Herza is debuting organic chocolate pieces with matcha and natural date sweetening, in line with current megatrends of health and wellness, the company says. 

Matcha: superfood with indulgence factor 

Herza's small organic chocolate pieces come in six versions, including four combinations of organic white chocolate and matcha, either plain or refined with fruit powder and spices. The plain chopped pieces get their flavor and color from 2% matcha powder. Lime powder gives the big arched chips an additional fruit note, the company adds, with blueberry powder giving the leaves a fruity taste and attractive appearance. The same goes for the square double leaves of white chocolate with matcha and dark mocha chocolate, which bring together coffee and matcha flavors and colors. Another product in the series features a combination of white chocolate with matcha and caramel chocolate, for a marbled effect. With its final new product in the Magic Matcha series, Herza reinterprets the trendy pumpkin spice latte, uniting this spice mix with matcha powder in white chocolate chips. 

Date chocolate for new inspirations

Herza is addressing consumer demand for health and clean eating with new organic date chocolate pieces. Instead of refined sugar, these products use the natural sweetness of dates. In addition to providing sweetness, dates are rich in fiber, vitamins and minerals, and secondary phytochemicals. This makes them suitable for current trends like whole foods, plant-based, and natural sugar alternatives, Herza says.

Three variants feature white date chocolate—small leaves with sea salt that reportedly gives the date flavor a spicy note, big leaves with coconut, and irregular pieces with strawberry powder and matcha. The product range also includes semisweet date chocolate chips that include a fruity orange flavor. For crunchy enjoyment in snacks, the company offers irregular pieces of milk chocolate with date and rice crispies. Manufacturers wanting to add a nutty note to their final products can do so with the date white chocolate chips with hazel nut paste, Herza recommends.

Handmade character for individuality

The varying sizes of the irregularly cut chocolate pieces range from two to ten millimeters, giving them a handmade look for an individual homemade character, the company says. Virtually any chocolate or fat glaze can be cut like this, and levelled up with further ingredients like crispies, fruit pieces, or caramel pieces, it adds. The crunchy bite is particularly effective in muesli, ice cream, and baked goods. For individual decorative effects, Herza offers irregular pieces in smaller grades, too, such as splinters or microsplinters.

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