Choquitos (manufactured by Taranis) look like rectangular chocolate truffles and come wrapped in festive metallic paper. As you can see above, they come in bags of twenty and are a great treat to keep in the cupboard! They are, however, not truffles- the center of the chocolate is filled with sweet, soft, and chewy nougat! They are specifically made for us who are following a low phe diet. Each nougat has about 11 mg of phe.
From a visual standpoint, these are great. The wrapping is fun and very easy to open- they twist just like a Jolly Rancher. The actual chocolate itself looks like a homemade truffle candy. If you ever go to a Kilwin's (anyone from the Midwest...?) these Choquitos look like they could be found on the shelves there. They are very transportable- perfect to stick in your kid's lunch!
The taste and texture of the Choquits are great as well. Again, they are not truffles, so they are soft and chewy- almost the texture of a caramel. It tastes sweet in the way that a marshmallow is sweet. Not sugary like a lollipop, but more understated. The chocolate shell is very thin and provides for a very light crack as you bite into the candy.
I can't begin to tell you how many happy memories I have of eating these as a kid. Inside the wrapper is a small paper comic, which I loved to look at as I ate my candy. This was one of those "special" PKU foods that I was happy to eat, and didn't mind other people watch me eat because I knew they were jealous. ;)
I can't figure out how these have not made their way stateside yet. If any of you reading this work for Cambrooke or Nutricia- *hint hint!* I think these would sell like hotcakes out here!
Thanks y'all for reading!
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