# 85% Cocoa solids? Not bad.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-cocoa-solids-not-bad/651229>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 24, 2013, 6:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-cocoa-solids-not-bad/651229 "2013-02-24T06:43:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@bump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bump)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-cocoa-solids-not-bad/651229/21 "2013-02-26T21:03:26Z")

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I like dark chocolate, but I’m with **Lord Mondegreen** that 70% cacao is about all I really enjoy. My favorite is high-cacao milk chocolate actually. Not 15% stuff like Hershey’s, but rather stuff like this [Valrhona bar.](http://www.valrhona-chocolate.com/Grand-Cru-Jivara-Bar-246oz_p_55.html).

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**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-cocoa-solids-not-bad/651229/22 "2013-02-26T21:34:34Z")

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> [@Dung\_Beetle](#):
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> I like to eat one square of very dark chocolate with a glass of wine after dinner. My favorite is the 86% Ghirardelli. The only problem is that the taste has grown on me to the point that I’d like to go ahead and finish the rest of the bar!

I don’t want to sound like a conspiracy nut, but if some Illuminati chocolate maker like Toblerone ([oh yeah, don’t believe me?](http://www.procartondesignaward.com/images/entry/large/commendedstu1_31.jpg)) ever comes out with a smokable variety that’s over 95% cocoa solids, start looking for ‘[Iran-Contra](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crack_epidemic#CIA_and_Contras_cocaine_trafficking)’ type connections (if you’re able to put the pipe down that is :mad: )

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**Author:** ![deltasigma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e5b9ba/32.png) [@deltasigma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deltasigma)\
**Post date:** [February 26, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/85-cocoa-solids-not-bad/651229/23 "2013-02-26T21:50:46Z")

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Sorry for the double post, but I’m not sure if people can always tell and in this case, if not, it might have been offensive. That was meant as a terribly hysterical parody.

I may however have been under the influence of chocolate at the time so your comedic mileage may vary. :o

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