Lindt Chocolate Truffles

In business since 1845, Lindt has been making the finest gourmet chocolates in the world. Lindt Chocolate Truffles, however, have extended beyond just milk chocolate in that they have incorporated dark chocolate, white chocolate, hazelnut, and the delicious peanut butter chocolate truffles.

As any chocolate lover would tell you, consuming any kind of chocolate is a decadent treat. More importantly, however, there is new information concerning dark chocolate and its health benefits.

Dark chocolate comprises flavonoids, which are natural compounds found in coco beans. Because dark chocolate has a higher concentration of these flavonoids, it may reduce blood pressure.

There are recommendations for those who buy dark chocolate to look for at least 70% cocoa solids in the chocolate. Fortunately, Lindt chocolate truffles come very close to the mark with 60%. As they put it, “A high cocoa content is no guarantee for flavor, but it is the quality of the beans and the way they are processed and used in production, which have the biggest impact on its final taste.”

Thus, Lindt chocolate truffles are superior in both quality, production of the cocoa beans, and the final result – dark chocolate truffles. Touted as a more creamy chocolate with a smooth center, Lindt chocolate truffles are world-renowned.

The ingredients contained in dark chocolate truffles consist of the following: bittersweet chocolate, vegetable oil, sugar, chocolate, cocoa butter, milk, soya lecithin, barley malt powder, vanillin, and caramel flavoring.

Although you can purchase a mix of dark chocolate truffles as well as the others mentioned herein, Lindt also offers gourmet chocolate truffles such as: dark vanilla gourmet truffle which is dark chocolate with a vanilla-flavored center; milk orange gourmet, consisting of milk chocolate with an orange flavored center; milk hazelnut gourmet truffle that is made of milk chocolate shell with hazelnut pieces and a hazelnut flavored center; white gourmet truffle consisting of white chocolate and a smooth white center; dark gourmet truffle with dark chocolate covering and a smooth dark center; and milk gourmet truffle with a milk chocolate covering and a smooth milk center. All of these truffles come in the famous signature blue box unique to Lindt.

One other tip that should be mentioned is that Lindt also offers a 99% cocoa called “Excellence 99% Cocoa.” It is a unique chocolate that provides all the strength and richness of cocoa beans. Lindt also advises that “to fully appreciate its flavor and texture, we recommend that you progressively develop your palate through our range of high cocoa content chocolate bars, starting with Excellence 70% coca, then 85% and finally 99% Cocoa. To best experience Excellence 99% Cocoa, taste a small piece and let it melt in your mouth. You can accompany your tasting with a coffee to help bring out the bouquet of cocoa.”

Since dark chocolate may be a remedy to reduce high blood pressure, you need not feel guilty purchasing a bag or box of Lindt chocolate truffles. It’s the healthy thing to do!