Want to find out where you can buy almost natural and truly delicious chocolate? A delicacy that was tried only in childhood - that is, it is really gorgeous, very rich and moderately sweet chocolate, from which, as the reviews of the initiates testify, you get simply enormous pleasure?
In order to try such a charm, you have to go ... to sunny Kazakhstan. "Kazakhstani" chocolate, according to the lucky ones who had the pleasure of tasting it, has an insanely gentle taste, decent packaging and natural quality composition.
Many lovers of sweets, especially chocolate sweets, are not even aware of the miracle, which, according to experts, is a product of the famous confectionery factory of Rakhat JSC in Kazakhstan. This is a delicious chocolate, according to customers. “Kazakhstani” chocolate (reviews claim this) is so tender that it just melts in your mouth, leaving the aftertaste simply delicious!
Manufacturer
Rakhat JSC is a confectionery factory, which is one of the largest Kazakhstan confectionery enterprises. The address of the main production site of the factory is the city of Almaty, ul. Zenkova, 2a. It is known that in November 2013, the South Korean company Lotte Confectionery acquired 76% of the shares of Rakhat JSC.
History
"Rakhat" is a confectionery factory, founded in 1942. The basis for its creation was the shops of the Alma-Ata distillery and Moscow, as well as Kharkov confectionery factories evacuated during the war. Workshops were opened at the enterprise: chocolate, candy, caramel and distillery. The factory worked on imported and local raw materials - sugar was supplied by the Burundaisk factory, alcohol was brought from the Talgar and Dzhambul enterprises, molasses was delivered from the Volga region.
In 1948, the factory produced 6,150 tons of confectionery and 165 thousand kg of alcoholic beverages. In the early 1970s more than 500 units were installed at Rakhat JSC high-tech equipment, including the updating of production lines involved in the production of chocolate and soft candies, wrapping and packaging semiautomatic devices. For many years, the factory annually produced confectionery products worth up to 4 million rubles, and its range totaled more than 200 items. Only a day, the company produced about 114 tons of products.
Today
Today, the enterprise is one of the largest Kazakhstani manufacturers of confectionery products, characterized by a rich history and valuable traditions. The factory uses traditional technologies for the production of confectionery products, corresponding to the modern level of scientific and technical development of the industry in the world.
Six workshops (biscuit, caramel, toffee, chocolate, candy, marshmallow) produce more than 230 products. In the chocolate preparation workshop, up to 360 tons of cocoa beans are processed annually and high-quality chocolate glaze, cocoa liquor, cocoa butter, and cocoa powder are produced.
Range
The product range of the Rakhat factory consists of:
- chocolate-waffle, pralin, fondant and jelly sweets, multi-layer;
- caramel with layered, fruit, whipped and fondant fillings, candy and glazed; Iris of eight names;
- marmalade on gelatin, jelly marmalade in sugar, in a cap and glazed;
- pink and white marshmallows and glazed marshmallows; slab chocolate of dessert, milk, bitter, and also chocolate with additives and fillings, porous;
- dragees with cases of raisins and nuts;
- wafers weighted and packaged, glazed; sugar and long cookies in various packaging;
- Oriental sweets of various kinds.
Assortment of the well-known umbrella brand “To your health!” consists of chocolate, sweets, biscuits, waffles, dragees made using sugar substitutes with reduced calorie content. Products approved for use by diabetics.
At each stage of production, the laboratory of the Rakhat enterprise monitors the quality of raw materials and products. “Rakhat” is also a network of specialized stores, which operates in the city of Almaty and throughout the country.
Chocolate "Kazakhstani": composition
The products of the Rakhat factory are always popular with consumers. Many reviewers report that they buy “Kazakhstani” chocolate as a souvenir and as a gift to relatives of friends. Users call it delicious chocolate in an interesting package with ethnic motifs and express their gratitude to the manufacturer.
