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  • Front of the Darkins 70% Dark Chocolate with Cranberry & Bhut Jholokia Chilli bar, 50g
  • Back of pack showing the ingredient list, nutrition panel per 25g, FSSAI licence number and storage instructions
  • Nutrition values per serving and the six-item ingredient list as published by Darkins
  • Tasting notes card for the 70% Dark Chocolate with Cranberry & Bhut Jholokia Chilli bar
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  • FSSAI licence details for this bar as published by Darkins
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70% Dark Chocolate with Cranberry & Bhut Jholokia Chilli

70% Dark Chocolate with Cranberry & Bhut Jholokia Chilli

₹220.00
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Our verdict Clean

Six ingredients; cranberry and bhut jholokia, with no emulsifier or vanillin.

Pack size · 50g

Size

This 70% dark chocolate sets tart cranberry against a measured dose of bhut jholokia chilli, so the fruit arrives first and the heat follows a beat later. Himalayan pink salt sits underneath to sharpen both. Darkins makes the base bean-to-bar from single-origin Indian cacao, sweetens it with organic unrefined cane sugar and sets it with cacao butter. Six ingredients in total, with no emulsifier, no vanillin, no palm oil and no dairy. It is the most adventurous bar in the range, and the one to pick for anyone who likes their chocolate with a little heat.

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Why we picked it

  • The chilli is measured. Bhut jholokia in the wrong hands makes a novelty bar, and this is not one.
  • Cranberry gives the acid that a chilli chocolate needs to stay easy to eat.
  • Pink salt underneath, doing the work salt should do in chocolate.
  • Still no emulsifier and no vanillin, even with six ingredients.
Buying guide

What to look for in Chocolate?

Check the fat. Real chocolate is set with cocoa butter. If the label says vegetable fat, palm oil or hydrogenated fat, FSSAI requires it to be called compound chocolate, not chocolate.
Read the ingredient order. If sugar comes before cacao, it is a sugar bar with cocoa in it, whatever the percentage on the front says.
Look for PGPR (INS 476). It is added to cut the amount of cocoa butter a bar needs, and it is a sign the recipe is being made cheaper.
Check the emulsifier. Soy lecithin (INS 322) is the default; sunflower lecithin is the cleaner swap and matters if you avoid soy.
Vanillin is synthetic vanilla flavour. Good chocolate does not need it, and its presence usually means the cacao underneath is thin.
A bar labelled dark can still contain milk solids. If you are dairy-free, read the list rather than trusting the word dark.
Cocoa processed with alkali (dutched) is easier on the palate but strips much of the flavanol content. Unalkalised cacao keeps it.
Sugar-free bars are usually sweetened with maltitol or sorbitol. They are legal, but they are sugar alcohols and can unsettle a stomach in quantity.
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What's inside
Naturally Farmed Cacao
Base

Whole Indian cacao beans roasted and ground in-house. Bean-to-bar means Darkins controls the roast rather than melting down bought-in couverture.

Organic Unrefined Cane Sugar
Sweetener

Cane sugar that keeps its molasses instead of being refined white.

Cranberry
Inclusion

Unsweetened dried cranberry, for the tartness the chilli plays against.

Cacao Butter
Fat

The natural fat of the cacao bean. This is what makes it chocolate rather than compound chocolate, which uses palm or hydrogenated vegetable fat.

Himalayan Pink Salt
Seasoning

Sharpens both the fruit and the cacao.

Bhut Jholokia Chilli
Spice

One of the world's hottest chillies, used here in a small quantity for a slow sting rather than a burn.

Darkins 70% Dark Chocolate with Cranberry & Bhut Jholokia Chilli vs other dark chocolates
What to compareDarkins Dark ChocolateOther dark chocolates
Fat usedCocoa butter onlyOften palm or hydrogenated vegetable fat, sold as compound chocolate
CacaoSingle-origin Indian beans, roasted and ground in-house (bean-to-bar)Bought-in couverture or cocoa mass, origin not stated
EmulsifierNoneSoy lecithin (INS 322), often with PGPR (INS 476)
SweetenerOrganic unrefined cane sugarRefined white sugar
FlavouringNo vanillinVanillin (synthetic vanilla) is common
Nutrition facts · per 100 g

Converted from the per-25 g panel printed on the pack (x4).

Energy
523.6 kcal
Protein
7.2 g
Carbohydrate
56.4 g
Total sugars
Not declared
Added sugars
24.8 g
Dietary fibre
15.2 g
Total fat
31.6 g
Saturated fat
18.8 g
Trans fat
Not declared
Salt
0 g
How to use it
  1. Store in a cool, dry place, away from strong smells
  2. Best enjoyed at room temperature
  3. A change in temperature or humidity can bring a pale bloom to the surface; it does not affect the chocolate
  4. Break rather than bite for a cleaner snap
  5. Best before 6 months from the date of packaging
Is it for you?

Good for

Vegan and dairy-free diets

Anyone avoiding palm oil and soy

Dark chocolate eaters who like a little heat

A conversation-starter gift

Avoid if

Anyone who cannot take chilli heat

Young children

Anyone with a severe tree nut allergy

Anyone looking for a sugar-free bar

Product details
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Brand
Darkins
Type
Chocolates & Toffee

Also on the label

VeganDairy-free

Questions people ask

How spicy is it?

A slow sting rather than a burn. The cranberry comes first and the heat builds after. If you avoid chilli, skip this one.

Is it vegan?

Yes. No dairy in it.

Is it gluten-free?

The pack says gluten-free, and none of the six ingredients contain gluten. Darkins does make one other bar with oat flour, so if you have coeliac disease, check with them first.

Does it contain nuts?

Not as an ingredient. Darkins also makes nut bars, so we cannot rule out traces.

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