It's Tasty! Ghirardelli Chocolate Company — Luxe Milk Almond

Almond Flavor from Ghirardelli Chocolate Company (Captured by camera)

Today…
was the SECOND day of my journey. I tried one of the chocolate flavors made from Ghirardelli Chocolate Company — the Luxe Milk Almond. I again received it as an Easter present from the aunt of my friend. Although it was delicious with the fact of almond matches with chocolate, I would not choose this as one of my favorite chocolates simply because I do not really like to eat almonds, or peanuts.

Its Description:

::"Rich and creamy milk chocolate with natural, toasted almonds.":: (Copied from its package)

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Its Net Weight / Serving Size:

3 Squares (0.528 oz per square / 15 grams per square)

Its Ingredients (Copied from its package):

★ Almonds
Milk Chocolate that consists of:

★ Cocoa butter

★ Soy Lecithin: An Emulsifier

★ Sugar

★ Unsweetened chocolate

★ Vanilla

★ Whole Milk Powder

P.S. May contain trace amounts of Peanuts

Its Nutrition Facts:

Amount per Serving:

Calories 240 Calories from Fat 140

% Daily Value*

Cholesterol 10mg-----------------3%

Protein 4g-------------------------8%

Total Carbohydrate 25g----------8%

◆ Dietary Fiber 1g----------------4%

◆ Sugars 22g

Total Fat 15g----------------------23%

◆ Saturated Fat 8g----------------40%

◆ Trans Fat 0g

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Calcium----------------------------10%

Iron---------------------------------6%

Vitamin A---------------------------2%

Vitamin C---------------------------0%

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Estimated Percent of Calories from:
Carbohydrates----------------------------41.7%
Fat------------------------------------------56.2%
Protein-------------------------------------6.7%

Its Price:

USD $1.25 per square

Its Manufacturer — Ghirardelli Chocolate Company:

The Ghirardelli Chocolate Company is a United Stated division of Swiss candymaker — Lindt & Sprüngli. This company was founded by and named after Italian chocolatier Domingo Ghirardelli. This company was incorporated in 1852, and is the second-oldest chocolate company in the United States, after Baker's Chocolate.

● For additional information, please visit: http://www.ghirardelli.com/about/default.aspx

In general, I think this Luxe Milk Almond Chocolate was a pleasant try. Nevertheless, one piece of this chocolate size contains 240 calories, while physically active men are recommended to take 2,500 per day and women are recommended to only take 2,000 per day. For this reason, I think this might be too much for a person. Besides, even though it costs $1.25 per piece, yet, I would still think the price is reasonable probably because of the good reputation of the company as well as the its famous chocolate manufactured.

Source:

★ Information on Nutrition Facts:

LiveStrong - Dare to Change Your Life

(URL: http://www.livestrong.com/thedailyplate/nutrition-calories/food/ghirardelli/lux-milk-chocolate-with-almonds/)

★ Information about the Manufacturer — Ghirardelli Chocolate Company:

Wikipedia

(URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghirardelli_Chocolate_Company)

★ Information on Daily Intake of Calories:

WikiAnswers:

(URL: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/How_many_calories_per_day)