We’ve heard people talk about “bitter” dark chocolate, and indeed, we’ve tasted our share of bitter-over-all-else dark chocolate. You may be tempted to assume that Trader Joe’s’s Dark Chocolate Lover’s Chocolate Bar, with 85% Cacao, would stand with the bitter faction. But we all know what happens when you assume, right?

Okay, then. This really is a dark chocolate lover’s chocolate bar. Chocolate from Colombia’s Tumaco region is known for its fruity flavor profile, and ours doesn’t disappoint. The rich, 85% cacao has a bit of sugar and natu- ral vanilla flavor that enhances the cacao’s natural flavor and takes away much of the bitterness typically associ- ated with dark dark chocolate bars. Our supplier grows the cocoa beans, harvests the beans, roasts the beans and turns them into chocolate. They also make and package the individual bars for Trader Joe’s’s. Generally, all of these processes are done by individual companies & craftspeople. By keeping it all in one place, we are better able to control both quality and cost.