I am voyaging forward with my quest to try new things in the world of food. This week I was gifted from a co-worker a package of Brookside dark chocolate acai blueberries. My co-worker raved about how great they taste, So I decided to give them a try. Below you will find more information about this delicious treat.
Brookside’s chocolatiers have discovered a range of exotic fruits from around the world to create the ultimate chocolate experience.
The perfect pairing of Brookside’s sweetened real fruit juice pieces dipped in luscious dark chocolate. Another perfect pairing from Brookside.
Açai (ah-sigh-ee) berries are the fruit of the açai palm tree. Found primarily in the lush Amazon forest, the berry has been harvested for hundreds of years as a staple in the local diet.
Initially used almost exclusively as a regional diet supplement, açai is now very much in demand around the world. Red and purple fruits and veggies are known to be high in antioxidants and that is certainly the case with the açai berry. In addition to antioxidants, açai contains an amazing combination of health-promoting nutrients, dietary fibre and monounsaturated fats.
Here are some fun fact’s:
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Nutrition Facts |
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| Per approx. 1/4 cup (40g) | ||
| Amount | % Daily Value | |
| Calories | 180 | 180 |
| Fat | 7 g | 11% |
| Saturated | 4 g | 20% |
| + Trans | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 5 mg | 2% |
| Sodium | 50 mg | 2% |
| Carbohydrate | 29 g | 10% |
| Fibre | 1 g | 4% |
| Sugars | 25 g | |
| Protein | 1 g | |
| Vitamin A | 0% | |
| Vitamin C | 14% | |
| Calcium | 0% | |
| Iron | ||
Ingredients
One serving (40g) contains 100mg of cocoa flavanols
Dark Chocolate (Sugar, Unsweetened Chocolate, Cocoa Butter, Milk Ingredients, Alkalized Cocoa Powder, Soya Lecithin, Salt, Natural Flavor), Fruit Juice from Concentrate (Filtered Water, Açai Juice Concentrate, Blueberry Juice Concentrate, Raspberry Juice Concentrate, Blueberry Juice Concentrate, Raspberry Juice Concentrate, Cranberry Juice Concentrate, Pomegranate Juice Concentrate, Elderberry Juice Concentrate, Lemon Juice Concentrate), Cane Sugar, Corn Syrup, Maltodextrin (Corn), Pectin, Citric Acid, Malic Acid, Natural Flavor, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Canola Oil, Confectioner’s Glaze.
May Contain Wheat, Peanuts, and/or other nuts.
Verdict: I am not a fan of dark chocolate, However, I found these to be quite delightful. The mix of dark bittersweet chocolate with the taste of a tart and sweet acai berry was quite delicious. Before I knew it I had found myself picking the bottom of the package, which left me happy that I liked this unexpectedly delicious treat but said that it was all gone. I would recommend you giving it a try, the mix of flavors will touch all the areas of sweet and bitter on your tongue leaving you wanting more.
Leave a comment, I would love to know what is your favorite “mid-day” snack.
