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Organic Very Dark Chocolate, 71% cacao

This bar is a delicious and rich dark chocolate experience. Vegan, soy- and gluten-free. 12 Pack contains twelve 80g (2.8oz) bars.
Unit of Measure
Price: $39.60
SKU: 18200 ISBN: 745998990246

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*Organic Chocolate Liquor, *Organic Raw Cane Sugar, *Organic Cocoa Butter, *Organic Unrefined Whole Cane Sugar, *Organic Ground Vanilla Beans.

*Fairly Traded Ingredient. By Weight 100% from Fair Trade Co-operatives.

May contain milk, peanuts, tree nuts & coconut.

Vegan, soy- and gluten-free.

About 2.5 servings per container
Serving size 9 pieces (30g)

Amount per serving, % DV
Total Fat 13g, 17%
- Sat. Fat 8g, 40%
- Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 0mg, 0%
Sodium 0mg, 0%
Total Carb. 14g, 5%
- Fiber 4g, 16%
- Total Sugars 8g
- incl. 8g Added Sugars, 16%
Protein 2g


Vitamin D, 0%
Calcium, 2%
Iron, 25%
Potassium, 4%

USDA Organic logo  Swiss Pareve Kosher logo

Certified Organic by Oregon Tilth

Kosher Pareve Certified by Rabbi Marcel Yair Ebel, Gemeinderabbiner Emeritus, of Israelitischen Cultusgemeinde Zurich

Willian Urbano Quispe of El Quinacho co-op stands with Laura Bechard of Equal Exchange on his cacao farm in Sivia, Peru

Grown by small farmer co-ops

This chocolate bar is made from organic cacao from Dominican Republic and Peru, organic sugar from Paraguay and Costa Rica, and organic vanilla from Madagascar, all grown by small farmer co-ops. When farmers organize into co-ops they gain crucial market access, run their business democratically, and decide together how to invest in their communities. Since 2004, we’ve partnered with El Quinacho co-op, in Sivia, Peru. Founded in 1970 in the Apurimac River Valley of Peru, El Quinacho is a co-operative of about 220 members. In a region scarred by a history of social and political conflict, this resilient co-operative has focused on providing viable alternatives for its members and their community.

Four of our coffee team in front of the roasting machine

Our worker-owned, solar-generating roastery

At our Massachusetts HQ, our team batch-roasts coffee daily under a 1,418 panel solar array, bringing out the best flavors of each harvest. At the lighter end of the roast spectrum, we accentuate the unique fruity and floral notes within the beans. As the roast length increases, the natural sugars in the coffee beans caramelize and darken to elicit a richer body. Our darkest roasts fully express the beans’ natural oils, yielding subtle smokiness and flavors akin to dark chocolate. At every level, our expert team creates a smooth, clean, and balanced cup with reliable consistency from batch to batch.

Overall rating: 4.9096575 / 5 from 321 reviews.

AI Generated Review Summary

This Organic Very Dark Chocolate bar, with 71% cacao, is praised for its exceptional quality, smooth texture, and rich flavor. Customers appreciate its vegan, soy- and gluten-free nature, along with its fair trade and organic attributes. The product is also noted for its delicious taste and high quality, making it a top choice for daily snacking and baking.

Summary topics

  • Fair Trade and Organic: 5%
  • Smooth Texture: 5%
  • Product Quality: 4%
  • Order Promptness: 4%
  • Delivery Service: 4%

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Review highlights

  • "Great chocolate, excellent service and delivery."Lynette K.
  • "This bar is smooth and creamy with a wonderful dark chocolate taste."Eric H.
  • "We thoroughly enjoy the rich flavor and creamy texture of your chocolate."Kimberly G.

Reviews

I buy a few different

"I buy a few different brands of chocolate bars, often depending on which one is on sale, but I always come back to this one. It has the best flavor I have found, rich and complex with a creamy smooth mouth feel. For the price, the quality is hard to beat. I only wish they would make a version with nuts."

Harth H. (5/5)

Delicious, quality chocolate, love that

"Delicious, quality chocolate, love that it's vegan, earth and people friendly. Thank you Equal Exchange and growers and producers."

Leola S. (5/5)

Best Chocolate

"I was inspired to do some serious comparative taste testing and found Equal Exchange to be the best for its complexity, with earth tones and hints of citrus, and a wonderfully balanced texture - smooth and not waxy. Wonderful!"

David M. (5/5)

Mom's Delight

"I like dark chocolate, but not quite this dark, so I get these for my nearly 96-year-old mother. Mom loves them. If I forget to bring her six squares at lunch, I will hear about it."

Linda B. (5/5)

Organic very dark chocolate

"Best Dark Chocolate I’ve ever had. Partial to the Orange flavored one however"

Tom H. (5/5)

Very dark 71%

"Great chocolate with complex, evolving flavors. Lush smooth texture without added enulsifiers. And making sure the farmers get their share of the proceeds."

Wally P. (5/5)

Fast delivery

"Fast delivery. However the website was messed up and did not show that my order was accepted. Therefore I ended up placing a second order. Neither order sent an email confirmation. I called and was told both orders went through. I am responding to this enquiry because I did received the email. I love your chocolates but there was a glitch in you system."

Mary B. (5/5)

The Best Chocolate There Is

"Equal Exchange chocolate tastes so good. Every bar I’ve had has been excellent. The fact that they are all organic and Fair Trade puts them way ahead of the pack. They can stand on taste alone, but all the rest makes them awesome!"

Theresa S. (5/5)

Great chocolate great organization

"Delicious chocolate that makes you feel good about buying and eating!! if you’ve never tried it certainly do so, it’s good for the body line and spirit, and helps the cocoa farmers."

Joyce B. (5/5)

Organic choc, very dark 71%

"Mouth-watering. . . . always want more !!"

Sister B. (5/5)

Q&A

I am curious why you use 71% cocoa in this bar? Why not just 70%? did you try 70% and it wasn't enough?
Hi Thea, great question! I checked in with our chocolate team and here's what they told me: There are many factors that go into a chocolate bar's recipe. In addition to getting to the desired flavor profile, there is also the consideration of functionality (for the right viscosity, tempering, etc) to be made into a high quality finished bar. So the 71% was not intentional, but the team felt that this specific percentage of cacao worked just right in the case of that bar's flavor profile and consistency. If you're curious about a specific example of what happened with one of our most recent bars, when we launched the current Total Eclipse 92% bar, we tried various recipes in the 90-95% range before landing on 92%. Then, we needed to make sure that the bar was the right texture and mouthfeel and our manufacturer adjusted the cocoa butter content accordingly to ensure that it would work on their chocolate manufacturing line.
Does the extra dark chocolate bar contain milk?
Milk is not an ingredient in the bar, but it is listed under our allergy statement that it may contain milk, as there are products produced in the facility that do contain milk.