Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hi Rad: Pleased to hear of some good products from Lindt. Here, some of their chocolate products list hydrogenated palm (kernel?) oil as the leading ingredient. As usual, yer have to check the ingredients' list ............ and hope it is accurate. Rodney. > > > Hi, > > Some time back, someone posted that a Swiss chocolate company sold > dark chocolate bars with a 85% cocoa content. > > He said that it was available in Europe. > > I live in Estonia, a former Soviet republic, and went to my local > supermarket to look for it. Didn't expect to find it. > > I was amazed. > > Not only did I find it - the 85% variety. > > But, also a bar that had a 99% cocoa content from the same > manufacturer. > > I didn't buy the 99% cocoa because it cost over twice as much as the > 85% bar. Did buy the 85% variety. > > Interestingly, I searched the web, and found out that the company > sells throughout Europe as well as the US (both mail order and local > stores). > > As the previous poster mentioned, the name of the company is Lindt & > Sprungli. > > Incidentally, the 85% chocolate is very rich, and strong. Unlike, > the usual standard 35% cocoa milk chocolate, you do not impulsively > eat the whole bar in one go. Just a small piece is enough. > > Best Regards, > > Rad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hi Rodney, Over here in Europe, the ingredients are stated to be: Ingredients: chocolate,sugar,cocoa butter,vanilla - a natural flavor.May contain traces of peanuts,soybean,nuts and milk. So, on the face of it, it sounds to be ok. Rad > > > > > > Hi, > > > > Some time back, someone posted that a Swiss chocolate company sold > > dark chocolate bars with a 85% cocoa content. > > > > He said that it was available in Europe. > > > > I live in Estonia, a former Soviet republic, and went to my local > > supermarket to look for it. Didn't expect to find it. > > > > I was amazed. > > > > Not only did I find it - the 85% variety. > > > > But, also a bar that had a 99% cocoa content from the same > > manufacturer. > > > > I didn't buy the 99% cocoa because it cost over twice as much as > the > > 85% bar. Did buy the 85% variety. > > > > Interestingly, I searched the web, and found out that the company > > sells throughout Europe as well as the US (both mail order and > local > > stores). > > > > As the previous poster mentioned, the name of the company is Lindt > & > > Sprungli. > > > > Incidentally, the 85% chocolate is very rich, and strong. Unlike, > > the usual standard 35% cocoa milk chocolate, you do not > impulsively > > eat the whole bar in one go. Just a small piece is enough. > > > > Best Regards, > > > > Rad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 25, 2005 Report Share Posted March 25, 2005 Hi All, I would have thought that liquor may be quicker and pot may not, but candy is not dandy. I sugar okay? Cheers, Al. > > > Hi Rodney, > > Over here in Europe, the ingredients are stated to be: > > Ingredients: chocolate,sugar,cocoa butter,vanilla - a natural > flavor.May contain traces of peanuts,soybean,nuts and milk. > > So, on the face of it, it sounds to be ok. > > Rad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Hi, Just as I am typing this, I am having a cup of Chatfield's Premium Cocoa Powder. It is 100% Cocoa Powder (that is the only ingredient). Obviously, we don't have a Whole Foods Store on every corner here in Estonia (where I live) but I bring back several containers of Chatfields in a suitcase full of other good and otherwise unattainable stuff like organic flaxseed, quinoa, mungo beans, bee pollen, wheat germ, certain USP certified vitamins, decaf green tea, etc. whenever I am in America. Incidentally, Chatfield is only 60 calories per cup (with of course additional - but useful - calories when mixed with soymilk or fatfree milk). It works well with a dash of honey. I also recommend it highly. Rad - In , apricot85 <apricot85@a...> wrote: > Hi Rad. I regularly use pure cocoa powder ... it's not in a bar form > though. But I go for the pure cocoa so that I can control other > ingredients.... just my preference. > > The brand I buy is Chatfields & I get it at Whole Foods Market. This > brand purports that it is not alkaline or dutch processed. I've never > been able to find an opinion about whether this process is better than > the normal dutch processinig used on all other brands I see. Here's a > link just to show the description. > http://www.mybrandsinc.com/ShopOnline/Catalog.asp? t=6 & s=C & ss=CHAT & p=2163 > > radioreceiver2003 wrote: > > > Over here in Europe, the ingredients are stated to be: > > > > Ingredients: chocolate,sugar,cocoa butter,vanilla - a natural > > flavor.May contain traces of peanuts,soybean,nuts and milk. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 Hi Apricot: When you say " pure cocoa powder " do you know its nutrient breakdown? When I ask Nutritiondata.com for the nutrient analysis of 'cocoa, dry powder, unsweetened' - nothing APPARENTLY added - it says that the fat calories percent of total is about 50%. For those keen to keep their fat intake down that would not seem to be a good choice. But the product you use may be quite different. (And I realize not everyone chooses to reduce fat intake, either.) Rodney. > > > Over here in Europe, the ingredients are stated to be: > > > > Ingredients: chocolate,sugar,cocoa butter,vanilla - a natural > > flavor.May contain traces of peanuts,soybean,nuts and milk. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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