# We Also Like: Dark Chocolate **URL:** \ **Category:** Everything Else\ **Created:** [February 2, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234 "2023-02-02T04:08:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aalumkal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/aalumkal/32/139586_2.png) [@aalumkal](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aalumkal)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/1 "2023-02-02T04:08:38Z")
Today is National Dark Chocolate Day in the US. What is your favorite dark/bittersweet chocolate? Bonus points if it doesn’t contain excessive heavy metals. 😄 I’m pretty picky about the % of cocoa. About 60-65% is my, um, sweet spot. I find 70% to be too bitter. Below 60% starts to get too wimpy. Lately I’ve been consuming a lot of Chocolove Rich Dark Chocolate, which is at 65%. ---
**Author:** ![tedsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tedsmith/32/96626_2.png) [@tedsmith](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tedsmith)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:13am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/2 "2023-02-02T04:13:30Z")
My wife and I are pretty partial to Trader Joe’s 72% cacao Belgian bark chocolate bars. ---
**Author:** ![owlsalum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e47c2d/32.png) [@owlsalum](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/owlsalum)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:34am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/3 "2023-02-02T04:34:08Z")
I was also a Trader Joe’s dark chocolate addict. Help’s I have a Trader Joe’s within walking distance of my building. Was … Wouldn’t you know it, Trader Joe’s 72% Cacao and 85% Cacao were on the Consumer Reports bad list for high lead and high lead+cadmium, respectively. Other brands like Lindt, another former favorite, are on that list. I can live without eating metals used in batteries. But I have other addictions to fall back on, fortunately. Ice cream … now we’re talking. ---
**Author:** ![tedsmith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/tedsmith/32/96626_2.png) [@tedsmith](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tedsmith)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:36am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/4 "2023-02-02T04:36:27Z")
I wonder if that’s why they were off the market for a while a little while back. ---
**Author:** ![richard.martin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@richard.martin](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/richard.martin)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:55am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/5 "2023-02-02T04:55:43Z")
Seattle Chocolate Dark Sea Salt Toffee Truffle Bar… ---
**Author:** ![Serhan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/serhan/32/192329_2.png) [@Serhan](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Serhan)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:15am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/6 "2023-02-02T05:15:34Z")
Dark Chocolate is rich in copper. I hear it’s good for the heart 💖 ---
**Author:** ![aalumkal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/aalumkal/32/139586_2.png) [@aalumkal](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aalumkal)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 5:39am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/7 "2023-02-02T05:39:58Z")
I think the Pound Plus Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds (55% cacao) also disappeared, or at least my wife couldn’t find it during her most recent visits to Trader Joe’s. ---
**Author:** ![straightwire](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/straightwire/32/123306_2.png) [@straightwire](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/straightwire)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/8 "2023-02-02T06:18:32Z")
My wife and I are partial to the Trader Joe’s dark chocolate (with almonds) as well. I saw the Consumer Reports study about contaminants to. We are going to finish the pack and consider our options. ---
**Author:** ![paul172](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/paul172/32/308402_2.png) [@paul172](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/paul172)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 7:12am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/9 "2023-02-02T07:12:30Z")
> [@owlsalum](#): > > Wouldn’t you know it, Trader Joe’s 72% Cacao and 85% Cacao were on the Consumer Reports bad list for high lead and high lead+cadmium, respectively. Maybe we can put the Trader Joe’s dark chocolate bar over the P20 display to improve sound! I’m sure it’s cheaper than the 3m 7050 sheets. ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:02pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/10 "2023-02-02T14:02:38Z")
Schaffer Berger 70%, Valrhona Oriado, Callebaut 815 or 60-40-38, or the two always reliable Ghirardelli and Lindt. ---
**Author:** ![aalumkal](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/aalumkal/32/139586_2.png) [@aalumkal](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/aalumkal)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/11 "2023-02-02T14:41:32Z")
I plan to try out some Valrhona. Unfortunately, the stuff is expensive. Not as expensive as 3m 7050 sheets, but close. 😄 ---
