Excellence 85% Cocoa is a dark chocolate bar by Swiss industrial producer Lindt, featuring a minimal ingredient profile and 85% cacao content.
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Excellence 85% Cocoa is produced by Lindt, an industrial chocolate manufacturer based in Switzerland. This 100-gram dark chocolate bar is formulated with 85% cacao.
The ingredient list consists of cocoa mass, fat-reduced cocoa, cocoa butter, demerara sugar, and vanilla. Notably, the recipe excludes lecithin, PGPR, and vegetable fats. In terms of nutrition, every 100 grams of this bar contains 14 grams of sugar and 46 grams of fat.
The product carries Kosher certification and is part of the Lindt & Sprüngli Farming Program. A 2022 study by Consumer Reports measured heavy metal content in this bar, finding cadmium levels at 80% of the California Maximum Allowable Dose Level (MADL) and lead levels at 166% of the California MADL.
| Type | Dark |
| Cocoa Content | 85% |
| Origin | Unspecified |
| Weight | 100g |
| Sweetener | Sugar |
| Maker | Lindt (Switzerland) |
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Excellence 85% Cocoa contains 85% cocoa (also written 85% cacao), classified as dark chocolate.
The ingredients listed for Excellence 85% Cocoa are: Cocoa mass, fat-reduced cocoa, cocoa butter, demerara sugar, vanilla..
Excellence 85% Cocoa contains no dairy ingredients and may be suitable for a vegan diet. Always check the ingredients list for allergens such as soya, hazelnut and traces of milk.
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Cocoa mass, fat-reduced cocoa, cocoa butter, demerara sugar, vanilla.
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A single Excellence 85% Cocoa bar weighs 100 grams.
Excellence 85% Cocoa lists flavour notes of Roasted Coffee, Dried Fruit, Licorice and Earthy.
Excellence 85% Cocoa is classified on Chof as dark chocolate.
Excellence 85% Cocoa carries the following certifications: Lindt & Sprüngli Farming Program and Kosher.
Excellence 85% Cocoa is made by Lindt. Lindt sells directly through their website at https://www.lindt.com, and specialty chocolate shops in Europe and beyond also carry their bars. To track your tastings, scan Excellence 85% Cocoa in the Chof app.