't seem like they are selling the Chocolove currently, although a variety of others I would like to try and some I have): https://www.hannahsbretzel.com/chocolate/
I found Hannah's while in Chicago once, and I loved it. They have some excellent chocolate. I haven't tried every bar on that link, but of the ones I've had, I would recommend the Michel Cluizel 45%. Pricey, but in my opinion well worth it. In the US, a product must be at least 10% chocolate liquor before it can be sold as "milk chocolate," and so cheaper chocolate bars may wind up having very little actual chocolate in them. More expensive milk chocolate bars usually start at around 30% cacao, and I personally love chocolate in the "dark milk" range (about 40-60%).
If you're at Hannah's and want something darker and also less expensive, go for the Equal Exchange 71%.
Yay, I will definitely try both of those.0 -
SuperSlayer81 wrote: »Solkiki’s ‘Kablon’ 85% is the best I’ve found so far, but it depends on your taste preference.
I find Lindt and most of the other major chocolatiers a bit bland. Kablon has a lot of personality, being more bitter and slightly reminiscent of nuts and biscuit. Alternatively, if you’re UK based, I can highly recommend Cocoa Caravan’s dark vegan chocolate (sweetened with coconut sugar).
I've never liked Lindt at all, even before I became a chocolate snob. Good to know that's not just me--so many people seem to love it.
Definitely not just you. What other people call ‘smooth’, I call ‘flavourless’.
Clearly we need to get together and do a taste testing
I have a chocolate spreadsheet. My husband and I use it to keep track of all the bars we've tried and our thoughts on them. At this point, I could put together a pretty darn good chocolate tasting. We've also done tours of a couple chocolatiers, which were very nice ways to compare chocolate grown in different regions.
"Smooth" isn't something I'm looking for in a very dark bar. I would expect those bars to have complex flavors, and I think a bar described as "smooth" is usually pleasant but not interesting or complex.
This has made my night and I immediately want to start my own chocolate spreadsheet! 😍
The columns in our spreadsheet are:
Brand
Cacao percentage
Name of bar
Husband's rating (1-10) and comments
My rating and comments
Calories per half bar, since we split them in half unless the bar is unusually large.
Where we bought the bar
Whether we would buy the bar again (yes/no)
There are currently 86 entries in the spreadsheet 9 -
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I hate to be a bummer, but as long as you are already shelling out for more expensive chocolate, you might want to consider sticking with Fair Trade chocolate (which several of the brands mentioned in the thread are), to avoid chocolate produced by exploitative labor practices, especially, exploitative child labor or trafficked slave child labor. Just a thought. (Personally, I'm not a chocolate snob, and I prefer the mouth-feel of milk chocolate to super dark chocolate. I actually like a milk chocolate Hershey's bar, which is definitely not fair trade. I also use more cocoa powder than I eat chocolate bars, and I've had to go online to find fair trade sources of cocoa powder.)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/2019/business/hershey-nestle-mars-chocolate-child-labor-west-africa/?utm_term=.46c775f8cd76
Again, sorry to be a bummer.2 -
missysippy930 wrote: »I’ve tried a lot of the ones others have mentioned, but always go back to Dove Dark Chocolate caramel with sea salt. Only around 40 calories per piece, and I have one every evening. There’s a local company, Abdallah, here that makes candy. Their dark chocolate caramels with sea salt are better, but more calories and more expensive.
I wish the Dove Dark Chocolate listed a %! I suspect it doesn't count as "super" dark chocolate, because I have yet to find an over 70% dark that I really like, and I love those little Dove Promises
I've yet to see Chocolove in a store, I must make a better effort to look for it!
https://www.chocolove.com/stores/
The Walgreens near me have it. Target used to, but I don't see it at the one near me. I used to get a mini bar with every order I made from iherb.com. (They don't ship chocolate this time of year.)
The cocoa beans are sourced from Rainforest Alliance Certified farms and some varieties are Fair Trade https://www.chocolove.com/social-intro/0 -
My former manager surprised me with a Taza variety pack one day: https://www.amazon.com/Chocolate-Mexicano-Variety-Certified-Organic/dp/B0088OSAZ2/ (not super dark)
Some years later I learned that the factory is in my state, and I've been meaning to take a tour.
They ethically source as well:
https://www.tazachocolate.com/pages/about-taza
Taza is a pioneer in ethical cacao sourcing. We were the first U.S. chocolate maker to establish a third-party certified Direct Trade Cacao Certification program. We maintain direct relationships with our cacao farmers and pay a premium above the Fair Trade price for their cacao. We partner only with cacao producers who respect the rights of workers and the environment.0
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