Ghirardelli Chocolate Intense 72% CacaoBars - 3.5 oz - 6 pk

I have done an intense search for some dark chocolate to eat every day, within reason. This has beat many competitors. The balance of chocolate content to taste & calories/sodium is optimal. Just break off a tiny piece and let it melt slowly in your mouth . . .It takes about 20 delicious minutes for me to wipe out my daily portion of 2 squares for 130 calories and 10 grams of fat, with NO sodium. There are 8 squares in a package, so that is four days for me if I do not cheat. The 85% version is also good and while it delivers a little more chocolate, it is a lot less great taste.

Let it melt in your mouth with minimal chewing for the best flavor. Packed with freezer bags and with very quick delivery, it still wasn't quite enough to withstand the first 100+F degree day in downtown Phoenix and Scottsdale. One bar on the very outside of the stack of 6 bars was clearly melted at some point, and the chocolate oxidized at the very end of the bar, and was hard-textured for the first piece or two, where it re-solidified. I feared this would be the case on the other bars, but it was only minimally the case on the bar right next to the outside one. The rest were fine and delicious. I'm dying to know if the Godiva brand of 70+% cacao chocolate, which sells for about twice the price, is in any way better than this, but I'm seriously reluctant to pay the price to find out. So if anyone has tried both of these, I welcome your opinion about this.

The 72% is delicious. I also tried the 86% of this brand, and I think it was 85% of another brand, and I could barely stomach them. They taste like eating unsweetened cocoa powder. This 72% bar is absolutely delicious to me, just enough sugar. Much of the dark chocolate research says to eat 1 oz a day, several times a week. I eat 1/4 of this bar a day. And no it's not Dutch processed, so it should be the healthier dark chocolate. All around a great choice if you can find it at a good price.UPDATE: I forgot to mention that the chocolate was fresh and tasted great. I was worried it might be old, or white. Mine was not.

These are very good dark chocolate bars, with smooth, rich and intense chocolate flavor, as advertised. I felt a "chocolate buzz" after eating a couple of squares. The taste is only slightly sweet, with a bitter aftertaste characteristic of high cacao content chocolate. The taste is not as creamy as one might expect, given the fat content of 17 grams per 38 gram (1.4 oz.) serving--perhaps because of the bitter taste, and also because there is no added dairy fat. This is a good product for those who wish to avoid dairy and/or gluten, although according to the packaging, traces of dairy may be present. WARNING: consume with care. Both my wife and I experienced slight stomach cramping--me after eating half a bar, and she after eating only 1 square. It's potent chocolate!

This dark chocolate is 72% which is better for health & contains less lead & cadmium than 23 out of 28 samples tested by consumer reports.

This wonderful bar of dark chocolate heaven is a close second to my favorite, the Scharffen Berger 70%. They are slightly different with the Ghiradelli having, for lack of a better word, a darker taste. Not richer. Not smoother. Maybe more mellow is a better way to describe it. It's like the difference between a brand new luxurious bedspread that you just brought home and unwrapped and are so excited to see how it looks on your bed ( the Scharffen Berger) and pulling out the comforting old quilt your grandmother made that you've loved your whole life (the Ghiradelli). They are both wonderful, will keep you warm and make you happy. You can't go wrong either way. This chocolate is yummy. If you like dark chocolate, you'll love this one!

This is intense dark chocolate. It is about the limit of what I can eat with enjoyment. I have tried 80%, but it reminded me too much of the Baker's chocolate my mother gave me with a smile after I begged for some. The Ghirardelli has the snap of a good dark chocolate and smooth melt in the mouth feel and wonderful chocolate taste. After sampling several percentages, I think the 65% is my favorite. There are a number of different chocolate makers on Amazon and Christmas is a good time to sample several of them.

Twilight Delight is my favorite of the Ghiradelli Intense Dark series! I like the Midnight Reverie, as well, but it borders on too dark for me Twilight Delight is definitely my choice of dark chocolate, and I like being able to purchase the multi pack here on Amazon, so I never run out.Twilight Delight is not too dark, not too light, just the right amount of sweetness. I love the creamy texture, which is sometimes lost in dark chocolates, yet it also has a subtle hint of nibby texture as well. At about 67 calories for one square, I can have a satisfying chocolate indulgence without depriving myself or feeling guilty.