ANUTTAMA | Dark Chocolate 62% Cocoa | Spicy Tang Bar | Gluten Free | Natural Chocolate | Sugar Free | Jaggery Sweetened | Dried Ginger & Pepper | Handmade Chocolates Bar

What It Is

Spicy Tang is Anuttama's internationally award-winning bar — a 62% single-origin dark chocolate infused with dried ginger and black pepper. It is the bar that put Anuttama on the international chocolate map, winning recognition at the Academy of Chocolate awards for its precise balance of spice, heat, and cocoa. Not a novelty bar: a technically precise chocolate that uses Indian spices as genuine flavour partners to cocoa, not as afterthoughts.

Why This Bar Won Awards

• Dried ginger — not fresh, not extract — Dried ginger undergoes a chemical transformation during drying that converts gingerols (fresh ginger's sharp bite) into shogaols (a warmer, more sustained heat). Shogaols integrate with chocolate in a way fresh ginger cannot.
• Black pepper's role — Piperine in black pepper activates TRPV1 heat receptors in the mouth, the same receptor responsible for chilli warmth. At the concentration used here, it creates warmth without sharpness — a clean finish that extends the bar's flavour duration on the palate.
• 62% cocoa base — Dark enough to handle the spice without being overpowered, sweet enough through jaggery to balance the heat.

Tasting Notes

Opens with smooth dark chocolate. The ginger warmth builds gradually mid-palate. The pepper provides a clean, dry finish that lingers. The jaggery sweetness sits underneath throughout, preventing the spice from becoming harsh. A complex, layered bar that changes across the duration of eating it.

Ingredients

Cocoa beans, cocoa butter, natural jaggery, dried ginger, black pepper. No dairy. No lecithin. No preservatives. No artificial flavours or colours.

Product Details

• Format: Pack of 2 × 50g bars
• Cocoa Content: 62%
• Awards: Academy of Chocolate award winner
• Certifications: 100% Vegan · Gluten-Free · Lectin-Free
• Storage: Store in a cool, dark place. Do not refrigerate.

Also try Absolute Coffee 62% for another intense flavour pairing, or explore all Anuttama flavours.