"Kazakhstani" is a natural chocolate with the addition of milk, which contains a significant amount of grated cocoa, there is a vanilla flavor. 100 g of this product contains: 6.3 g of protein, 33.4 g of fat, 52.7 g of carbohydrates. “Kazakhstani” chocolate has an energy value of 533 kcal. It consists of: cocoa butter, sugar, grated cocoa, whey powder, whole milk powder. Soy lecithin acts as an emulsifier, natural vanilla extract is used as a flavor enhancer.
“Kazakhstani” chocolate contains at least 45% of cocoa products. It must be stored at a temperature of 8-23 ° C. Relative humidity should not exceed 75%. Shelf life is 12 months. The cost of a 100 gram product tile: 68.95 rubles.
Types of Chocolate Products
"Kazakhstani" chocolate is available in many types, both in plastic and in cardboard packaging weighing from 107 to 250 g. Sweet tooth can choose a treat to taste. Milk chocolate is represented by the types: “Kazakhstani”, “Melody of the steppes”, “Yubileiniy”, “Overture”, “Astanalyk” set, “Pushkin's Tales”, “One Thousand and One Nights” chocolate, etc. Dark chocolate is represented by the following varieties: “Rakhat cocoa "(62%, 80%, 70%)," Astana ", a set of Rakhat sosoa (65%, 70%, 80%), chocolate bar" Kid ", etc.
"Rahat"
Kazakhstani Rakhat chocolate, according to reviews, pleasantly surprises with its beauty and rigor, laconicism and symbolism of packaging design. The design of the wrapper is dominated by a rich blue and blue color, on which gold inscriptions, the image of the sun and the silhouette of the bird stand out clearly. The foil is decorated in the form of a bag sealed at the ends.
Many users are pleased that the composition of the product is relatively limited in the content of harmful components indicated by the “E” index. Some users share that they are amused by the lettering with a font on each slice of goodies into which the tile is divided.
Chocolate is quite hard: even if you carry it, for example, from guests in a heat of 35 degrees, the tile will not melt.
The taste of chocolate “Rakhat” is called by users as surprising, revealing: at first the delicacy tastes like dark chocolate, and then it smoothly passes into the taste of very saturated milk. The authors of the reviews call the treat very delicious, moderately sweet and unusually rich.
In a 100-gram serving of “Rakhat” contains: 56% fat, 39% carbohydrates, 5% protein. Energy value is 532 cal.
Premium
Chocolate "Kazakhstani" Premium is a favorite delicacy of many sweet tooth, who generously share their feelings from acquaintance with its bright taste in the networks. It is called non-sugary, characterized by an interesting packaging design and relatively low cost.
The manufacturer of the treats is the confectionery factory Bayan Sulu JSC (Kostanay), one of the largest companies, confidently moving forward and competing with the leading enterprises of the industry.
Chocolate "Kazakhstani" Premium Milk
According to reviews, this delicacy is packed in a yellow-gold cardboard box. The design is very symbolic: the borders of Kazakhstan are depicted on a yellow-gold background in light blue. Users are reminded that the state flag of the country is made in these colors. The packaging also depicts the sun, the traditional symbol of energy and life, the steppe eagle, symbolizing power and striving for strength and height. The manufacturer in the center of the package shows a logo similar to the sun, inside of which a bird silhouette is visible.
Inside, the chocolate is divided into slices, each has the same image of a bird silhouette. The tile is quite thin, the segments are quite large.
The nutritional value of 100 grams of the product is: protein - 8.8 g; fat 35 g; carbohydrates 51.8 g
The products are characterized by the reviewers as delicate milk chocolate with a vanilla flavor. Contains: milk - 26%, cocoa products - 32.5%. The cost of a 100 gram tile is 67 rubles.
Kazakhstani Premium Dark
The product is a classic dark chocolate containing 82% cocoa products. The delicacy is available in the form of tiles weighing 100 g, wrapped in cardboard packaging.
Ingredients: cocoa powder, grated cocoa, lecithin, cocoa butter, emulsifiers, salt, natural vanilla extract. Nutrition value of 100 g of the product are: 11.0 g of protein; 47.6 g of fat; 28.8 g of carbohydrates. The energy value of the product is 570 kcal. Cost - 54.63 rubles.