



Sans Souci Gourmet Confections is based in Olympia, WA and has been a Chocolate.com vendor since November 28, 2005 . Chocolate.com offers 11 products from Sans Souci Gourmet Confections.

Sans Souci (French for "without a care") Gourmet Confections, founded in 2002 by Laure de Montebello and Angela Fields, offers a line of exceptionally fresh confections. From luscious salt butter caramels, hand-dipped truffles, crunchy nut toffees, a collection of decadent brownies and cookies, and sublime hot chocolate mix, Chef de Montebello's products are made in small batches on an as-needed basis only to meet the highest standard of quality, flavor and texture.
One of the unique aspects of the company's product profile is that it specializes in bittersweet chocolate, instead of the assortment of white, milk and dark chocolate confections typically offered by chocolatiers and confectioners. The owners favor the deep, sophisticated flavor and lower sugar content that fine bittersweet chocolate brings. The company's products are made only with the finest and freshest ingredients; no fillers, artificial flavors or preservatives are ever used. While confections of this kind have a shorter shelf life than mass-produced brands, the owners believe that there is no substitute for the pleasure that truly fresh chocolates and confections bring with their velvety texture, brilliant flavors and tantalizing aromas.
Sans Souci’s mission has always been to create the freshest and most sumptuous confections, as exquisitely presented as they are delicious -- because indulging should always be an extraordinary experience.
Flavonoids, also found in wine are types of pigments that are water-soluble and created by plants of many varieties. There are thousands of different flavanoids. Plants use flavonoids in the process of photosynthesis.
How the human body actually uses and/or processes flavonoids is still not determined but they have been linked to good health in many areas - particularly blood circulation.
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