**Author:** ![tony22](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f04885/32.png) [@tony22](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/tony22)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/12 "2023-02-02T16:00:39Z")
Great stuff. They make a number of bittersweet bars, with different tasting and acidic notes. Their baking chocolates are wonderful. How could I have forgotten about Guittard? 😮 😋 Another fantastic choice! ---
**Author:** ![lonson](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/lonson/32/249792_2.png) [@lonson](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/lonson)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/13 "2023-02-02T16:01:33Z")
I like all kinds of dark chocolate, usually prefer 60 percent or so, but this is the one that I courted my wife with, brought it over the first time I made dinner for her at her home and had to bring it over every time after that and it’s always in our pantry: ![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/d/9/d9fa02794b982f6903be83643c2f64dc109689af.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Palouse](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/palouse/32/93521_2.png) [@Palouse](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Palouse)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/14 "2023-02-02T16:22:09Z")
> **[Craft Chocolate from Caputo’s - Caputo's Market & Deli](https://caputos.com/chocolate/)** > > Craft ChocolateFree shipping nationwide Caputo's offers an expansive collection of craft chocolate from around the globe, where the single unifying theme is cacao beans of respectable provenance. Dozens of illustrious brands ship quickly to your door... > **[Solstice India, Anamalai 70% - Caputo's Market & Deli](https://caputos.com/product/solstice-india-anamalai-70/)** > > From Indian cacao grown alongside coconuts and nutmeg, this dark chocolate is bright and tangy like passion fruit and raspberries with subtle hints of peanut. The Anamalai Farm is located on the southwestern tip of India, near a town called Pollachi,... ---
**Author:** ![Gary\_M](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Gary\_M](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/Gary_M)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/15 "2023-02-03T00:10:16Z")
100% uncut cacao. [https://a.co/d/ccTQbnC](https://a.co/d/ccTQbnC) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/e/b/ebd1a3a4c9721b12978a79c60e1ed119e73bdfd2.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![hthaller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/3d9bf3/32.png) [@hthaller](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/hthaller)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/16 "2023-02-03T00:20:06Z")
OldTown Fort Collins has a shop that specializes in “'bean to bar” single-origin daaaark chocolate. They ship. Their website is undergoing a revamp, but the order page is up. Take a look . . . > **[Single Origin Dark Bars](https://store.nuancechocolate.com/collections/single-origin-dark-bars)** > > All chocolate starts with cacao beans, the magical seeds of the cacoa tree, Theobroma cacao. But not all beans taste the same. Cultivars such as criollo, trinitario, or forestero each have distinctive flavor potentials, just awaiting a... ---
**Author:** ![vkennedy61](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/vkennedy61/32/41241_2.png) [@vkennedy61](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/vkennedy61)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 1:30am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/17 "2023-02-03T01:30:51Z")
Local to us here in Oregon: ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/a/1/a12711cb57b1b5735bfcdc907e3785d54b1efc6c.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![scotte1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/scotte1/32/147_2.png) [@scotte1](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/scotte1)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/18 "2023-02-03T23:49:47Z")
![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/4/9/4939e4e4ff3ad1a7d91a927988ba8bedcadbbeaf.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![scotte1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/scotte1/32/147_2.png) [@scotte1](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/scotte1)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/19 "2023-02-03T23:58:37Z")
> [@owlsalum](#): > > for high lead and high lead+cadmium, I wonder what constitutes “high” and how it compares to any known, standard exposure/toxicity concerns? Curious that a food product could be sold in the U.S. with a material amount of “toxic metals” content… ---
**Author:** ![shankha](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/forum.psaudio.com/shankha/32/153968_2.png) [@shankha](https://forum.psaudio.com/u/shankha)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2023, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234/20 "2023-02-04T00:32:49Z")
Nothing better than this, lemme tell ya… And it’s HOT like everything in new Mexico ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/psaudio/original/3X/a/e/ae9796bcb9facb0a47baacf51f658b754eb1600b.jpeg) [Next page](https://forum.psaudio.com/t/we-also-like-dark-chocolate/32234.md?page=2)