After finding the best milk chocolates
in one of our most popular taste tests, our editors thought it only
fair to find the best dark chocolates on the market. Tasting brands that
ranged in price from $1.79 to $7.99, we were pleasantly surprised when
two of the top five chocolates came from a surprisingly affordable
source -- Trader Joe's!
Though dark chocolate is officially defined as having at least 35 percent cocoa solids, we tested a range between 50 and 85 percent in our quest for chocolatey perfection. We tested only solid dark chocolate bars -- that means no nuts, no fillings, and no added flavors.
Over the course of two days, our intrepid editors blind-tasted 56 different brands. Check out the slideshow below to discover the top 20 performers (and see below for a complete list of all brands that were tested). Where does your favorite rank?