Best India Chocolate
The 258 best Indian chocolate bars on Chof made with cacao from India, ranked by the Chof Score.
The India regions named most often on these bars are Idukki, Kerala, West Godavari and Dakshina Kannada. Makers most often list the cacao as Forastero, Trinitario and Criollo. On the dark India bars, notes that at least 3 makers record include Citrus, Spicy, Caramel, Floral, Raisin and Red Fruit.
Ranked by the Chof Score
- Rank 1:
FoundryAnamalai Estate 100%
100%darkIndia1 award - Rank 2:
BAR Baker's Artisanal RecipesThe Buzzz..ed Bar 60% - Maka di beer infusion
60%darkIndia2 awards - Rank 3:
Standout ChocolateIdukki 60%
60%milkIndia5 awards - Rank 4:
PlaqIdukki Lait de Vache
46%milkIndia - Rank 5:
MIKE&BECKYShort Ground 70%
70%darkIndia - Rank 6:
20nord20sudAnamalai 76%
76%darkIndia1 award - Rank 7:
KokopodsCoffee 68%
68%darkIndia - Rank 8:
Colocal55%
55%darkIndia - Rank 9:
Holy Cow100% Dark
100%darkIndia - Rank 10:
SokletIndia 70%
70%darkIndia - Rank 11:
Dandelion ChocolateAnamalai 70%
70%darkIndia - Rank 12:
NavilunaKerala 72%
72%darkIndia - Rank 13:
JULAID70% India
70%darkIndia - Rank 14:
NoirdateIdukki Dark 67%
67%darkIndia - Rank 15:
NoirdateOrange Dark 58%
58%darkIndia - Rank 16:
NoirdateRoasted Hazelnut Dark 60%
60%darkIndia - Rank 17:
NoirdateRoasted Almond Dark 60%
60%darkIndia - Rank 18:
AnuttamaBella Tharai 50%
50%milkIndia2 awards - Rank 19:
NoirdateSea Salt Dark 66%
66%darkIndia - Rank 20:
SokletPistachio Saffron Milk 45%
45%whiteIndia - Rank 21:
SokletCoconut Crunch 60%
60%milkIndia - Rank 22:
SokletIndia 82%
82%darkIndia - Rank 23:
KocoatraitMasala Chai 65%
65%darkIndia1 award - Rank 24:
KocoatraitMor Milagai 70%
70%darkIndia - Rank 25:
KocoatraitSukku Malli Kaapi 64%
64%darkIndia - Rank 26:
KocoatraitFilter Coffee 46%
46%milkIndia - Rank 27:
AnuttamaDates 70%
70%darkIndia - Rank 28:
AnuttamaIntense Dark 85%
85%darkIndia - Rank 29:
AnuttamaAbsolute Coffee 62%
62%darkIndia1 award - Rank 30:
AnuttamaDark 80%
80%darkIndia - Rank 31:
AnuttamaBitter Sweet 70%
70%darkIndia - Rank 32:
AnuttamaA2 Milk 48%
48%milkIndia - Rank 33:
AnuttamaRoasted Almond 62%
62%darkIndia - Rank 34:
AnuttamaClassic Plain 62%
62%darkIndia - Rank 35:
AnuttamaUltimate Dark 99%
99%darkIndia1 award - Rank 36:
AnuttamaSea Salt 62%
62%darkIndia
Bars with awards
41 bars with cacao from India have award results on Chof. Showing the 12 with the newest results. How Chof lists awards
What is India chocolate known for?
Indian chocolate carries a signature you rarely meet elsewhere: jaggery, the dark unrefined cane sugar many Indian makers fold into their bars, which brings molasses and brown-sugar depth. Around it sit warm spice, citrus and an earthy cocoa base. India has become one of the fastest-rising bean-to-bar origins, led by growers and makers in the south.
Cacao grows mainly in southern India, across Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, much of it Trinitario and forastero. For years it fed the commodity market, but a young craft scene has turned it into a genuine single origin worth seeking out.
The jaggery note is the giveaway. More than almost any other origin, Indian bars carry that dark, molasses-like sweetness, often beside spice and citrus, which makes them easy to pick out in a blind tasting.
Makers with the most India bars
Popular cocoa percentages for India
Frequently asked about India chocolate
What does Indian chocolate taste like?
Often jaggery, the dark Indian cane sugar, which lends molasses and brown-sugar depth, alongside warm spice, citrus and an earthy cocoa base. That jaggery character sets many Indian bars apart.
Is India known for chocolate?
Increasingly. India grows Trinitario and forastero cacao in the south and has built a fast-growing bean-to-bar scene over the last decade, moving from a commodity past to distinctive single-origin bars.
What Indian chocolate brands are there?
Of the 43 Indian chocolate brands and makers on Chof, the three whose top bar has the highest Chof Score are BAR Baker's Artisanal Recipes, Kokopods and Colocal. 56 makers on Chof use India cacao, wherever they are based.
Which makers work with India cacao on Chof?
Of the 56 makers using India cacao on Chof, the three whose top India bar has the highest Chof Score are Foundry, BAR Baker's Artisanal Recipes and Standout Chocolate.
How are the best India chocolate bars chosen?
The India bars are ordered by Chof Score, which is built from what the maker discloses: how precisely the origin is named, how clean the ingredient list is, how much of the fermenting, drying and roasting is documented, and what lab evidence exists. Community ratings do not change the order.
How many India chocolate bars are listed on Chof?
Chof currently lists 258 chocolate bars made with cacao from India.
What cocoa percentages of India chocolate are most common?
The most common cocoa percentages for India cacao on Chof are 70%, 72%, 55%, 64% and 60%.
Cacao varieties in India chocolate
Bean varieties the makers of these bars list for India, as stated on the label. Open one to see what it is, how it tastes, and how to tell a real one.
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