Harry & David, a chocolate company based out of Medford, Oregon, sells ruby cacao truffles and a ruby cacao bar. [34]

Costa Ruby Hot Chocolate New Limited Edition Costa Ruby Hot Chocolate

At least this ruby chocolate actually comes from the bean. So technically you are lying by stating it is fake. It just simply doesn’t have the chocolate flavor that milk or dark chocolate has which you get with a longer fermentation. What makes ruby chocolate so special? A number of years ago cocoa experts discovered components of certain cocoa beans could produce a chocolate with an exceptional flavour and colour. Above all this gorgeously coloured Ruby cocoa bean offers a totally new taste experience, and I couldn’t be more excited to try it in hot chocolate form. The only mass market product that contains ruby chocolate is the ruby Kit Kat by Nestle. This bar has added flavourings that really renders the whole point of this “new taste sensation” pointless. Stir well with a whisk until the chocolate melts completely and all have come to a slightly frothy simmer.This citric acid gives it the sour tangy flavour that many think tastes like berries as their brain sees the pink colour and berries are very acidic. Ruby chocolate chips: Ruby chocolate adds all the unique flavor and chocolate here. Ruby chocolate chips have a luscious smoothness that melts into milk just perfectly for a hot drinking chocolate and its slight berry-fruitiness makes it a decadent alternative to conventional hot cocoa.

Cocoa pioneer Van Houten launches first-ever Ruby chocolate Cocoa pioneer Van Houten launches first-ever Ruby chocolate

Barry Callebaut reveals the fourth type in chocolate: Ruby". www.barry-callebaut.com (Press release). 5 September 2017 . Retrieved 13 September 2017.Not bitter, not milky, not sweet but RUBY! An intense sensorial delight; a unique tension between berry fruitiness and luscious smoothness. It has been debated by chocolate experts whether ruby chocolate constitutes a new variety of chocolate or if it is a marketing strategy. [18] Chocolate expert Clay Gordon stated that ruby chocolate could become as diverse as white chocolate. [19] Angus Kennedy, the editor of Kennedy's Confection magazine, disputes that ruby chocolate is a new fourth variety, saying "Yes, it's a different colour but having said that I know chocolate producers in Peru that have been producing this type of pink chocolate for years." [20] He compared the taste to a combination of white chocolate and raspberries. [20] "Now if you look at a cocoa bean casing, they're actually sort of pink and purple when you see photographs of them. So actually the natural colour for a cocoa bean can be purple so it's not unusual," he said. [20]