Equal Exchange 80% Dark from Panama
May 29, 2019
I eat chocolate bars from Equal Exchange all the time, and I assumed that I reviewed them as I consumed them. I was wrong! It’s been a while since I’ve reviewed one of their bars, so I aim to correct that. Today’s review is a single origin, 80% dark chocolate, made from the cacao beans grown in Panama.
Tasting Panama Extra Dark
This 80% is crafted without the expected bitterness of a very high percentage chocolate. You’d swear you were eating a 70%. (Yeah, I know, for those of you who do not appreciate dark chocolate, you might not recognize the difference between 70% and 80% dark. However, if you are a dark chocolate lover, there's generally a big difference between the two! From 70% to 80% you can lose one third of the sugar content, and that's noticeable.)
The aromas are nutty (pecan, I think) and fruity like a current jelly. The snap is hard and crisp, and the melt is slow and even. The deep chocolate flavor is released throughout with a hint of coffee and honey in the middle. And it's nutty, like a Brazil nut, at the end. There is a combination of acidic and bitter notes for an aftertaste, but like I said earlier, the bitterness isn’t very strong, and it certainly doesn’t remind me of a typical 80%.
Equal Exchange sells more than just great chocolate bars. They distribute organic coffee, tea, sugar, bananas, avocados, cocoa, and chocolate bars that are produced by farmer run cooperatives throughout Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Equal Exchange supports authentic Fair Trade. I encourage you to read more about that here: https://equalexchange.coop/fair-trade. Become a member of the citizen-consumer community, and satisfy your chocolate cravings in a meaningful and impactful way.
Here is a package of Equal Exchange Organic Panama bars from Amazon.
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Are the higher cadmium levels being addressed, how, and when can we expect to see a lower cadmium level in this bar? Because I really do like this chocolate.
What is the cadmium level for this bar?