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Friday, March 12, 2010
Trader Joe’s Dark Chocolate Powerberries
I don’t know what pieces of juice are, but the package makes them look like dark chocolate M&Ms that are packed with powerhouse antioxidants. The stand up zip pouch is actually quite attractive. Often with Trader Joe’s products I look at them a couple of times in the store over several weeks before I buy them. Maybe it was the lavender background or the font that made me feel like a Jane Austen novel. What was especially pleasant was that the product inside looked exactly like the package showed them on the outside.
They are stunning. They’re glossy little obloid spheres - some the same size as M&MS, others smaller or larger. The dark chocolate is nearly black though it’s only 41% cacao. Sniffing the bag did not yield a chocolatey aroma, instead it was deep berry. It smelled like blueberry yogurt and maybe a little coffee. Though it says on the package that it’s dark chocolate, there’s actually milk products in there, so this is out right away for vegans. Further reading and I saw that there’s confectioners glaze, so it’s out for vegetarians as well. They’re gluten free and low sodium (50mg per serving) but made on equipment that processes tree nuts and in a facility that handles peanuts and wheat.
The center isn’t a jelly like I’d expected, but more like a grainy berry fudge. At first I was disappointed, but then I kept eating them. The berry flavors are sweet but really well rounded with blueberry and pomegranate having the best flavor notes. Blueberry gives it a tannic quality like strong tea and the pomegranate and cranberry have good tart and dry flavors. The chocolate does little more than give some body to it, the cocoa notes are overshadowed. I had no trouble eating the whole bag within a week - I’m not sure if I’ll buy them again though. They might make a fruity alternative to M&Ms for Easter though or a really elegant chocolate candy for favors for a wedding or party. I suspect that these are made by It appears that I was incorrect, these are made by Brookside Foods. Another review of them here on Danica’s Daily also shows the extremely long but all natural ingredients list. Related Candies
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I was tempted by these this weekend. But instead I got the dark choco covered Pretzel Slims. They are perfect! Crunchy, salty, good choco. I suspect you’d be a fan. I’ve been having trouble resisting eating the whole bag at once.
Even if they just taste as good as M&Ms;, it sounds like they are better for you.
Cool to see a review! I saw them at TJ’s but didn’t buy because the “fruit juice pieces” didn’t seem very appealing (read more processing). But seeing them here and reading your review made me want to try them! The one bitten looks good!
Ana
I like the concept of these bite sized candies. Keep these around the house instead of M & M’s and I think the family would acquire a taste for them and they appear to be better for you than ‘manufactured’ food. If I am struggling with weight, I buy items that I am not fond of and that way I don’t eat as much.
I tried these recently and at first wasn’t sure what to expect but I was quickly drawn in by the tangy and almost somewhat tart fruit flavor—and I liked the grainy dark-ish chocolate coating too—I am craving another bag!
These look a lot like Dark Chocolate covered Sunsweet Prunes.
Sunsweet makes a very similar dark chocolate candy in a pouch: they are dark chocolate covered prune pieces. Oh excuse me, prunes are now called dried plums! So the product is is actually Sunsweet dark chocolate covered dried plum pieces. They are fantastic!
They can be found at some grocery stores like Krogers for $2.69 or so per pouch. I can eat a whole bag in one sitting if I don’t watch it. And true to their reputation, they have a side benefit of helping one stay “regular.” Try them some time. Would love to see them reviewed here.
these are amazing. i’m just scared there’s a bit too much sugar. but hey, if you’re going to eat something sweet anyway, its better to reach for something like this that’ll give you a little something extra.
they sell these in big 2LB bags at costco. Under the brookside name. theyre called dark chocolate acai w/ blueberry.
Powerberries are a favorite treat in my picky, natural-foods-oriented household. We buy a few bags a month. Two comments:
1) The size differences you mentioned occur simply when two chocolate-coated berry pieces have become stuck together inside a final coating of chocolate—try melting one in your mouth to see that this is true.
2) The berry flavor is the reason for eating this thing—and the chocolate is an indulgent extra, fun to melt off first with your tongue before chewing the berry, as well as fun to chew with the berry. YUM!
At first i shied away from these because i do not like dark chocolate. These changed my mind. the combination of the berry flavor compliments the flavor of the dark chocolate. My whole family loves these. they are better than m&m’s
I often try different products from Trader Joes and some have been in my favorite list - this is one of them. Tangy, sweet and the dark chocolate definately complements the flavor. I can’t stop eating them! Wish they came in bigger family size,but then again too much of a good thing is not so good.
I had these over the Mother’s Day weekend, and my heart started palpitating. As I’m in my third trimester, I don’t think that these powerberries are fit for pregnancy. They were very good though.
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