Ion Break - Greek chocolate from Tesco

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A hat-tip to Marcus who does the fantastic Choc It Out! video series on Youtube for alerting me to this bar. He found one in Sainsbury's and ever since he mentioned it on Twitter I've been on the lookout for one. Alas, my local Sainsbury's didn't seem to stock them but luckily I found some in the world food's section of Tesco instead.

Ion is a Greek chocolate brand with a range of different bars, but the ones available at Tesco were this Milk Chocolate with raisins, almonds and hazelnuts, as well as a plain Milk Chocolate bar.

This bar comes in a square block similar to Ritter Sport bars, and each chunk has the word "Ion" printed on it. The chocolate smelled very nice when I opened the wrapper - sweet and milky.

tesco greek chocolate

Taste-wise it was nice but nothing groundbreaking. The chocolate was milky and rich but also quite sweet. The raisins were tangy, and the almonds and hazelnuts added a nice crunch. But to be honest I didn't think the chocolate was all that special; it tasted a bit like supermarket own-label chocolate. Which is no bad thing, but it lacks that "je ne sais quai" to make it stand out over other chocolate bars.

greek chocolate tesco

Overall, a nice chocolate bar but unless they bring out other flavours in the UK I'm not sure I would buy one again. It was worth trying the once though and it's certainly not a bad chocolate; it just lacks any truly distinguishing features.

Price: £1 at Tesco.
Ingredients: Contains 10% raisins, 3% almonds & 3% hazelnuts. Cocoa solids: 29% min.
Allergy advice: Contains milk & soya, may contain traces of wheat and other nuts.

Comments

  1. Grocery Gems23 May 2013 at 13:13

    My local Tesco has these aswell and I've been tempted to try them! The World Foods section of Tesco has become excellent recently - a real treasure trove of goodies :)

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    1. Kevs Snack Reviews23 May 2013 at 15:28

      Agreed, they have some interesting stuff don't they!

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  2. Unknown23 May 2013 at 14:48

    Big up to you Kev for the mention! I was intrigued by this cos I'd only been bought Ion by friends who went to Greece. Seeing it in Sainsburys was weird! It's got a fruitier smell and taste than a Fruit & Nut I reckon, but the choc itself I agree with you on - not massively impressive. It could never top Dairy Milk anyway.

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    1. Kevs Snack Reviews23 May 2013 at 15:30

      Have you tried any other Ion flavours? I agree it's definitely a bit fruitier than fruit and nut. It'd be nicer if they added in some whole hazelnuts instead of chopped ones.

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  3. Hannah The Review Addict23 May 2013 at 14:59

    I kept seeing these in Tesco and wondering whether to try them so I am glad you reviewed it. I don't think I will bother buying one now lol. Great pics by the way.

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