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.

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.

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!

Great chocolate very consistent.

Tasty but expensive.

This chocolate was obviously stored where part of it was too hot. Sections of each bar had melted and resolidified to be distorted and discolored and with loss of flavor. So disappointed!

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.

Excellent taste

One of the best dark chocolates I've ever eaten. Quality is the best also unlike other brands (like Amul) it's not too hard. Do check the ingredients while purchasing dark chocolates, if the milk content is higher don't go for it. Obviously because of high quality this chocolate is expensive, but worth the money.

The chocolate is one of my favourites, I had bought quite a few ghiradelli chocolates when I was in the US. The taste is amazing, bit expensive here compared to other countries.

I have tried Whittaker's, Lindt, Fabelle, Godiva, Paul&Mike, Hershey's. But none could beat the taste of Ghirardelli 72%. The cost of this 100gm bar is $3-4 in the USA. But it is sold here from ₹650-900, which is twice-thrice the original price. But once you love its taste, you will readily pay the premium for this. Can be bought from local stores for approx. ₹550.

A signature dark chocolate and tasty to the fullest.