Bar: Black Lava Salt with Turmeric
Maker: Elements Truffles
Chocolate Percentage: 75%
Price: $7/50g Bar
Ingredients: Organic Raw Cacao Paste, Raw Honey, Organic Raw Cacao Butter, Organic Turmeric Root Powder, Black Lava Salt, Himalayan Pink Salt
Additional Notes: Chocolate Origin: Ecuador

Packaging: “Ayurveda Inspired Artisanal Chocolate” makes me think this is a chocolate meant for yogis. Ayurveda, as explained by the back of the package, derives from Ayur (life) and Veda (knowledge), and it is a “sister science” to Yoga that focuses on inner and outer wellbeing through balancing elements in the body. So perhaps this is best enjoyed to further sweeten your yoga session?

Appearance: The chocolate consists of a full, unsectioned bar with a lotus flower design to the side, adding to the whole spiritual and meditation theme of this product.
Aroma: The bar has a slight caramel like scent to it. Perhaps it comes from the combination of the dark chocolate with the honey. I don’t get any incense aromas. I guess it’s not that spiritual.
Melt & Snap: There snap is hard, but the chocolate melts nice and slowly. The texture is a little more gritty than the others. Maybe it has to do with the rawness of the chocolate? Or is it a consequence of the turmeric powder? I wasn’t sure. However, the grittiness was not at all unpleasant or distracting. The melt was quite satisfying.
Flavor: There honey flavor definitely comes through pretty strongly bringing a distinct sweetness to this chocolate. It really helps lighten the bitterness I would’ve expected from a 75% dark chocolate. I still think I would’ve preferred a regular sugar based sweetener though. I’m not sure that I got a distinct turmeric taste from the chocolate. I’m not sure what turmeric tastes like on its own to be honest. Overall, not a bad chocolate, but not my favorite either.