What is the cocoa percentage of Natural Blonde?

Natural Blonde contains 40% cocoa (also written 40% cacao), classified as white chocolate.

Where do the cocoa beans in Natural Blonde come from?

The cocoa beans in Natural Blonde are sourced from Duarte, Dominican Republic.

What are the ingredients in Natural Blonde?

The ingredients listed for Natural Blonde are: Cocoa butter, whey powder, whole milk powder, Arenga palm sugar, glucose, fennel seeds, soy lecithin.

Is Natural Blonde vegan?

Natural Blonde contains dairy ingredients and is not suitable for a vegan diet.

How big is a single Natural Blonde bar?

A single Natural Blonde bar weighs 80 grams.

What does Natural Blonde taste like?

Natural Blonde lists flavour notes of Deep, slightly sweet, anise, fennel and caramel.

Is Natural Blonde dark chocolate or milk chocolate?

Natural Blonde is classified on Chof as white chocolate.

Does Natural Blonde contain alkalized cocoa?

Natural Blonde is not marked as containing alkalized cocoa on Chof.

Where can I buy Natural Blonde?

Natural Blonde is made by Mesjokke. Mesjokke sells directly through their website at https://mesjokke.com, and specialty chocolate shops in Europe and beyond also carry their bars. To track your tastings, scan Natural Blonde in the Chof app.

Natural Blonde 40%, Mesjokke

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Natural Blonde is produced by Mesjokke, an artisan maker based in the Netherlands. The company focuses on transparent sourcing and small-batch production, bringing a distinct perspective to white chocolate by utilizing cocoa butter sourced from the Duarte region of the Dominican Republic.

This bar is a caramelized white chocolate containing 40% cacao solids. During the manufacturing process, the components are refined in a melanger to achieve a specific texture. The flavor profile is defined by a balance of creamy, caramelized sweetness and savory notes, highlighted by the addition of fennel seeds that provide a characteristic hint of anise. The recipe includes whey powder, whole milk powder, Arenga palm sugar, and glucose, finishing with faint salty undertones.

Mesjokke prioritizes the selection of ingredients to define the character of their bars. The use of Arenga palm sugar adds a specific sweetness that distinguishes this bar from traditional sugar-heavy white chocolates. Each 80-gram bar represents a considered approach to recipe formulation, where culinary elements like fennel are treated with the same importance as the origin-specific cocoa butter.

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