Dark Chocolate and Pomegranate turns out to be a delightful combination of tastes and textures. Now the market place is beginning to take notice of this natural fact and create dark chocolate pomegranate candy!
First of all, what are pomegranates? Pomegranates are fruit bearing shrubs/trees native to southeastern Europe and Asia. Originally they were grown in ancient Egypt, Babylon, India and Iran. Pomegranates arrived in the New World specifically coming along with Spanish Missionaries that arrived in Mexico and California in the 16th century.
The pomegranate fruit ranges in size from smaller than a baseball up to a medium-sized cantaloupe, and is filled with crunchy seeds, each encased in a sweet-tart, watery pulp. The seeds are the main attraction for this fruit and what make this fruit unusual and fun to eat. Pomegranates, like dark chocolate, contain healthy antioxidants and also area source of potassium and vitamin C.
Today, there are two candy makers whose dark chocolate pomegranate candy you are most likely to find either locally or online.
The first is BROOKSIDE Dark Chocolate Covered Pomegranate which is sold in bags of individually dark chocolate covered pomegranate pieces.
The second product comes from Hershey's which is now marketing a Hersheys All Natural Extra Dark Pure Dark Chocolate with Pomegranate - a dark chocolate bar with pomegranate pieces.
You will very likely find smaller candy companies producing similar products.
What does it taste like? The sweetness and delicate flavor of the pomegranate matches well with the more bitter dark chocolate. Still depending upon the added sugar content of the the candy itself - you may find it too sweet to eat a lot at one time. And that is just fine - dark chocolate was made to be eaten a little bit everyday - not gulped down like popcorn at a movie theater. And over time, if we are lucky candy makers will allow the dark chocolate to represent itself with less sugar being added.
Bottomline: Go ahead and add dark chocolate pomegranate candy as part of your snack routine.
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