Lavazza Blue Cioccolato Fondente — 50 capsules

Pure cocoa powder — no artificial flavoring. Typical composition:

• Cocoa powder — derived from ground cocoa beans, the main ingredient responsible for the authentic taste.
• Sugar — necessary to balance the natural bitterness of pure cocoa (proportion for intense dark chocolate, less than milk chocolate).
• Powdered milk — adds creaminess and softens slightly.
• Natural flavoring — enhances the chocolatey depth without altering it.

Check the packaging for the exact ingredients and cocoa percentage (may vary from batch to batch). This is not a low-quality "instant chocolate" but a high-quality hot chocolate made in a pastry shop.

No caffeine (in the coffee sense), but contains natural theobromine from cocoa at a level of approximately 50-100 mg per cup. Details:

• Theobromine alkaloid of cocoa (Theobroma cacao, literally "food of the gods").
• It is a mild and prolonged stimulant — duration of action ~7 hours (vs 3-4 hours for caffeine), milder and more diffuse, less abrupt.
• Suitable for children aged 3-4 years and older — moderate quantity per cup, much milder stimulating effect than caffeine.
• Suitable for most people in the evening — low impact on sleep (but avoid if you are very sensitive to stimulants).
• Pregnant/breastfeeding women — moderate consumption is well tolerated, theobromine passes into breast milk in minimal quantities.

Cioccolato Fondente Blue offers an excellent compromise between practicality and quality :

• Advantages of Cioccolato Fondente : chocolate ready in 30 seconds without a pan or whisk, precise and consistent dosage, high-quality baking cocoa (far superior to low-end powders like Poulain/Nesquik/Van Houten instant), no risk of burning the milk, impeccable hygiene for office/hotel.
• Advantages of homemade hot chocolate with couverture chocolate : even more intense chocolate with 70%+ pure cocoa dark chocolate, richer and "spoonable", customizable (spices, alcohol, vanilla…), lower unit cost for intensive use.

Cioccolato Fondente Blue is the effortless "quality hot chocolate" choice for office/hotel/home, far superior to mass-market instants.

50 hot chocolates. Typical consumption:

• Office of 5 people · 1 chocolate/week/person = 5 caps/week → 10 weeks (~2.5 months).
• Household of 4 people · 2 chocolates/week/person = 8 caps/week → ~6 weeks.
• Hotel breakfast 20-30 people : chocolate offered occasionally, ~5-10 caps/day → ~1 week.
• Children household 2-3 children · 3 chocolates/week/child = 6-9 caps/week → ~5-8 weeks.

Chocolate is consumed less daily than coffee — a box of 50 capsules generally covers several weeks to several months depending on the context.

Contains powdered milk — not suitable for:

• People with lactose intolerance — presence of lactose (milk sugar).
• People allergic to cow's milk proteins — presence of casein and lactalbumin.
• Vegan diets — product containing milk of animal origin.

Vegan alternative: Lavazza Blue. Solutions: Prepare homemade hot chocolate using pure cocoa powder and a plant-based milk (soy, oat, almond, coconut). Check the packaging for a complete list of allergens (may contain traces of gluten and nuts depending on the production line).

No capsule Blue is a proprietary format launched in 1998 by Lavazza for the B2B/HoReCa segment. It requires a Lavazza Blue (LB300 → LB4700, Classy Mini/Plus). Not compatible with Nespresso, Dolce Gusto, Delta Q, Lavazza A Modo Mio , or Illy Iperespresso. For capsule chocolate from other systems, see Dolce Gusto or Nescafé chocolates.