Callebaut Chocolate Question
 

Hi,

A while ago I bought a chuck of Callebaut semi-sweet chocolate from
Whole Foods. The label said it was 51.5% cocoa. Well, I recently
finished that piece and I've been looking for more on the web. (I've
moved since then, I'm no longer anywhere near a Whole Foods...)

What I'm confused about is, on the web it Callebaut semi-sweet is
listed as 54% cocoa. Do they have more than one semi-sweet chocolate?
Or would we guess that those are the same and one of the stores
mis-labeled it?
Anyone got any ideas?

Thanks!
Anastasia

at Wed, 05 Oct 2005 14:48:09 GMT in <1128523689.368980.33150
@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>, wrote :

>Hi,
>
>A while ago I bought a chuck of Callebaut semi-sweet chocolate from
>Whole Foods. The label said it was 51.5% cocoa. ...
>
>What I'm confused about is, on the web it Callebaut semi-sweet is
>listed as 54% cocoa. Do they have more than one semi-sweet chocolate?
....

Callebaut has literally hundreds of formulations, each aimed at a slightly
different application. And in fact the exact formulations are changing from
year to year.

However, the 54% you're referring to (probably "835" - Callebaut likes to
refer to chocolate formulations by a somewhat cryptic number) is quite
possibly the best sweet dark chocolate available. I wouldn't hesitate to
buy it. You'll want 835-NV - the natural vanilla version, for the very best
taste.

--
Alex Rast

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I just bought a chunk of Callebaut Belgian Semi-Sweet Chocolate from Whole
Foods, Vienna, VA. It stated "51.8%."
IMO I would think nothing about ordering the 54%. I don't know, but perhaps
each large batch might be different, and because of certain FDA regulations
they have to be exact; just a thought.
Dee Dee


> wrote in message
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> Hi,
>
> A while ago I bought a chuck of Callebaut semi-sweet chocolate from
> Whole Foods. The label said it was 51.5% cocoa. Well, I recently
> finished that piece and I've been looking for more on the web. (I've
> moved since then, I'm no longer anywhere near a Whole Foods...)
>
> What I'm confused about is, on the web it Callebaut semi-sweet is
> listed as 54% cocoa. Do they have more than one semi-sweet chocolate?
> Or would we guess that those are the same and one of the stores
> mis-labeled it?
> Anyone got any ideas?
>
> Thanks!
> Anastasia
>

Thanks for all the help! I think I'll look for the 835-NV :)

Anastasia

On 5 Oct 2005 07:48:09 -0700, wrote:

>Hi,
>
>A while ago I bought a chuck of Callebaut semi-sweet chocolate from
>Whole Foods. The label said it was 51.5% cocoa. Well, I recently
>finished that piece and I've been looking for more on the web. (I've
>moved since then, I'm no longer anywhere near a Whole Foods...)
>
>What I'm confused about is, on the web it Callebaut semi-sweet is
>listed as 54% cocoa. Do they have more than one semi-sweet chocolate?
>Or would we guess that those are the same and one of the stores
>mis-labeled it?
>Anyone got any ideas?
>
>Thanks!
>Anastasia


They have 53.8 - 54.5 - 60.3 and a 70.4% and milk chocolate and white
chocolate- Hazelnut - Orange (my favorite along with the 70.4%) and
probably a few more I haven't heard of. The 53 thru 60% ones I use for
baking. Patisfrance also works well and its cheaper But great
flavor.Or you can go highend and get Valrhona. Check out your local
resturant supply co. 11lbs should run you about $35 to $65 depending
on which Callebaut you choose. 835- 54.5% ran me $44. Works for me.
Good Luck