Giant 55% Creamy Almond topped with almonds (vegan), KAICAO 500g
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Giant 55% Creamy Almond from KAICAO is a half-kilo bar of dark chocolate that brings together cocoa from the Oko Caribe farm in the Dominican Republic and premium almond butter. The butter is what gives the bar its unusually creamy, almost melting texture, not something you would expect from a 55% chocolate. It is sweetened only with dates, with no added refined sugar and 19.7 g of sugars per 100 g, so the flavour is all cocoa and almond rather than sugar.
One side of the bar is covered with a layer of whole Marcona almonds. These are organic almonds from Finca Chirlata in Granada, known for their buttery texture. The crunch of an almond against the creamy chocolate is the main reason you will keep coming back to this bar. Almonds make up 35% of the recipe, so they are a proper ingredient rather than a garnish.
The 500 g format is for people who do not eat this chocolate just once in a while. Break the giant bar into pieces of whatever size you like, share it at the table, put it out in the office or keep snapping bits off all week. Per gram it works out better value than the 70 g bar of the same recipe. It is vegan, with no milk in the ingredients.
Key benefits
- Premium almond butter – creamy, melting texture, unusually smooth for a 55% chocolate
- Marcona almonds – organic almonds from Finca Chirlata in Granada, whole almonds in a single layer on the bar
- 35% almonds – almonds are the main ingredient right after cocoa
- Sweetened only with dates – no added refined sugar, sugars 19.7 g per 100 g
- Oko Caribe cocoa – cocoa beans from the Dominican Republic, min. 55% cocoa
- Vegan and 500 g – a giant bar to break up, for sharing or for a longer supply
Ingredients
Cocoa beans, almonds (35%), date powder, cocoa butter and salt. Cocoa content: min. 55%. Cocoa origin: non-EU (Dominican Republic, Oko Caribe farm). Made in Spain. Allergens: contains almonds. May contain traces of nuts, sesame and milk.
Nutritional values per 100 g
| Energy | 2382 kJ / 571 kcal |
| Fat | 45.3 g |
| of which saturates | 18.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 29.5 g |
| of which sugars | 19.7 g |
| Protein | 12.7 g |
| Salt | 0.01 g |
Storage and warnings
Store in a dry, dark place at temperatures up to 18 °C. The best-before date is printed on the packaging. Pack weight: 500 g.
Distributor
Distributor for the Czech Republic: Adam Raw, Metylovice 552, 739 49 Metylovice, Czech Republic, Company ID: 03452824.
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