Comments on: Is All Chocolate Created Equal?

By: Tao Jie Mei

Tao Jie Mei — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:16:47 +0000

I like Dagoba or Rapunzel bars. Green and Black is good, too. I think Rapunzel bars use whole cane sugar (think Rapadura or Sucanat) which is about as primal as sugar gets (it’s just cooked down sugar cane juice…not separated, bleached, or refined, just dehydrated). To make a dairy-free hot cocoa that tastes incredibly rich and indulgent, you just break up a few bars of 70%+ cocoa content chocolate bars and gently melt it into a can of coconut milk. You can dilute the coconut milk with a little water (or even a little coconut juice…which is NOT coconut milk, just the water inside a young coconut). YUM! Also, coconut milk, plus egg yolks, plus coconut/palm sugar (just a touch) or raw honey or maple syrup plus a hint of cinnamon or nutmeg makes a GREAT dairy-free eggnog!

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By: Elliot Wilson

Elliot Wilson — Wed, 13 May 2009 19:04:49 +0000

My wife and I enjoy dark chocolate but we have an awful job finding dark chocolate that doesn’t contain a lot of sugar. A lot of brands claiming to be dark chocolate have 50mg of sugar for 100mg serving!

What sugar levels should we aim for? I’ve found a brand which has about 15mg sugar for every 100mg. Is that good enough?

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By: KEW

KEW — Sat, 02 May 2009 01:11:38 +0000

If chocolate is healthy then why does it have to be sweetened in order for humans to like it? That stuff taste TERRIBLE without sweeteners! It also is made from the seeds of a fruit. Fruit seeds are not designed for human consumption. Those seeds are then roasted until charred; ground up until they turn to mud from the friction-heat; mixed with sugar or other sweeteners; diluted with additional cocoa butter to lessen the awful taste; and tainted with soy lecithen to keep it all together and solid at room temperature.

I find it hard to resist, too, though, because, as with all processed foods, it tastes unnaturally good!